About Dvora Meyers
The BallaBuster: Let’s Stop Rationalizing Sexist Prayers in Judaism
The problem with that pesky blessing thanking God “for not making me a woman” Read More
The Photographer Who Captured a Disturbing Domestic Violence Incident
The BallaBuster: Talking to Sara Naomi Lewkowicz about her controversial Time photo essay Read More
The BallaBuster: Misogyny in Israel—and Not Just at the Western Wall
Gender discrimination gets complicated when feminism becomes a dirty word Read More
The BallaBuster: Obsessive Compulsive Passover
Passover preparation is an exercise in anxiety and minutiae—but I still can’t abandon the yearly ritual Read More
David Brooks’ Orthodox Fantasy
The New York Times columnist abandons his critical faculties on a trip to a kosher supermarket Read More
The BallaBuster: Aly Raisman’s New ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Moves
Even though she’s won Olympic gold, the Jewish gymnast still has a lot to prove on the dancefloor Read More
The BallaBuster: Time Machines Don’t Work for Women
Taking a page from Louis C.K. to illustrate a frustrating gender divide Read More
The BallaBuster: A Jewish Childhood After Divorce
My parents’ divorce didn’t make me less religious, but I soon realized I had issues with Orthodoxy Read More