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Ariel Sobel

Ariel Sobel

Ariel Sobel is a nationally-recognized writer, filmmaker, and TEDx talker from Long Island. A University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts alum, she tells stories about sex, religion, and people who have to lose everything to find a voice. Follow her on Twitter at @arielsobelle.

five men walk down the street in pink tutus, rainbow t-shirts, and unicorn horns
Posted inPurim, Religion, Holidays, Jewish Life, Opinion

Purim is our queerest holiday. Why haven’t we internalized its lessons?

Ariel Sobel by Ariel Sobel March 18, 2019March 19, 2019

Queen Esther had a secret — a violent, consuming reality pulsing through her veins that kept her up at night. It made every room feel like solitary confinement. If it were exposed, it could end her job, her marriage and even her life. But slipping into silence was not an option. So after years of […]

Progressives today have the wrong idea about Zionism. (Photo/JTA-Kena Betancur-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Why nobody my age knows what Zionism means

Ariel Sobel by Ariel Sobel February 15, 2019February 15, 2019

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