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Jun 24, 2018, 4:50 PM

How Anti-Semitism Flourishes Under the African National Congress

It should come as no surprise even to those unfamiliar with South African history, that Jews were inextricably committed to freeing the country from the clutches of white rule under the appalling apartheid regime. Their commitment was consistent with...

May 30, 2018, 6:29 PM

Hypocrisy hurts us worse than rockets

Following the violent riots on the Gaza border and the embassy move, I felt confronted by a barrage of posts on social media condemning Israel. One friend went as far as saying he had never felt more at odds...

Mar 5, 2018, 8:56 PM

No Child Should Have to Say a Prayer for a Murdered Friend

Can we be realistic for a moment? Almost three weeks after the Parkland massacre, the flurry of conversation about gun control seems to be dying down. Forgive the unintended and tasteless pun; I'm feeling bitter and I'm here to...

Feb 10, 2018, 10:55 PM

Poland’s President Duda Could Hardly Wait To Whitewash History

President Andrzej Duda of Poland had 21 days to consider whether to sign a law criminalizing speech that accuses Poland of complicity in the Holocaust. Evidently, he could barely wait to sign it. The law is not only a...

Sep 25, 2017, 6:33 PM

A Walking Tour of Cordoba’s Ancient Jewish Quarter

It was only 9:00 a.m. and the wall of 110-degree heat that engulfed me as we stepped out of the air-conditioned rented car made me question whether this day trip to Cordoba was worth it. We were staying 90...

Jul 5, 2017, 3:58 PM

To the mother who asked me how I could send my child to Israel

Illustrative photo of Birthright participants visiting Masada, summer 2012. (Taglit-Birthright/JTA)

Asked what kind of mother would put her son in harm's way, she answered with another question

Nov 20, 2016, 6:29 PM

Thanks, But Please Don’t Tell Me How to Celebrate Thanksgiving

Sometimes I wish I could put in earplugs while standing in line at the grocery store. Perhaps if the lines were shorter, I'd zip through unscathed. The other day I just couldn't help overhearing the guy in front of...

Nov 13, 2015, 4:22 PM

5 Pervasive Myths Perpetuated against Israel

The X-Ray tech assigned to the two-minute task of filming my elbow, asked me about the origin of my name, sparking a barrage of questions regarding the Middle East. No, I didn't ride a camel to a tented schoolhouse...

Sep 12, 2015, 11:01 PM

What Would My Grandfather Say About the New Use of Buchenwald?

The Nazis didn't discriminate at Buchenwald. They forcibly "welcomed" Jews, Poles, homosexuals, people with disabilities, the mentally ill, Jehovah's Witnesses, Poles, Slavs, POWs, people born with birth defects... the list goes on. Prisoners worked mostly as forced labor in...

Jul 7, 2015, 4:07 AM

In Memory of the July 1942 Roundup of Paris’s Jews

Tatiana De Rosnay's Sarah's Key spent two years on the New York Times Bestseller List, and even longer than that on my nightstand before I finally read it. I regret not reading it sooner, as it would've drastically transformed my...

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About Me

Erris is a recovering attorney, wife and mom. She is a blogger for Times of Israel, and was a HuffPost blogger and contributor to Kveller. Her articles have been featured in various print and online publications including Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Good Housekeeping, House Beautiful, Town & Country, Elle Decor, Country Living, Woman's Day, Redbook, Esquire, Yahoo News, Beyond Your Blog, YourTango, The Jewish Chronicle, Algemeiner, SheSavvy, Parent Co, The Mighty, Beliefnet, All4Women and The Good Men Project. Erris is an Influencer and Global Ambassador for Mogul. She is currently working on a manuscript on her years in Johannesburg during Apartheid. Find links to her social media accounts below.