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Jody Rabhan

Justice Gorsuch, Justice Sotomayor, and Diabetes: A Rant

The news cycle moves fast, but I am still sitting with “Maskgate,’’ a weeks old story about Justice Gorsuch’s refusal to wear a mask during…

3 min readFeb 4, 2022

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Justice Gorsuch, Justice Sotomayor, and Diabetes: A Rant

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Jody Rabhan

The urgent need for federal abortion protections

Though I was born before Roe v. Wade was the law of the land, I grew up only knowing abortion to be legal. But from its inception, abortion…

4 min readSep 6, 2021

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The urgent need for federal abortion protections

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Jody Rabhan

The Violence Against Women Act Passes Not a Moment Too Soon

Yesterday the US House of Representatives passed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 (VAWA, HR 1620). And, not a moment…

4 min readMar 18, 2021

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The Violence Against Women Act Passes Not a Moment Too Soon

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Jody Rabhan

Encountering Israel Through a Palestinian Perspective

Who would have thought my last trip of 2020 — before the world shut down — would have been to the West Bank?

6 min readMar 6, 2021

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Encountering Israel Through a Palestinian Perspective

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Jody Rabhan

Health Care is on the line

I had the honor of representing National Council of Jewish Women at the “No Confirmation Before Inauguration” rally at the Supreme Court…

3 min readSep 29, 2020

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Health Care is on the line

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Jody Rabhan

Calling on governors to increase and expand nutrition assistance

More than 650 Jewish organizations and clergy have already asked the federal government and policymakers to use every tool to ensure…

2 min readMar 30, 2020

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Calling on governors to increase and expand nutrition assistance

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Jody Rabhan

Diabetes is so extra

On a good day, living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a lot. For my son, diagnosed with T1D over a year ago, a quick trip to the store, to…

3 min readMar 23, 2020

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Diabetes is so extra

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Jody Rabhan

It’s about the NRA’s political agenda, not the law

On December 2, 2019, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. City of New York. The…

3 min readFeb 3, 2020

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Jody Rabhan

And the bete goes on

My son’s pancreas is lazy. One year ago — just shy of his 17th birthday — it decided to fizzle out. This means that my son’s pancreas…

4 min readDec 31, 2019

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And the bete goes on

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Jody Rabhan

Once upon a time we lost our right to abortion

I’ll share a story that begins at the end. It’s a story of how we ended the constitutional right to an abortion in this country. And, it’s…

3 min readOct 5, 2019

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Once upon a time we lost our right to abortion

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Jody Rabhan

Jody Rabhan

Social justice advocate at National Council of Jewish Women fighting for fair courts, abortion access, health care, gun safety, & everything in between.

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