Aliza Hausman - Aliza Hausman's Portfolio

To see works in progess that will be published soon, see here: Upcoming Work

Air Hugs: Fibromyalgia and the Power of Touch

This personal essay chronicles my battle with fibromyalgia and what it taught me about the power of touch.

Converts on the True Colors of the Jewish Community (REPRINT)

This is an interview with Jewish converts of color who discuss their experiences with issues of race, ethnicity, and identity in the Jewish community.

Gefilte Fish Con Maduros: A Multicultural Jewish Family

Like the subheader notes, this personal essay is about my multicultural Jewish family: the ups, the downs and everything in-between. Yes, in this scenario, my husband's the gefilte fish.

Response to Reader Reaction to Conversion Editorial

(The Jewish Planet)

In this piece, I respond to a reader's negative reaction to my conversion editorial.

A Jewess-by-Choice Reacts to the RCA’s New Conversion Standards

(The Jewess/Canonist blog)

This editorial is my response to the RCA's new conversion standards and how they are affecting the past, present and future of Orthodox converts to Judaism everywhere.

A Jew-by-choice reacts to the RCA's new conversion standards

(The Jewish Planet)

This editorial is my response to the RCA's new conversion standards and how they are affecting the past, present and future of Orthodox converts to Judaism everywhere.

The Wake-up Call

(TheJewishWoman.org Magazine, Chabad.org)

This personal essay chronicles the affects of a suicide in my community on my ongoing battle with depression and how depression really can effect all of us.

Excerpt from Daddy's Little Girl

(Tertulia Magazine)

This is an excerpt from a short story about my relationship with my father and the trip to the Dominican Republic that reconnected us after a nearly ten years of estrangement. The story story was derived from a personal essay, Daddy's Little Girl, written shortly after the trip.

Funny, You Don't Look Jewish

(TheJewishWoman.org Magazine, Chabad.org)

This is a personal essay that talks about my personal struggles to create a Jewish identity in a world that believes that all Jews look white.

Why Are They So Weird?

Translating Dominican To Jewish and Back Again

(The Yeshiva University Commentator: Kol Hamevaser)

This is a personal essay about the growing schism between the Jewish and Dominican communities in Washington Heights and why there's hope yet.

Funny, You Don't Look Jewish: Converts on the True Colors of The Jewish Community

View article in PDF: here.

(PRESENTENSE Magazine)

This is an interview with Jewish converts of color who discuss their experiences with issues of race, ethnicity, and identity in the Jewish community.

My Neighborhood: Interview with Williamsburg Family

My Neighborhood: Interview with Boerum Hill Family

(New York Family Brooklyn Magazine/October 2007)

These are a series of interviews with Brooklyn families discussing why they love their neighborhoods and what new families should look for and expect.

Top Pediatricians Interviews

(New York Family Magazine/October 2007)

These are a series of interviews with top New York City pediatricians

about their careers and their fields.

"So, Tell Me Rabbi...I Mean, Wendy..."

(New York Family Magazine/August 2007)

This article is an interview with Dr. Wendy Mogel about her book, The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children, and what how we're raising children today.