Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll
…by highlighting where things go wrong and working towards change on the ground. Co founder of Chochmat Nashim, she writes, speaks, and creates campaigns to change policy and communal behavior for a healthier, more balanced society.
SKJ was born and raised in Lakewood, NJ. She moved to Israel with her family where she has been witness to the damaging effects of extremism on the community. She began advocating for a more moderate community a decade ago and hasn’t stopped since. Blessed to live in the modern Jewish State, she tries to do her part in making it the best it can be. Sometimes activism can be hard. Shoshanna regularly unwinds with a hike in beautiful Israel, or a splash of Speyside single malt scotch.
Find SKJ in The Times of Israel, The Jerusalem Post, The UK Jewish Chronicle, The Forward and more.
“People around the world can incite against “Zionists,” beat up local Jews, and make them fear their current neighbors, but they should know that they will not win; they will simply drive the Jews away — into Israel’s waiting arms.” -SKJ
Presented by Nathalie Garson, CEO of the Born To Do Business and Founder of the Born To Do Business Community
“If Dayanim can look at a woman— pregnant, caring for kids, working multiple jobs— and tell her to give in, they surely can look at a man—with little to lose, holding all the cards— and tell him extortion and abuse is against the Torah.” -SKJ
“When women aren’t seen, their voices aren’t heard and their needs are not met.” -SKJ
Chochmat Nashim, saving the lives of Jewish women, and how SKJ responds to the furor around “Unorthodoxed.”
SKJ speaks internationally about Judaism, women, Israel, Zionism, anti semitism, and effective activism – or just how to not let people drive you crazy. She has been hosted in the US, the UK and Israel at synagogues, Jewish community centers, conferences and private events.