Alicia writes about spirituality, faith and parenting. Her essays have appeared in Tablet, Kveller, the Forward, Lilith, and Ploughshares online. She is at work on a collection of short essays about pregnancy, birth and early parenthood through the lens of Jewish mysticism, due out in fall 2022 from Behrman House. She is also at work on a spiritual memoir.
Read selected personal essays and articles here:
“To Pray Like a Child” at Awst Press
“Creating a Jewish Ritual for a Girl’s First Period” at The Forward
“Marching with Lilith, in all her Nasty Glory” on Tablet
“In Praise of Airport Chapels” at the Jewish Journal
“How Motherhood Broke My Spirit, in a Good Way” on Kveller
“Letter to a New Mom in a Scary Time” on Kveller
“The Responsibility We Have to Our Kids, Post Election” on Kveller
“In the Beginning: God as a New Parent” on Huffington Post