Sonia Freedman

2022-23 Rising Voices Fellow Sonia Freedman

Sonia Freedman is a sophomore pursuing a dual BA at Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary. She currently works at Columbia's Writing Center as an undergraduate peer fellow and writes for Columbia's satire publication, The Federalist. She also ran an advice column called "Ask Bwog" for the undergraduate publication Bwog last year. You can read more of her work here

Blog Posts

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Dating as a Jew in 2025

Sonia Freedman

Women everywhere are upping their standards and seeking a partner who will put in the concentrated effort to look deeply at their background and truly understand it.

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My Search for Meaningful Mainstream Jewish Music

Sonia Freedman

While I can bop to a prayer in the right setting, my playlists have a dismal lack of casual English music that reflects my Judaism. 

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It-Girls, God, and Me

Sonia Freedman

Just as the it-girls online promised, working through my issues by connecting to a feminine God works, even if it is extremely different than what they envisioned.

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Celebrating An Inter-religious Couple on Love Is Blind

Sonia Freedman

Although I was somewhat unimpressed by Love Is Blind’s surface-level coverage of inter-religious relationships, it was beautiful to watch the Lemieux fall in love despite their very different backgrounds.

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Opposing Book Bans with Judy Blume

Sonia Freedman

Having the option to read Blume’s book about growing up as a girl did not necessarily change my view on womanhood, but taking away a comforting story that offers reassurance about a girls’ preteen years is disappointing and ridiculous.

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Why Do I Cry at Services?

Sonia Freedman

With all the joy in the room, I didn’t understand why my eyes would begin to water.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Sonia Freedman." (Viewed on June 13, 2026) <https://qa.jwa.org/blog/author/freedman-sonia>.