Julia Tortorello-Allen

Julia Tortorello-Allen is a full time student at SUNY Purchase, where she is pursuing a double major in creative writing and screenwriting/playwriting. A recent graduate of Westchester Community College in Valhalla, NY, Julia teaches Hebrew and Torah to children at Temple Beth Am of Northern Westchester in Yorktown Heights, NY. She is an outspoken and proud teen mother, who is committed to creating a better world for her daughter, her students, and other young Jews of Color.

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Why I Won't Be Fasting on Yom Kippur

Julia Tortorello-Allen

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish year, but for those of us who struggle with eating disorders or disordered eating, it can be one of the most challenging.

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