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Elena Gormley

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Elena Gormley is a religious school teacher, semi-professional beehive kicker, and Masters of Social Work candidate at the University of Illinois-Chicago Jane Addams College of Social Work. She is a big fan of cats, destroying systems of oppression, and klezmer mariachi music.

Latest Articles

My Hometown Synagogue’s Cemetery Was Desecrated

By Elena Gormley
November 4, 2020

How I Keep Calm: Staying Angry

By Elena Gormley
June 2, 2020

If You Want Jews to Attend Your Events, Maybe Don’t Schedule Them On Our Holidays?

By Elena Gormley
February 4, 2020

Anti-Semitism Isn’t a Symptom of Mental Illness

By Elena Gormley
January 6, 2020

Your Sympathy Isn’t Enough to Stop Anti-Semitism

By Elena Gormley
November 12, 2019

Why Is it So Hard to Find Modest Clothing With Pockets?

By Elena Gormley
August 8, 2019

Just Because I Don’t Want Kids Doesn’t Make Me a Bad Jew

By Elena Gormley
June 18, 2019

Why the ‘Pinkwashing’ Debate is So Exhausting as a Queer Jew

By Elena Gormley
June 12, 2019

What Happened When I Taught My Fellow Activists About Judaism

By Elena Gormley
May 29, 2019

Anti-Semitism is the Reason for My Millennial Burnout

By Elena Gormley
May 16, 2019

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