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Full Name

Jessica Hoffman

Bio

Jessica Hoffman is the founder/editor/blogger of GeshemCity.com, Lead Writer and Assistant Editor for NW Beauty Magazine, as well as Seattle NCSY Co-Director (with her husband Ari). She was born and raised in Seattle and then earned her BA in English Literature at Stern College for Women at Yeshiva University, where she was written up by the New York Times for post-9/11 chaplaincy response (which was featured in Chicken Soup for the American Soul), and co-wrote 9/11 article for Real Time, BBC World News. Jessica's writing has been featured in JOFA Journal, Bangitout.com, Jewneric.com, and more. She is working on her first novel.

Posts by Jessica Hoffman:

• Mar 20 2013
  Teaching Girls to be Confident and Boys Not to Rape

  Rape culture. Those are two words I never thought I’d see together. But lately I’ve read blog post after blog post discussing the world of rape culture and why so many men don’t understand the concept of consent. Coinciding with … Continue reading →

 

• Nov 7 2012
  Being a Good Sport–Election 2012 Edition

  I discovered my 2nd grader, Jonah, has been watching the news. When I leave the room he is watching Ninjago, and when I come back he is watching the news. “If we’re watching anything during dinner, it’s going to be … Continue reading →

 

• Sep 14 2012
  There are Stars in Your Apples

  In 1990, at 8 years old, I went away to sleepaway camp for the first time. My parents chose Camp Morasha in Pennsylvania, 3,000 miles away from my Seattle abode, partially because my father had attended years earlier, and partially … Continue reading →

 

• Aug 22 2012
  My 2-Year-Old is a Baby Model

  Before I began my current position as a writer for a Seattle-based fashion magazine, I scoured the internet daily for local writing jobs. Anything would do. Unable to find something fulfilling, I sucked it up and explored writing product descriptions … Continue reading →