Aviva Presser Aiden

Aviva Presser Aiden is a student at Harvard Medical School. She co-founded Bears Without Borders, an organization fostering economic opportunities among developing-world artisans, and is co-founder and CTO of Lebone, a social enterprise developing microbial fuel cells as an off-grid energy and lighting solution for Africa.


Articles by Aviva Presser Aiden

The Ban on ‘Tereifah’

Parashat Mishpatim includes a very curious law about eating meat.

The Corruption of Water

The first plague affected the entire water supply of Egypt.

A Lack of Empathy

Jacob's reaction to Dinah's rape is puzzling and disturbing.

Lament of a Barren Woman

Sarai is just one example of the biblical stigma of not being able to conceive.