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September 9, 2024 ·
We don’t have to believe our thoughts. This is not a new idea. It’s at least 3,000 years old....
June 10, 2024 ·
It seems the majority of the world's Jews still remain either silent on Israel's extermination of...
June 9, 2024
It's 11 in the morning on Sunday, and I just got back from voting. I never wrote about what it's...
May 26, 2024 ·
I’m teaching a 6-year-old Bahraini girl named Maryam with very limited English skills. It’s our...
May 24, 2024 ·
Since October 7th, Israeli leaders have continually abused the word "Nazi" to describe Hamas....
May 5, 2024 ·
It sounds ridiculous to say, but unfortunately it needs to be said: If you are not Jewish, a...
April 26, 2024 ·
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” ...
April 16, 2024 ·
When I teach kids online, to break the monotony and reward them for good work, I play a little...
April 12, 2024 ·
I remember the first time I saw a swastika in Barcelona. It was probably the year 2003 or 2004,...
April 7, 2024 ·
To my fellow Jews... Already I have to stop. Just that sentence makes me uncomfortable,...
April 5, 2024 ·
Header photo: Kelly M. Lacy People get fucked-up to find peace. We drink alcohol to feel...
March 26, 2024 ·
Header photo taken at visit to Auschwitz, July 2023. I never, ever, EVER want to hear...
February 13, 2024 ·
The Jewish day of atonement, Yom Kippur, is one of only two Jewish holidays I celebrate. In spite...
February 8, 2024 ·
Growing up in a Jewish community in the United States, I learned, in Jewish Sunday school as well...
February 5, 2024 ·
So, I'm back. How have you been? How did you handle the pandemic? And afterward? Do you have...
January 26, 2024 ·
Tomorrow, January 27th, is Holocaust Remembrance Day. On that day, we are asked to remember the...