Let’s try a thought experiment—an easy one, actually—because it invites us into a moment in which we all have found ourselves many, many times.
“Weekly D’Var”
Blessings, Curses, and Cartoon Villains
Blogger Tim Urban recently wrote an e-book entitled “What’s Our Problem? A Self-Help Book for Societies.” It’s an excellent analysis … Continue Reading
Seeing Ourselves Through Our Tailor’s Eyes
In our parashah (Torah reading) this week, we find ourselves encountering an old friend, Korach – the rebellious cousin of … Continue Reading
Send, Send For Yourself, Send To Yourself
In an era of identitarian politics and a general fascination with identity writ large — be it racial, religious, gender, sexual, ethnic, or another — I keep returning to the words written by Pete Townshend and belted out by Roger Daltry on the title track to The Who’s 1978 album, Who Are You.
