A Riot Runs Through It: Where we have been and where we are going
Rabbi Tarfon taught: “It is not your responsibility to finish the work [of perfecting/restoring the world], but you are not … Continue Reading
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We The People…
Written by Rabbi Irwin Kula, on FaceBook, on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 The civil war has begun…and those of us … Continue Reading
Writing, Thinking and Talking about Tragedy: A Conversation with Beth Kissileff
I sat down recently with Beth Kissileff, a TWD contributor who has a new book out — one reflecting how … Continue Reading
The Acceptance of Oklahoma’s Day of Prayer and Fasting — Warts and All
By decree of Gov. Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma is observing today, Thursday, December 3rd, as a day of prayer and fasting, … Continue Reading
Thanksgiving, Klezmer and The Ethics of Appropriation
The rise of Klezmer has many reasons, and they differ amongst other things, not only by identity but by geography.
Memorial Day in Pandemic
Thinking out loud about the dead, especially in a time of so much death, is scary
The French Postman Who Built A Palace He Saw In His Dreams
Ferdinand Cheval found a peculiar rock and used it to build a castle that he’d seen in his dreams years ten years earlier.