Purim and Inglourious Basterds: The Delight and Terror of Revenge Fantasies
Can each side discern, recognize, process, digest, heal, and transcend their trauma and legitimate fears of each other?
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Travel Light
A Commentary on Parashat Beshallach, excerpted from Rabbi Elan Babchuck and Rev. Kathleen McShane’s new book: Picking Up the Pieces: … Continue Reading
Trapped by Trauma: Transcending the Dragon’s Gaze
Will we have the psychological courage and moral imagination to dare and look into the abyss between us?
Entangled Conversations: A Surprising Perspective on Polarization
Learning from those we do not expect to
What would I have done?
What would I have done? That is the question I asked myself standing on a particular cliff on the final … Continue Reading
Remembering The Holocaust On Air
I came into this year’s Yom Hashoah — Holocaust Remembrance Day — with more than my usual ambivalence. Beyond my … Continue Reading
How a Visit to a Tiny House Revealed the Essence of A Dream
There is something thrilling about the idea of stripping away what we don’t really need and living with what is essential.