Breaking False Dichotomies Archives

To the Little Girl at the Kotel

July 21, 2023 by Jenn Petersen

Dancing, praying, and weeping at the Kotel

Kneeling In Jerusalem

July 20, 2023 by Rev. Dr. Brian Maguire

Looking at the miracles of the past as a way forward.

American Passover

June 21, 2023 by Brad Hirschfield

Juneteenth as the American partner to Passover.

God Did Put Me Here

May 17, 2023 by Brad Hirschfield

What was once a fight for presence has now become a fight for absence

Remembering The Holocaust On Air

April 20, 2023 by Brad Hirschfield

I came into this year’s Yom Hashoah — Holocaust Remembrance Day — with more than my usual ambivalence. Beyond my … Continue Reading

Clawing for Legitimacy

March 30, 2023 by Rabbi Joshua Stanton

We fight for attention. We fight for resources. But perhaps we fight most over our own sense of legitimacy – that we belong, deserve a good … Continue Reading

“Sportswashing,” And The World Cup

December 28, 2022 by Rabbi J. Rolando Matalon

The conflicts and joys of the recent World Cup

“Birah Doleket”

November 11, 2022November 11, 2022 by Rabbi Julia Appel

Monday night, I saw Ani DiFranco in concert. For those of you who don’t have lyrics from “If He Tries … Continue Reading

Building Peace, One Powerful Personal Story At A Time

October 20, 2022 by Brad Hirschfield

The only people now who are deliberately and seriously working for peace are the peacebuilders

A Gnawing Feeling

August 15, 2022 by Irwin Kula

The FBI was the enemy, and now it is a potential savior.