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Nov.05.2012
In English, we say “Shhh” to mean “Quiet down.” In Yiddish, it’s “Sha.” If a nightmare sent me into inconsolable sobs, my grandmother would say, “Sha, sha, bubeleh, don’t scare yourself, it’s only a dream,” and that gave me some comfort. My grandmother was a tiny, ruthless person with biceps...
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Mar.24.2011
Spring thrusts its face through the fog of war and disaster the way those delicious green fuses, asparagus spears, drive upward through the earth.
Even in circumstances that beggar imagination, this season brings consolation, green shoots rising to the promise of renewal. Despite the blows it has...
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Sep.05.2010
What do Islamophobia, a friend's disappointment, and the Jewish New Year have in common? Each offers the opportunity to remember and practice the simple things that support the renewal of possibility.
The Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShanah, begins Wednesday night. I have been less involved in Jewish...
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Oct.02.2008
If you've been reading my blog, you've seen me quote before from the Reverend James Lawson's founding statement of principles for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee well over forty years ago. What SNCC was seeking, Lawson wrote, was "a social order or justice permeated by love....
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