Film
Fourth Dispatch from the Jerusalem Film Festival
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Fourth set of notes from the Jerusalem Film Festival from Tikkun’s correspondent Olga Gershenson!
Film
Third Dispatch from the Jerusalem Film Festival
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Third set of notes from the Jerusalem Film Festival from Tikkun’s correspondent Olga Gershenson!
Film
Second Dispatch from the Jerusalem Film Festival
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More notes from the Jerusalem Film Festival in Jerusalem from Tikkun’s correspondent Olga Gershenson!
art
First Dispatch from the Jerusalem Film Festival
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We at Tikkun have the good fortune to have U Mass Amherst professor of Film Studies and Jewish Studies Olga Gershenson reporting for us on the Jerusalem Film Festival. These are short snippets that give our readers some feel for what is being presented in Israel at the moment
Fiction
Review of THE FIX by Sharon Leder
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The drugs were part of, maybe the essence of, cool. They fused with the jazz, the smoky dark interiors, the nodding knowingness of a beckoning life.
Religion
Blessing the World and All Its Inhabitants
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Rather than being confined to blessing a particular congregation, community, or people, this sacred benediction would encompass the entire world and all its inhabitants.
Culture
The Psychology of Disrespect
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Social researchers have uncovered one important reason why. Many individuals have a profound insecurity about whether they themselves are respected.
General News
Words, Harm, Blame, and Splintering
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It can be more constructive to say, “When you said X, I felt Y.” In that case, the focus is on a single action. That makes it easier to acknowledge a mistake and resolve not to repeat it, which can help heal the relationship.
Politics & Society
Information about the ESRA in Spanish
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La ESRA es una herramienta educativa que, si fuera decretada, sería un paso enorme hacia la sensibilidad y sostenibilidad ecológicas y ambientales, y la restauración de nuestra democracia.
General News
A Poem for this Holiday
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May there be a renewal / A renaissance of value. / It would be lovely to celebrate / Wouldn’t it?