Politics & Society
Santa's Tears
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I weep because tears is another way to pray. I weep because at the end of the day, at the end of this blessed holy season, people have to understand that they themselves are the hands and feet of God.
Healing Israel/Palestine
The Choices of 1947 Return: A Review of Zionism and Its Discontents
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The Zionist project, what was meant at the beginning to be a communal agrarian renewal of Jewish people, has become an arms and “security” industry supplier worldwide. The siege mentality that Arendt warned would develop has created an Israeli, not Jewish, nationality, in its isolation what she foresaw as “an entirely new people.”
Judaism
The Little Candle That Wouldn't
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“I ask you,” fumed Red. “Was that any way to live a life? Squished in a red tin container– above the kitty litter, no less — just waiting for our turn to burn to death? Well I won’t do it.” “You mean our turn to shine, Red — to declare the miracle of Chanukah,” said Shamash.
Culture
'I’m a resident of a nation that don’t want me'
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The fact that we still need to be reminded that black lives have worth brings us back to the way the founding documents of our democracy have, in a sense, written some American citizens out of it from the start. As a line from the Ferguson tribute song “Don’t Shoot” puts it, “I’m a resident of a nation that don’t want me.”
ESRA
The Right keeps winning America, but here's what we're doing about it.
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Politics & Society
On Obama Quoting the Book of Exodus: 'We shall not oppress a stranger'
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A powerful moment in President Obama’s immigration reform speech came when, after telling the emotional story of a young immigrant, he quoted a verse from the Book of Exodus to bookend his case for empathy.
Politics & Society
Jon Stewart's Perfect Response to Criticism He is 'Self-Hating' for Israel Critiques
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Stewart passionately focused on those attacks which have been made against him by fellow Jews. In doing so, he crafted a rebuttal so on-point that I felt as though he were speaking not just for me, but for the countless other Jews who have critiqued Israel and paid a price for doing so.
Politics & Society
This Absurd & Offensive Story Represents How U.S. Jewish Institutions Often Misrepresent U.S. Jews
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What do a restaurant’s food wrappers, B’nai B’rith International, and Israel’s Minister of the Economy have in common? How major Jewish organizations are misrepresenting the views of the American Jewish community.
Health
Understanding a Caregiver's Journey: A Review of Where Two Worlds Touch
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Where Two Worlds Touch: A Spiritual Journey Through Alzheimer’s Disease joins a growing list books and articles that have begun to address the growing challenges to families and society that are emerging with the aging of the baby boomers.
Islam
The Executioner's Nightmare
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His mind asked another question: “Why does the All Powerful Creator of All there is need you to do harm to human beings? Is not Allah powerful enough to punish wrong and to distribute mercy according to Allah’s own perfect will?”