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Hatred of Haters and Turbulent Branching of Thoughts
Put an end to the hatred of haters those who have made me their foe Search me out with shovel and torchlight, God know my heart by means of compassion. Understand the turbulent branching of […]
Babylon and 929
Babylon — in fact, “The Three ‘Bavels’” — is featured this past week on the English portal for “929,” chapter-a-day study in the Hebrew Bible: The place name, בבל, bavel can refer to: Babel, Babylon, […]
New Year: (Re-)New Relationships
Prepare for the new Jewish year by joining with others working to “Stop the Hate” in the last weeks of 5778.
Spin grief’s straw into gold: Moving on from Tisha B’Av
Elul begins on August 12 — the date Klan and Nazi supporters have chosen to rally in DC. Plan now for a new year opposing hate.
“Lean on Me” Day
Many of us have loved the song, “Lean on Me,” for a long, long time. And, as it happens, July 8 is the anniversary of the single hitting #1…
Now What? Exploring Babylon Stage Two
I launched the “Exploring Babylon” project on this blog in October 2017. Stage One was to run for roughly 40 weeks, from Sukkot through Tisha B’av. WordPress statistics tell me that I’ve posted 40 times […]
Black and Jewish Communities Sharing History
We Act Radio begins “Sharing History” for the District and for every place where black and Jewish communities have some things to learn about one another. Listen here — “We Act Radio: Black and Jewish […]
Korach and Dysfunctional Systems
Why are Moses and Aaron, and God, unable to hear the people’s desperation and anger, in the face of completely failed expectations? And what is our job…How might better listening, and closer attention to circumstances behind complaints and rebellion, change things?
Strange and Familiar
Exploring Babylon Chapter 23 Although just published (May 2018), Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” was completed in 1931, based on work begun in the 1920s. Zora Neale Hurston’s Barracoon relates the story […]
A Song of Reward and Punishment
Exploring Babylon Chapter 22 Here is further response to a long-ago comment of Max Ticktin (z”l), based on the words of Jeremiah and in a sort of homage to Leonard Cohen. “Has this song gone […]
