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Remembering Emanuel 9 and…

Remembering Emanuel 9 and…

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Gemara on THUG-LIFE

Gemara on THUG-LIFE

In Talmud studies at Svara: a traditionally radical yeshiva, as at houses of Jewish text study for 1500 years or more, students are asked to recite what is written from memory. At Svara, students are celebrated for giving voice to and “owning” a recitation of a few words, the whole long passage the class has […]

Same Season, Same Pain

Same Season, Same Pain

Seeking new perspective on current, hyper-local grief, I’ve been studying mid-20th Century words from a Chicago Hebrew poet.

Aaron and Moses, Thurgood and Sam

Aaron and Moses, Thurgood and Sam

A passage from Shemot appears in Marshall (2017) and sheds light on two sibling-partnerships, one biblical and one historical.

Jewish Mourning and Pets

Resources on pets and mourning.

Faith & Guns

Guns & Faith Communities, part 1: St. Sabina, Father Michael Pfleger, & Chi-Raq the Movie

Homicides in DC: Say This Name

Prayers and posts on gun violence and related topics

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