Tag: transformation
Life Is Still Freakin’ Awesome, Y’all
I was just looking at this website of people who are the 99% of the American people, the ones hurting because of the wanton ways of the 1%. I am part of that 99%. I could make a list of my grievances,... Read More
Living in Israel, Longing for Peace
Out among the scraggly brush of the desert, the Sulha began at dusk and went late into the evening. We gathered together: Jewish and Arab Israelis, Palestinians, our small contingent of American Jews,... Read More
What’s It All About?
I have a good amount to write in regard to 9/11 and how that day formed me, informed me, and changed me, but, here today, I want to write only a few points that I feel are worth noting. If 9/11 taught... Read More
The Israel I feared
With each person he found to daven (pray), my heart sank a little bit. Each time he passed by my husband and me without asking us to join, I felt a little sad, a little frustrated, and totally invisib... Read More
Food Matters
As people return from vacation and I peruse Facebook to check out their photos, I also notice a phenomenon that until recently didn’t bother me. Pictures of food. Pretty food. Gross food. Interestin... Read More
On Greed and Giving Up the Boots I Cannot Live Without
I am on the planning committee of the International Political Camp at Agape Centro Ecumenico in the Italian Alps. Because I am always at a loss to describe exactly what Agape is to the uninitiated—a... Read More
Moving Toward Forgiveness and Justice, with Love
This year, as I engage more fully in preparing, ultimately, to stand before God on Yom Kippur, how do I approach this task with mercy and justice, and move toward forgiveness?... Read More
Zen and the Art of Bicycle Commuting
I started bicycle commuting for my health. I quickly realized that biking around in the city of Boston is a huge threat to my health. I live in the quaint flowery suburb of Jamaica Plain. I bike to my... Read More