Thich Nhat Hanh is made of non-Thich Nhat Hanh elements. Jennifer Ying-Burgoyne is made of non-Jennifer Ying-Burgoyne elements. Dr. Suess is made of non-Dr. Suess elements. Maude is made of non-Maude elements. Victor Jara is made…
When we define the struggle against foreign rule as nonviolent or violent, it’s as if we have asked the occupied to prove their resistance is kosher (or not). And to whom? The very foreign rulers…
Dear Bella If you’ve practiced lojong previously Then you can practice lojong now This morning I woke up Thinking of you And one of my favorite slogans “Don’t be swayed by external circumstances” So simple!…
In March 1973 Israel’s prime minister Golda Meir Paid a visit to Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger Politicians shmooze as easily as they breathe Meir was grateful for US support of Israel And urged the…
During Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in 1982 Diaspora moralist Elie Wiesel was of the opinion That given the dramatic sweep of thousands of years of Jewish history What was then taking place— The bombing of…
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Now that you’re headed to _________ And people are wishing that you’ll have a “great” experience I hope you have a non-“great” experience If “great” means photo-ops Looking good with beautiful smiling native children After…
You came back from El Salvador with the preferential option lodged in your heart Had to endure Catholic Social Teaching deadness You had to be ready for ridicule* You know there’s no safe, neutral, objective…
OK. I Confess: I’m afraid I won’t live long enough To hold in my wrinkled hands A nasturtium-colored book entitled The Collected Writings of Bella Levenshteyn (v. 1, much less v.1-7) But on the bright side…
It’s true There’s no cottage industry feeding off of your collected poems There aren’t 15 young scholars writing dissertations from various disciplines on your life and work There’s not been a single academic conference on…