Scenes from a Life
The Nazis Come to Power The Daily Mail Leaving Germany Hatred/1 The Real United States Hatred/2 Among the Survivors Dr. Mengele’s Granddaughter Confessions of an Atheist At Ben-Gurion Airport Women in Black “I Cannot Stand…
Responsibility
“But we all learn from the Midrash the essential lesson of human and social responsibility. True, we are often too weak to stop injustices; but the least we can do is to protest against them. …
Conclusion to “Elie Wiesel and the Politics of Moral Leadership”
President Bill Clinton once rightly observed that the Holocaust should be “‘ever a sharp thorn in every national memory.’” The same ought to be said of the U.S. bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, not to…
Ego Death by Sarah Young-James
I’ve been delighted to have Sarah in the online class, Be in Love with Yr Life, and want to share the following reflection with you… “Security!” my subconscious cries out on most days, looking for…
My Canon by Blair Hopkins
Mark Chmiel told me about the concept of the syllabus (books you are required to read for a given literature class) and one’s personal canon (books that have been significant to you personally, regardless of…
She Must Have Touched a Nerve
Jane Fonda’s FBI file From the 60s & 70s Is 22,000 pages long. “The way we treated the Vietnamese belied everything I thought about my country.” –Jane Fonda, on awakening to the truth about the…
Dear Layla, Dear Mark by Abbey Fox
Dear Mark, Per usual, I devoured your latest release. YOUR WRITING INSPIRES ME SO DEEPLY. It inspires me to take a moment and notice the tiny things that are the fabric of life and how…
Share the Wealth with Colin McLaughlin: ”The Clown as a Healer”
Humor is the shortest distance between any two people. And to heal each other, we need to utilize that accessibility—especially in the health professions. Clowning can dispel fear and anxiety in patients and the served,…
Finding Space
“Look, I know things are strained between the two of you I’m not gonna tell you to practice metta for him— Things are too tender for that— But I will tell you what his guru…
There Is No Way to Gentleness; Gentleness Is the Way
Bella Levenshteyn Was on her scooter At the red light In front of me Her bumper sticker read: “I brake for butterflies”