Journal category
antisemitism
Israel: the ultimate Us vs. Them
The Palestinian conflict is one of the most complicated in the world. I have so much to say about it that I’ve decided not…
March reading report
This month was insane as far as school work goes. I can barely keep up with the readings and assignments! I just turned in…
Freedom under threat: warning signs (Sacks #3)
We are discussing Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ 1995 book Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence. Read Monday and Tuesday’s posts and catch up on…
Freedom under threat: It Could Happen Here
“Lincoln dismissed the idea that a foreign power could stamp out American democracy. But there was another danger worth ruminating over: Americans themselves.” Hate…
Freedom under threat: hate theories and altruistic evil – a series
Protests in Ottowa with hate symbols Synagogues, schools vandalized; worshippers attacked A bible teacher sharing antisemitic methods Students in Alabama doing the Nazi salute…
A year later…
One year ago today, October 27, a shooter killed 11 people from 3 congregations in the Tree of Life building in Squirrel Hill. So…