On Thursday, six people were stabbed at the Pride March, and 2) early Friday morning two Palestinian homes were set on fire and as a result four family members werw hospitalized and a baby died. It's horrifying enough just to read the headlines without thinking too deeply about it. But unfortunately both of those events comes in a context of a long and painful history, spattering more blood on the already stained pages.
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An Open Letter To Ramatcal Gadi Eizenkot
The women of Israel want to serve in the army... but right now, it is not a safe place for us.
6 Million Things We Should Learn From The Holocaust
Okay, fine, I cut it down to six. Six million, as far as I'm concerned, is a kind of countable infinity, because it would take more time and energy than I would ever have in order to make a list that long. But each one of the concepts listed below can be implemented in our… Continue reading 6 Million Things We Should Learn From The Holocaust
To You, With Love From A Fellow Human
To the invaluable human soul behind the screen reading my words, I want to talk to you about this week. Sunday the semester starts, and that's not enough time to recover from the emotional impact of this week's events. It's not fair. Yesterday, a crazy person killed a baby with a car. Today, both Jews… Continue reading To You, With Love From A Fellow Human
Why We Need Pride In Jerusalem
Too many people have asked me that question, so here's your answer. I am so incredibly proud to be a resident of Jerusalem right now. For one shining moment, no matter who you are - gay, lesbian, bi, trans, queer, pan, in, out, religious, secular, in between...for one moment you can just live in a… Continue reading Why We Need Pride In Jerusalem
There Exists vs. For All – Math and Racism
I make generalizations by accident sometimes. I think everyone does. It's just a habit we have of not being accurate when talking about other people. One of the most basic principles of mathematics - logic, specifically - is the difference between "there exists" and "for all/every." For example, 1. There exists a solution to the… Continue reading There Exists vs. For All – Math and Racism
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