All this talk about democratizing Jewish institutions (and, for that matter, my obsession with HBO’s miniseries John Adams) has given me a thought…
It is often held by Jewish historians that the Torah is the Constitution for Jewish civilization (just like the Constitution is the foundational document of these United States).
Though I am grateful to [...]
Albert Hofmann, the inventor of LSD, has died at 102.
Can you spot Reb Zalman in the picture above?
FYI–For those landing here after Googling “Albert Hofmann Jewish,” I regret to inform you that Dr. Hofmann was not a Jew. He was a hero to many of us, nonetheless. His presence will be [...]
I’ve invited my friend Charles Lenchner to join me next week at the Righteous Indignation Conference in my presentation on online organizing. Charles works for Democracy in Action, an organization that specializes in CRM solutions for small-medium sized non-profits. He has a great deal of experience in the field and I have infinite faith [...]
i was thinking about god and seeking his face. and all of a sudden i had a flash of the face of god — of god himself, standing out in the desert. and i was like, no i can’t look and hid behind this wall of jerusalem stone that suddenly appeared. and then i was [...]
A thought:
One out of every seven Democratic party voters was not registered as a Democrat at the beginning of the year, and 60 percent of them cast their ballot for Obama, according to the exit polls.
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Clinton got the support of older voters, with 61 percent of those 65 years or older backing her, according to [...]
When I saw this video yesterday, the first thing that came to mind was making a mashup with Jay-Z’s “Dirt Off Your Shoulder.” Evidently, it was obvious to others as well, because well, here it is:
I too would’ve used Michelle Obama for “ladies is pimps too” line, but rather than showing Obama in a [...]
Roger Cohen in the NY Times on “Race and American Memory”
Why has the U.S. produced a magnificent Holocaust Memorial Museum before opening an institution of equivalent stature dedicated to slavery and segregation?
Offered at the behest of agent MK Ultra
With all the great Jewish social justice events taking place next month, I almost mistook May for Jewish Social Action Month.
Three items of note:
Righteous Indignation Conference
May 4-May 6
Hebrew College, Newton Centre, MA
I’ll be giving a presentation on online organizing on the 5th. Representatives from the Religious Action Center, American Jewish World Service, Encounter, [...]
During this season of freedom, the people of Tibet are groaning — and the world hears their cries.
Since 1950, the Chinese military has brutally occupied Tibet. Hundreds of thousands have died. Thousands have been jailed, tortured, raped. Countless monasteries have been destroyed.
And now, as the Chinese Olympic torch is met with protests around the globe, [...]
Sign-up for this new MoveOn-style coalition for Middle East peace now at JStreet.org.
More on today’s launch: The Nation, The American Prospect, Mother Jones, WaPo, Al Jazeera, JPost, Jewish Week, Haaretz, The Forward, and of course JTA.
The most revealing quote of all comes comes from former AIPAC executive director Morrie Amitay who exposed his utter douchebagginess [...]
“The Petition: Israel, Palestine, and a tenure battle at Barnard,” [PDF] Jane Kramer’s piece this week in The New Yorker, is a rather engaging and thoughtful read that echoes a sentiment I’ve been expressing often, as of late, in my conversations with Jewish community professionals on the tone and substance of pro-Israel activism, both on- [...]
