By Rae Ringel
When Muriel Rukeyser, American poet and political activist, wrote that “…the universe is made of stories, not of atoms,” she touched upon a particularly salient point in the enduring tension between humanity and science, and, perhaps even more pertinent, between humanity and technology.
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I Mansplained a Woman Rabbi and I Liked It
By Rabbi Paul Kipnes Sitting in a meeting, chewing over some complex sensitive issues, I mansplained a respected woman rabbi… and I liked it! There we were a mixed group of highly accomplished rabbis, struggling to find a way forward on a complex issue. Hands went up as the moderator asked for comments. One speaker, a colleague I respect greatly, shared a gutsy, insightful analysis of the … [Read More...] about I Mansplained a Woman Rabbi and I Liked It
Text People:
the DeLeT Alumni Network
By Jody Passanisi “What we need more than anything else is not textbooks but text people” Abraham Joshua Heschel DeLeT: Creating Text People I heard this quotation for the first time thirteen years ago in my DeLeT year at Hebrew Union College- it was presented as a kind of a credo, a raison detre for […]
Seeking the Silver Platter
By Aliza Gershon As the nation arises Torn at heart but breathing To receive its miracle, the only miracle. With soft voice: We – Are the silver platter On which the Jews’ state Was presented today. Thus wrote Natan Alterman in his celebrated poem, “The Silver Platter,” in December 1947, anticipating the rebirth of national […]
Israel 5777: Keeping the Connection Alive
By Marla Goldberg [One of a series of articles about lifelong Jewish learning.] Over the past year, I have participated in the Chicago Adult Jewish Learning Initiative, spearheaded by Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership with support from the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. In addition to the valuable sessions on a range of […]
Parting the Red C’s – Escaping Egypt and the belief that Millennials won’t pay
By Daniel S. Horwitz, Matt Weiner & Avery Drongowski It’s the Saturday evening before Passover. You find yourself and a group of 8 friends entering an airy, well-lit loft in a hip neighborhood in Metro Detroit. You’ve been given the objectives and your mission: to find all of the items to fill the Seder plate […]
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