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I will not argue with you...
A reading list disguised as an essay.
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The Essential Thing Is Not To Fear At All
A follow-up post to my thoughts on last year's AWP
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On Buying a Magen David Necklace
The value of being visibly Jewish in this moment
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An Open Letter to a Colleague who Decries (the fact that people are talking about)the Murder of Yaron Lischinksy and Sarah Milgrim (but not…
Dear Anonymous Colleague,
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AWP as a Narrow Place
The conference that once felt like a gathering of my community this year felt like an assault on my ethnic and religious identity.
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On Being an American Jew
And the absolute miracle of having been born when I was, where I was
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After Israel Part 2:
Hostages' Square
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Where I Stand
This post is mostly for my non-Jewish, non-Arab, non-Muslim friends. My Jewish. Arab, and Muslim friends have their own positions, and I don't mean to…
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Writing Jewish Stories in a Silencing Moment
The Special Challenges of Language in this Moment
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Od Lo Avdah Tikvatenu
Our Hope is not Lost
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After Israel Part 1
The first, and most complicated, of my reflections on my recent trip to Israel with JNF
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A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand
A Plea
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