Torah Ambivalence Toward Rape – Deuteronomy 21:10-14
The Torah seems to sanction rape as an unfortunate natural urge in the human male. Upon what do I base this horrid statement? Do contemporary rabbinic scholars make any attempt to help us get...
Author: Sheri Oz
How to Boycott Israel Without Really Meaning It
In 2013, the American Studies Association (ASA) approved a resolution to academically sanction Israel. Read about the nonboycott boycott. Compare the resolution with facts. * * * * * As of December 2016, the...
BDS – Are Boycotts Unethical?
Wanna hear the dumbest reason ever why boycotts are not unethical? Sit down first. Make sure you’re not sipping your coffee, or any other drink. According to philosopher Dr Oliver Leaman boycotts are are...
Passover: the 10th Plague & Protecting Our Kids
The story of Passover has many lessons in it – lessons for all times and all places and all contexts. I would like to share something I gleaned from my reading of Exodus 12:1-13,...
Naima Nas: Deliverance – Islam NOT Islamism
When I was invited to write this, my immediate concern was how honest is too honest and how clear is too much clarity. Honest and clear are good, but neither promises delight. So I...
The Terrorist and Waves of Terrorism
Jerrold Post, Professor of Psychiatry, Political Psychology and International Affairs, outlines the development of modern terrorism, modern, for him, having begun in the late 19th century. He suggests that there have been four recognizable...
Peering Into A Damaged Mirror: What You See From Here is Not What You See From There.
Memory . . . trauma . . . memory of trauma . . . traumatic memory . . . repentance . . . remorse . . . forgiveness . . . ‘unforgivableness’ . ....
Psychotherapy Can Be a Religious Experience – Joel 2:12
What does the practice of psychotherapy have to do with faith in God? Metaphorically, a lot. Listen to this poetic entreat given by Joel: “Rend your heart and not your garments.” The image of...
