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...
Israel Diaries Blog
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...
Hating the Hate and the Syrian Refugees
Countless posts expressing hatred toward Syrian refugees in particular and Muslims in general have been finding their way onto the social media. There is also a growing number of posts rejecting the expression of...
Who Is a Colonialist? With My Apologies to England and France
High school history lesson in some far-away future Today, class, we are going to be discussing the thorny issues of indigenous versus colonialist rights, based on the case of England and France. Let us...
(Pro-) Zionists: Potentially Divisive Disagreement Unnecessary
The discussion has died down by now, but it is likely to pop up again in the future – the question regarding whether non-Jews can legitimately refer to themselves as Zionists or if they...
Three Refuge Cities – Deuteronomy 4:41-49 – Part II
In last week’s blog, I discussed interpersonal aspects of having refuge cities to which unintentional perpetrators of manslaughter could run for protection. In this post I will reflect on the intrapersonal, inspired by a...
