Category: Tamrurim (Guideposts)

  • When the Storm Comes

    When the Storm Comes

    This blog is best viewed on desktop/laptop. Imagine this: A storm is coming. Not abstract. Not theoretical. A real, dangerous storm that threatens your safety, your family, your future, your ability to remain who you are. In front of you are three options. You can choose only one: Umbrella? Lean-to? Tent? No brick house is…

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  • What If(s)

    What If(s)

    From 1947 to Today: Reimagining Responsibility and Repair I have spent the last few years obsessing over a series of historical pivots that are significant moments where, had the path veered even slightly, the absolute anguish and adversity of the last 70 years might never have ignited. I offer these not as definitive answers, but…

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  • No Such Thing

    No Such Thing

    “Pro-Palestinian seder” sounds like a values claim. But most often, it functions as anti-Zionism. Supporting Palestinian dignity, safety, and political rights is not inherently anti-Zionist. Many Zionists actively hold both. The false dichotomy only works if you erase real frameworks that already do this work. There are 100+ orgs (see ALLMEP), alongside models like A…

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  • When Israel Is at War: What the World Sees — and What It Misses

    When Israel Is at War: What the World Sees — and What It Misses

    Jewish Peoplehood Becomes Infrastructure When Crisis Hits and the Safety Net Activates The image represents a very difficult reality. A woman embraces Chana, an evacuee from Beit Shemesh. Her home was damaged by a missile strike in the most recent war with the Iranian Regime. Her husband, living with dementia, keeps asking to go back…

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  • What Might Have Been Possible (If the World Had Chosen It)

    What Might Have Been Possible (If the World Had Chosen It)

    This past week, I was with a small group of friends (on a boat, on a lake, in December in 75 degree weather, outside of ATL). All of us Jewish but from different kinds of upbringing and current way of living Jewishly; all of us left-leaning in our American political lens, although not 100% aligned…

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  • Waiting…Silent. Because I knew.

    I have not posted since the news came that the hostages were to be released and we had reached a ceasefire. That is because I knew … I knew it wouldn’t last, I knew Hamas couldn’t be trusted, I knew Israel would be blamed for violations when Hamas wouldn’t. I knew. I sit here and…

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  • Stark Contrast

    On October 7, 2025 Am Yisrael was drenched in sadness as we reflected on the 1200+ who perished two year prior and the more than 1800 who died in the two years since. We felt deep dread of the 40ish still held by terrorists in Gaza of which we only believe about half to still…

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  • 10/7/2025

    10/7/2025

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  • Tisha B’av

    Tisha B’av

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  • Highlighting Important Orgs

    Highlighting Important Orgs

    ALLMEP is a network of organizations that exist in Israel, Gaza and the disputed West Bank that focus on co-existence, partnership, equality, freedom and dialogue. I have been engaged with a few of them over the years. I encourage you to explore their partner orgs and the work they are doing. I want to share…

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  • It’s Personal

    My dear cousin Maya was in the middle of making me a voice note on WhatsApp, telling me her four children were hanging out in the mamad (safe room) watching Full House while she was taking a moment of calm to do some dishes and suddenly mid sentence she says, “siren have to go love…

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  • 600 Days

    This is a staggering amount of time. A lump in our throats, tears in our eyes, pain in our kishkes, ache in our hearts. For 600 days. Possibly 20 still alive, 58 total held captive. Devastating.

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