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Feb 10, 2025, 6:22 AM

The Forgotten Soldier

In the streamers and songs and confetti celebrations Of a war once ending and soldiers come home - A vigil set for my brother, murdered in battle, And endless rejoicing when I had returned. They assumed I was living, for I was alive They...

Jan 8, 2025, 3:19 AM

I Prayed for the Hostages at the Candles… Again

2024 Reflection #2: Chanukah this December I prayed for the hostages at the candles again. I thought the flames last year would be great enough to reach the Heavens and tear apart their chains. My heart was split into pieces I did...

Jan 5, 2025, 4:19 PM

I am the Exception, Not the Rule

2024 Reflection #1: The November Amsterdam Riots The Amsterdam Riots shocked me to my core; a dysfunctional act in a functional country. Jews being beaten and stabbed in the streets, being run over by cars, and police doing nothing to stop...

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Author, social worker, and artist. Activism is the dream.