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May 10, 2025, 8:48 AM

Climate Change, Frankenstein’s Monster and the HEP HEP Riots of 1819 (Part 2)

(Part 2 of 2) Not only was the language and conceptual constructs of anti-semitism not at the disposal of the HEP HEP agitators, but neither was the whole library of racial literature and theory. It would be another forty years...

May 8, 2025, 2:36 PM

Climate Change, Frankenstein’s Monster and the HEP HEP Riots of 1819 (Part 1 of 2)

I had a dream, which was not all a dream. The bright sun was extinguish’d, and the stars Did wander darkling in the eternal space, Rayless, and pathless, and the icy earth Swung blind and blackening in the moonless air; Morn came, and went-and...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Apr 30, 2025, 6:38 AM

Good news: climate change is tanking capitalism

How is that good news? So far, greed seems to be the main incentive to deny climate change. But if the whole financial system threatens to collapse, we finally might have the news that could awaken the money hoarders, telling them...

Nicole Zhiqing Tan

Apr 3, 2025, 7:08 PM

Meditations, Mercies, and the Global Stage

Dear readers, Psalm 5 calls us to lift our voices to God in the morning, seeking His guidance and rejoicing in His righteousness. The psalmist paints a vivid picture of divine justice—a God who shields the faithful and abhors wickedness....

Feb 25, 2025, 6:36 AM

NECHAMA is Replanting Hope for Tu Bi’Shvat

Jewish tradition teaches us that humans are like trees: “Ki ha’adam etz hasadeh” (for the human is like the tree of the field). As trees need strong roots, care, and nourishment to thrive, so do we. This connection to the...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Feb 10, 2025, 5:29 AM

This is what I want Netanyahu to say to Hamas

Enough is enough I want him to say: 'I want you to send home immediately any hostage who's as in mortal danger as the ones you released last.' 'We'll also release the agreed-upon number of prisoners immediately.' 'If not, the whole deal...

Jan 29, 2025, 3:18 AM

Combating Antisemitism in Rural Communities

When I joined NECHAMA - Jewish Response to Disaster earlier this month, I became part of an organization with an extraordinary legacy. With a background in experiential Jewish education and over a decade in Jewish nonprofit management, I bring...

Mihran Kalaydjian

Jan 17, 2025, 7:51 AM

The Case for Letting LA Burn – ‘As Bad as It Gets’

The devastation caused by the recent fires in Los Angeles is truly heartbreaking. It’s been unimaginable to watch so much around me go to flames, so many friends losing their home breaks my heart! The bravery and dedication of the...

Jan 9, 2025, 10:17 PM

California fires: I am safe. But I am destroyed

My dream home, my dream community, my place of refuge are here, in words and pictures, because the loss to the flames is too great to leave untold

Jan 9, 2025, 1:14 PM

How Los Angeles Collided Metaphorically with an Iceberg

The near-dead sailing the Titanic enjoy themselves, it’s later than they think, but yet they sing: “No need for panic, for we are sure this ship will never sink.” So we, too, nearly dead, all sail oblivious of hazards in the ocean, till freezing water makes...

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