They say that in a moment of great unsettling, the Holy One issues forth two angels – one on the right and one on the left, to hold the disconcerted person by the elbows and keep them from falling. In other words, the al tirá is not an instruction but a conjuring of Divine support. The moment of al tirá
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Love, law, limits and botched sign language. This is the story of my "San Francisco wedding" – and the particular moment in time it inhabited.
Read moreWeek of Fire
It has been a week of quick values clarification – determining in 15 minutes what is valuable and what, when push comes to shove, simply is not. A week of letting go of stuff, of comforts, of certainty. Of saying goodbye to beloved homes, trees, familiar wildlife and uncatchable cats. A week of letting go and driving away.
Read moreResistance, Transformation, Hope and Words
The angel's suggestion that behind transformation lies language – that should mean something to us. If we want to mend the field, we start with language; we start with our words. Our words conjure a world. And we want it to be a world that we want to live in.
Read moreNot About Hate (Exactly)
It sounds nice to talk about hate this way; it's nice to convey your values in three words. But hate isn't a thing out there in the world that we can fight. When someone says, "Fight hate," I am really at a loss for what it is I am supposed to do, other than repost the meme.
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