Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking BDS – Are Boycotts Unethical? November 30, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments Wanna hear the dumbest reason ever why boycotts are not unethical? Sit down first. Make sure you’re not sipping your coffee, or any other drink. According to philosopher Dr Oliver…
Random Reflections Reflections on Random Torah Verses Passover: the 10th Plague & Protecting Our Kids November 26, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments The story of Passover has many lessons in it – lessons for all times and all places and all contexts. I would like to share something I gleaned from my…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Naima Nas: Deliverance – Islam NOT Islamism November 24, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…
Current Events From Academia The Terrorist and Waves of Terrorism November 23, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…
Book Reviews Gifts Novels and Non-Academic Nonfiction Peering Into A Damaged Mirror: What You See From Here is Not What You See From There. November 23, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments Memory . . . trauma . . . memory of trauma . . . traumatic memory . . . repentance . . . remorse . . . forgiveness . .…
Random Reflections Reflections on Random Torah Verses Psychotherapy Can Be a Religious Experience – Joel 2:12 November 20, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Hating the Hate and the Syrian Refugees November 18, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Who Is a Colonialist? With My Apologies to England and France November 16, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…
Links My Work Elsewhere (Pro-) Zionists: Potentially Divisive Disagreement Unnecessary November 15, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…
Random Reflections Reflections on Random Torah Verses Three Refuge Cities – Deuteronomy 4:41-49 – Part II November 13, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…