Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Palestinian By Any Other Name . . . December 7, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments The truth will come out and at some point, there will be those who ask why proud Arabs chose a name that stands for defeat and humiliation. Try asking a…
Random Reflections Reflections on Jewish Holidays Hanukkah Then and Now: Let’s Not Be So Naive December 4, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments Hanukkah commemorates the Hasmonean victory in the battle for the soul of the Jews in Judaea against the Greeks who tried to quash it. However, the victory is a dubious…
Random Reflections Reflections on Random Torah Verses Torah Ambivalence Toward Rape – Deuteronomy 21:10-14 December 3, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments The Torah seems to sanction rape as an unfortunate natural urge in the human male. Upon what do I base this horrid statement? Do contemporary rabbinic scholars make any attempt…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking How to Boycott Israel Without Really Meaning It December 2, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments In 2013, the American Studies Association (ASA) approved a resolution to academically sanction Israel. Read about the nonboycott boycott. Compare the resolution with facts. * * * * * As…
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…