Femi-NOT

Sep 27, 2023 | Ethics, Politics

Femi-NOT I am of the generation of liberated women: women who showed their liberty from patriarchy by burning their bras. I didn’t. Never understood that. Did they remove their girdles and Spanx as well? I still don’t understand the purpose; the meaning? Freeing one’s...

With frenemies like this…who needs enemies?

Jul 25, 2023 | Politics

With frenemies like this…who needs enemies? Too many Jews have forgotten the meaning of the Ninth of Av. “The Second Temple, when Jews were keeping mitzvahs and learning Torah, why was it destroyed?” Sin’at chinam—unwarranted hatred.   It takes a certain amount...

Suicide-by-Democracy

Jul 3, 2023 | Politics, Religion / Spirituality

Suicide-by-Democracy FRANCE What do I mean when I say suicide-by-democracy? What is suicide? According to the Meriam-Webster dictionary “SUICIDE is the act or an instance of taking one’s own life voluntarily and intentionally. What is democracy? According to...

We have been normalizing child sacrifice for far too long

Jun 18, 2023 | Ethics, Politics

June 12 is recognized globally as the World Day Against Child Labour. By definition, child labour is “work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development.” We have been normalizing...