Gil Racism reared its ugly head in the bomb shelter today. I didn’t see the point of confronting it on the spot – I’ve learned that racists operating in maladaptive defense mode are not receptive to reason, empathy, or judgment in the moment of arousal – but I think my day would be lacking if I … Read more
“A society that has to coerce its population into compliance does not outcompete one whose people are choosing, daily, under fire, to stay and build.” Sometimes AI says something smart. This works in so many ways. Doesn’t change the immediate calculus of this war but it’s good and important to keep in mind.
On Shabbath even the souls trapped in the hell they made get respite from their suffering. I pray for my soul, for my wife, for my daughters, for the other families across Israel and Iran and Lebanon. I pray because missiles and bombs, raving lunatics and angry crowds, would rather I didn’t. Would rather I … Read more
Known: The number of interceptors the US coalition forces have left. Unknown: The number of ICBM launchers the Khameini regime is conserving underground. I don’t mean to be a downer but if we don’t count the initial salvos at the start of the war, then the average daily rate of incoming missiles hasn’t really gone … Read more
Life is crazy. The world has gone mad. Technology overwhelms, wars crush, society fractures, people are alienated from each other and themselves. What’s truly nuts is that sentence could have been written at any time in the past 5000 years. The surface of things change and move around but structures remain the same. Jewish people … Read more
Life is full of miracles. The improbable and fortuitous concatenation of events, despite conflicting agendas, beliefs, and environmental factors. Oftentimes, those miracles are easily mistaken for natural events or human achievements – as if a work of art can be reduced to paint on canvas. But the medium of a miracle is just a vessel … Read more
Biblical rules for living a kosher life:– Eat obligate herbivores– Shun predators, scavengers, and bottom feeders– Make death painless– Respect that which gives life 🐄🐑🐐🐓🐟
Hi! You may be a new friend of mine. While I really like sharing poems and pictures of my baby daughter, and while I also hope to work together to help build the WordPress community in Israel, we’re living in interesting times, so you may have noticed a certain political tinge to some of my … Read more
So I’ve been doing some digging and I have some Questions: – If, after 5 weeks, the remaining IRGC commanders refuse to surrender and the US is excluded from the succession process, then does that mean the USA won the war? – If, after 5 weeks, the US has used up all or most of … Read more
Chabad is a diverse, complex, and trans-dimensional organization. I have personally had great experiences with Chabad rabbis and families. I greatly respect their community building and social work, and I find their Torah to be very thought-provoking, even when I disagree with specific claims they may make or conclusions they may reach. (For example, the … Read more