Archive - Listening to the Sirens

Want to Get Away? Don’t Count on It

My wife and I did not experience anything like the trauma of war that soldiers in Gaza do, or that Gazans experience, or what the people of Iran must…

Jul 1 •

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June 2025

I underestimated him

More than once. A lesson in self-reckoning

Jun 25 •

Thinking beyond stage one

Jun 17 •

Here in Jerusalem it’s Sunday morning.

Jun 15 •

Sitting in the front row

Last week my wife and I went to see a production of Fiddler on the Roof at the Jerusalem Theater.

Jun 13 •

December 2024

Can You Cancel a Country?

Settler Colonialism and the Effort to Erase the Jewish State

Dec 30, 2024 •

October 2024

Reflections on the start of a new school year

Oct 30, 2024 •

September 2024

A Voice is Heard on High

I had the privilege of hearing the remarkable Rachel Goldberg-Polin speak on day 88 of the abduction of her son, Hersh.

Sep 2, 2024 •

July 2024

I've just returned from a few days in Prague, my first time there.

Jul 17, 2024 •

May 2024

I recently re-watched Jonathan Glazer’s movie, Zone of Interest, with a group of friends.

May 13, 2024 •

Eden Golan advances to the Eurovision finals

May 10, 2024 •

April 2024

We're Different

Most of the time, anyway.

Apr 19, 2024 •

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