Consent and Congress

Consent and Congress

  We are living in unsettling times, engaged as a country in a relationship where power and its balance is challenged daily. When crafting our Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson wrote that a government “deriv[es] its just power from the consent of...
Born A Crime

Born A Crime

  Recently my son introduced me to the serious and comedic work of Trevor Noah. In particular, he suggested I read a passage from Trevor’s autobiography, Born A Crime, in which Noah describes his experience as a bi-racial child growing up in South Africa while...

A House Divided

A House Divided November 9th, 2016 Living in a small town, some might say “a village”, I gathered with friends and family on election eve to await the results of the most contentious and divisive election I’ve ever known. Amidst the “dark and stormy” drinks, the pizza...
That’s How the Light Gets In

That’s How the Light Gets In

  Recently during the Jewish High Holiday services, a time of reflection and renewal, I had the pleasure of hearing Rabbi Darby Leigh speak.  Rabbi Darby was born profoundly deaf, and he’s fond of saying, “I may be deaf but I listen really well”. And indeed he...

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