Checks all the boxes
It was about 10 months ago. At two in the morning. A phone rings. Not my office cell phone, it’s not an emergency call for me so I am mostly back asleep in seconds. On the periphery of consciousness, I...
View ArticleA Joyous Mother? Abortion Rights and Religion
I am not surprised by the new radicalism of the current US Supreme Court. For the last several decades the goal of the Federalists has been to get as many conservative Judges on the bench as they...
View ArticleThe Vanity of Self-Policing Sex Abuse
Insularity breeds a form of arrogance. Arrogance not in the sense of conceit or even superiority, rather in the sense of overconfidence. Overconfidence that things that are awry can and should be...
View ArticleWho Warns and Protects the Children from Abuse
Several years ago, I was told by a man who at the time was in his mid-20’s, that when he was nine-year-old camper at a sleep away summer camp he would wear three pairs of shorts or bathing suits under...
View ArticleIt was a pogrom!
It was a pogrom, pure and simple. In the 2011 book “The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence has Declined” Steven Pinker, the Harvard psychologist made the argument that we live in a world now...
View ArticleHistoric Campus Antisemitism
Sarospatak is a small farming town in Northeastern Hungary. It is bordered on the northwest by the Carpathian Mountains, known for its fertile vineyards and on the southeast by the Bodrog river, and a...
View ArticleIn Every Generation
Friday night October 6 was a Simchat Torah celebration across the entire town. But it changed radically the next morning. I was in synagogue in Netanya the morning of October 7. I was on call, so I had...
View ArticleOn Campus
The videos of university campus antisemitic rallies have been widely disseminated. Just seeing them frightens Jews to their very core. They are so terribly disturbing because they invite fears that...
View ArticleTherapists Need To Heal Too
There are world events that impact our lives and the emotional toll spills everywhere, not least in the therapists’ office. Tears, smiles, nervous anxiety are displayed without conscience awareness....
View ArticleTrauma of Our Biases in Times of War
As if there has not been enough trauma, now the public finger pointing begins. The New York Times reported that a female analyst in signal intelligence at Unit 8200 raised the warning of the Hamas plan...
View ArticleThe Degradation of Higher Education
I am a devotee of education. I believe strongly that knowledge and learning are of primary importance and should be a lifelong quest. Until recently I leaned into the idea that the more prestigious the...
View ArticleAre We Safe Anywhere?
Does the Quran permit attacking and killing infidels? According to many that seems to be the case. I have checked with several knowledgeable individuals and some relevant respected research sources....
View ArticleThe Psychology Behind Hamas’ Ceasefire Rejection
Israel offered Hamas a two-month ceasefire just a few days ago. Hamas, within moments, rejected it. Some commentators are offering a variety of reasons and excuses to rationalize Hamas’ rebuff of the...
View ArticleBypassing confirming beliefs
Beliefs individuals hold affect how they process new information. This psychological principle is known as Confirmation Bias or colloquially as My Side Bias. Social media algorithms embrace this...
View ArticleSharia on Campus?
The protests currently disrupting university campuses requiring police to contain and remove protestors represent a departure from historical student movements. While student activism has always been a...
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