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Israel / Palestine

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Israel / Palestine
Members of Women Wage Peace, a 50,000-strong grassroots org of Jewish Israeli and Palestinian citizens of Israel-- which lives in partnership now with Women of the Sun, a grassroots peace org made up of woman in the West Bank and Gaza. (They can and should, I believe, be part of peace negotiations.) Sign reads, "Until here! (aka, "Enough!") "Don't decide without women."

Life is a Sacred Text doesn’t shy away from either the moral urgency or the nuances of what's likely our era's most polarizing conversation.

This collection of essays looks at history; context; power; harm; our collective (and Rabbi Ruttenberg’s own specific) obligations towards repentance and repair; the past, current and potential future work of peacemaking; and more–

all while seeking to honor the sacred dignity of every life in the region. 

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The Red Heifer, Christian Zionism, and the Dangers Of Now
How a Holy Cow encapsulates an unholy zealot alliance
Life is a Sacred TextRabbi Danya Ruttenberg
Bravely Facing Truth
On History, Heroes, and What’s Possible
Life is a Sacred TextRabbi Danya Ruttenberg
a peacemaking lens
a meditation, an empathetic bridge
Life is a Sacred TextRabbi Danya Ruttenberg
a lot of things are true.
the refusal to grasp this is a non-trivial amount of the problem
Life is a Sacred TextRabbi Danya Ruttenberg
Hand in Hand
one model of what’s possible for Israeli and Palestinian kids
Life is a Sacred TextRabbi Danya Ruttenberg
Gaza’s Annihilation Can Never Be Forgiven
Revisiting On Repentance and Repair
Life is a Sacred TextRabbi Danya Ruttenberg
on hostages and broken hearts
some thoughts on today’s news
Life is a Sacred TextRabbi Danya Ruttenberg
Jews and Colonialism
tell every truth, push your understanding of power
Life is a Sacred TextRabbi Danya Ruttenberg

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