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Three Years After Elie Wiesel's Death, We Are Desperate for Voices Like His
Newsweek
July 2, 2019
Three Years After Elie Wiesel's Death, We Are Desperate for Voices Like His…
The Dark Side of Shalom Bayit
Moment Magazine,
September/October 2018
When I was growing up, my mother often referred to the Jewish concept of shalom bayit—peace in the house—even though our home, inhabited by four noisy children and a short-tempered, stubborn father, was anything but peaceful. She rarely, if ever, used the actual words, but the ideas behind it were clearly an integral part of her Jewish upbringing.
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The two-state solution for Israel and Palestinians needs a big boost
The Christian Science Monitor
June 17, 2013
Those on the extremes of the Palestinian and Israeli conflict don’t see a two-state solution as viable – or preferable. Secretary of State John Kerry and those in the center with practical ideas about how to achieve two peaceful states must strengthen their voices.