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I’ve Been Reading About the Occupation for Years. Seeing It for Myself Was a Punch in the Gut.
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We need dialogue, not demagoguery, when it comes to Israel
Jon A. Levisohn and Miriam Heller Stern, JTAA Jewish educator who works on behalf of the Jewish people every single day recently received a letter that began with harsh words about her support for the anti-occupation group Breaking the Silence. Before long it took a startling turn.
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Ekev and Resilient Listening
Jon A. Levisohn, Congregation Shaarei TefillahDrasha
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Practicing Resilient Listening
Rabbi Joanna Samuels, The Wexner Foundation BlogI recently had the privilege of helping lead an Encounter trip to Bethlehem, East Jerusalem and Ramallah. I came away with the strong belief that all communal leaders should participate in one of these trips.
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Close Encounters: A Glimpse of Palestinian Reality Few American Jews Ever See
Ilene Prusher, HaaretzFounded a decade ago, the Encounter program has quietly become a key route by which a new generation of American Jews meet Palestinians, learn about the realities on the ground, and come to new conclusions about the conflict.
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The Psychology Behind Morality
Krista Tippett in conversation with Jonathan Haidt, onbeing.org“The surprising psychology behind morality is at the heart of social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s research. “When it comes to moral judgments,” he says, “we think we are scientists discovering the truth, but actually we are lawyers arguing for positions we arrived at by other means.” He explains “liberal” and “conservative” not narrowly or necessarily as political affiliations, but as personality types — ways of moving through the world. His own self-described “conservative-hating, religion-hating, secular liberal instincts” have been challenged by his own studies.”
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