Holy Week: My Poached Eggs are Egyptian

04.17.2022 __ While most of the Arab world uses the Arabic word for bread, khibz, in Egypt the word for Continue reading →

Imagine: If Only We Could Understand.

04.05.2020 ________________________________________ As Passover, Easter and Ramadan approach in silence, as Americans quietly confront challenges to the belief that we’re Continue reading →

We Cannot Live As Strangers Amidst Each Other

03.29.2020 ________________________________________ Growing up, when I was a Christian, I remember that on Palm Sunday my family would spend part Continue reading →

Today, Everyday, Embrace Liberation, Hope, and Love

04.21.2019 ________________________________________  This week, as Jews celebrate Passover, the deliverance of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt, and this Continue reading →

Here’s the Truth: Moving From Slavery Toward Freedom

04.14.2019 On Palm Sunday, humbly seated astride a donkey, Jesus entered Jerusalem along a path of palm fronds laid before Continue reading →

Weed Out Roots of Sadness From Your Heart

03.25.2018 ________________________________________ Most humanitarians, secularists and people of faith, regardless of theology or philosophy, embrace the belief that how we Continue reading →

“Guided by the beauty of our weapons”

04.09.2017 ________________________________________   Thursday night, when America attacked Syria’s Shayrat airfield with 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles, MSNBC’s Brian Williams waxed Continue reading →

Nudging the arc of justice toward Jerusalem

04.24.2016 _________________________________________________________ I’ve been arguing for years that the road to justice and peace in the Middle East passes through Continue reading →