Our commitment to the state of Israel and its people flows from our shared destiny with half the world’s Jews who make Israel their home, our recognition that it is unequivocally also home for the Palestinians, and our belief that a shared future that protects everyone’s human rights is possible. While that future feels heartbreakingly distant during this current, devastating war, we continue to choose hope over despair.
What’s new in this issue:
Plus the articles, poetry, and short story we released online as “Fragments of Fragments,” including writing by Rabbi David Jaffe, Rabbi Avigayil Halpern, Dr. Analucía Lopezrevoredo, and Prof. Shaul Magid.
DIANE (DAVIDA) BELLAMY’s poem “You Wear Your Black, Like I Wear My Skin” expresses her point of view of the shooting incident in Jersey City, NJ in 2019. She tried to make sense of it by asking herself, WHY? Could the shooter not SEE they were both wearing “Black”?
RABBI DAVID JAFFE (he/him) is the founder and dean of the Kirva Institute, formerly known as the Inside Out Wisdom and Action Project, which focuses on the integration of Jewish spiritual wisdom and the work of social change.
ARIELLE STEIN (she/her/hers) is a visual artist and rabbinical student.
LUIS ROBERTO BURGOS (he/him) is a Black, Queer, Jewish, Neurodiverse Earthling based on Lenape land, colonially known as New York City.
DR. ANALUCÍA LOPEZREVOREDO (she/her/ella) is an activist and sociologist known for her scholarly contributions in the fields of migration studies, identity development, and culture preservation.
DAVID ARNOW is the author of “Creating Lively Passover Seders” and co-editor of “My People’s Passover Haggadah.” His most recent book is “Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism.”
Fragments is a seasonal multimedia publication that lifts conversations about the intersection of human rights, politics, and Judaism.
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