And while we’re into different identities, here are some excerpts from very recent readings in the U.S.

with Liz Magnes: Let me Think

with Joe Rosenstein: The Market

Falling Off The Camel

Expect more later.

 

An old Purim poem of mine:

PURIM THOUGHTS

What if even one of the sons of Haman was not evil –

didn’t even carry the evil gene, and might have been

so much of a reaction to the evil he had seen

his only thoughts were of love.

What if he had been the one

to father the peace maker of Persia

in our time

how can I celebrate until I do not know the difference?

This one talks about the danger of collective punishment, something we do all the time all over the world. One thing we can learn from Purim is that this is the holiday of alternatives. That we have to try different identities, perspectives, and that distinctions are absolute.

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