Unity Is Strength put out a Peace Haggadah -- the unique thing about this haggadah is that it incorporates relevant commentary and writings by Palestinians as well as by Jews. The link to learn more is:
unityisstrength.io/peace-passov...

"What an age it is,
When to speak of trees is almost a crime,
For it is a kind of silence about atrocities and injustice!"
~ Bertolt Brecht

Nevertheless, we had a great Tu Bishvat seder in Northampton MA, almost 40 people, and we talked a lot about trees and about justice!

OHALAH Renewal clergy conference after the news of a ceasefire and hostage deal. I pray the felt hope was not premature. The announcement came in the middle of a panel on how rabbis/rabbinic pastors have been working with their communities post-Oct 7.

Baby corn, green peas, bamboo shoots, cashews and snap peas in vindaloo sauce. Very pretty.

What motivates Abraham’s deference? The Torah teaches us that his vulnerability is not just a temporary state – rather, it is the state that God will prescribe for all the Israelites: "you are strangers and sojourners with Me” (Lev 25:23).

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When he goes to bury Sarah, Abraham describes himself as having no rights in the land: "I am a stranger and sojourner with/among you” (Gen. 23:4). He asks the tribe of the Hittites to acknowledge not his power but his vulnerability...

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Thought I would start with a non-political post, since the next one will be very political. Pizza on Afghani flat bread with okra, kofteh (spicy veg "meatballs"), and shiitake. I rarely post food pics but once in a while there's something special to share.