Laura Duhan-Kaplan
@onsophiastreet.bsky.social
Rabbi Professor Dean. Recovering philosopher. Reluctant singer. Cat & crow fan. Recent Book: Biblical Animals http://amzn.to/3j1ftQD. Blog: www.sophiastreet.com
Why is an image of an elated US President Harry Truman holding up a mistaken headline saying “Dewey [the other leading presidential candidate] defeats Truman” a good choice for a World Press Freedom Day poster? Thoughts, please!
![Poster that says World Press Freedom Day with an image of Harry Truman holding a newspaper with the [completely wrong] headline “Dewey Defeats Truman”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k3g6wuruuubswxm54eixneew/bafkreida5yudyj6bghzvrzqlqsiptocwjoeoo6hedfjjg5rgo2hzdtrxoy@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Why is an image of an elated US President Harry Truman holding up a mistaken headline saying “Dewey [the other leading presidential candidate] defeats Truman” a good choice for a World Press Freedom Day poster? Thoughts, please!
Will we be celebrating or drowning our sorrows?
October 28, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Will we be celebrating or drowning our sorrows?
Goat sheltering from the rain, Vancouver Island.
My photo, lightly edited to look a bit more like a drawing
My photo, lightly edited to look a bit more like a drawing
October 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Goat sheltering from the rain, Vancouver Island.
My photo, lightly edited to look a bit more like a drawing
My photo, lightly edited to look a bit more like a drawing
Inside our front door, New Year’s resolutions speak on multiple levels
September 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Inside our front door, New Year’s resolutions speak on multiple levels
I know they’re just working but it is so incredibly cute to see
September 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I know they’re just working but it is so incredibly cute to see
Arriving Calgary to join the United Church of Canada General Council as a Global and Ecumenical Partner. Wish me luck and wisdom, friends!
August 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Arriving Calgary to join the United Church of Canada General Council as a Global and Ecumenical Partner. Wish me luck and wisdom, friends!
🧵 I'm thinking about war and peace.
About how (very) corrupt political leaders think. Their goals are not the same as ours. They do not care about us. To them, we are tools that further their profits. For them, war equals profits. They do not care about our safety or security. 1/4
About how (very) corrupt political leaders think. Their goals are not the same as ours. They do not care about us. To them, we are tools that further their profits. For them, war equals profits. They do not care about our safety or security. 1/4
June 17, 2025 at 3:57 AM
🧵 I'm thinking about war and peace.
About how (very) corrupt political leaders think. Their goals are not the same as ours. They do not care about us. To them, we are tools that further their profits. For them, war equals profits. They do not care about our safety or security. 1/4
About how (very) corrupt political leaders think. Their goals are not the same as ours. They do not care about us. To them, we are tools that further their profits. For them, war equals profits. They do not care about our safety or security. 1/4
I wondered why this car was going so fast. When we stopped at the light, and I saw who was driving, I understood.
June 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I wondered why this car was going so fast. When we stopped at the light, and I saw who was driving, I understood.
Last of the U.S. consulate protestors, Vancouver, Canada. Excellent conversation at the curb between people who think so differently about politics, but come to similar conclusions.
Protest groups also gathered at Jack Poole Plaza and the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Photo credit: Charles Kaplan
Protest groups also gathered at Jack Poole Plaza and the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Photo credit: Charles Kaplan
June 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Last of the U.S. consulate protestors, Vancouver, Canada. Excellent conversation at the curb between people who think so differently about politics, but come to similar conclusions.
Protest groups also gathered at Jack Poole Plaza and the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Photo credit: Charles Kaplan
Protest groups also gathered at Jack Poole Plaza and the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Photo credit: Charles Kaplan
Missing you, Julie! Came to your profile to say hello. Wishing you complete and speedy healing. Here’s a Pacific Northwest spring photo for you, of a leafy plant covered in raindrops.
June 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Missing you, Julie! Came to your profile to say hello. Wishing you complete and speedy healing. Here’s a Pacific Northwest spring photo for you, of a leafy plant covered in raindrops.
They are talking about us for sure!
May 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
They are talking about us for sure!
Mama crow keeps her eggs warm
April 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Mama crow keeps her eggs warm
A message from the US Social Security Administration. This is the actual back of their envelope. I have merely underlined some of the important parts.
March 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A message from the US Social Security Administration. This is the actual back of their envelope. I have merely underlined some of the important parts.
Two million dual US-Canadian citizens are screaming into the void right now
March 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Two million dual US-Canadian citizens are screaming into the void right now
A funny thing happened this morning. While scrolling through FaceBook, I saw this event. "Hmmm," I thought, "this looks interesting." Then I realized I am the speaker! ANY FRIENDS NEAR ST. ALBERT, ALBERTA? Join us! www.starofthenorth.ca
January 30, 2025 at 6:11 AM
A funny thing happened this morning. While scrolling through FaceBook, I saw this event. "Hmmm," I thought, "this looks interesting." Then I realized I am the speaker! ANY FRIENDS NEAR ST. ALBERT, ALBERTA? Join us! www.starofthenorth.ca
Hello, thanks, and Shabbat Shalom to new followers!
December 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Hello, thanks, and Shabbat Shalom to new followers!
Biblical genealogies. Do you glaze over? I didn’t today and read about this fascinating family!
Annan was out in the wilderness grazing his father’s donkeys and discovered a natural hot springs (Gen 36:24).
It gets even better, read on... 1/2
Annan was out in the wilderness grazing his father’s donkeys and discovered a natural hot springs (Gen 36:24).
It gets even better, read on... 1/2
December 15, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Biblical genealogies. Do you glaze over? I didn’t today and read about this fascinating family!
Annan was out in the wilderness grazing his father’s donkeys and discovered a natural hot springs (Gen 36:24).
It gets even better, read on... 1/2
Annan was out in the wilderness grazing his father’s donkeys and discovered a natural hot springs (Gen 36:24).
It gets even better, read on... 1/2
Winter sunset, Main Street, Vancouver BC
December 15, 2024 at 6:23 AM
Winter sunset, Main Street, Vancouver BC
Prepping my Torah reading for Parshat Vayishlach and I am crying over Rachel’s wonderfully encouraging midwife who said, “Don’t be afraid, it’s another boy!”
Reminds me of my own wonderfully encouraging midwife Debbie Leonard. When I had a hard time giving birth to my second child...1/3
Reminds me of my own wonderfully encouraging midwife Debbie Leonard. When I had a hard time giving birth to my second child...1/3
December 14, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Prepping my Torah reading for Parshat Vayishlach and I am crying over Rachel’s wonderfully encouraging midwife who said, “Don’t be afraid, it’s another boy!”
Reminds me of my own wonderfully encouraging midwife Debbie Leonard. When I had a hard time giving birth to my second child...1/3
Reminds me of my own wonderfully encouraging midwife Debbie Leonard. When I had a hard time giving birth to my second child...1/3
Friends, I am teaching this adult ad style course (90 minute sessions) beginning Feb 21. Sponsored by the UnYeshiva. Sliding scale + financial aid available. DM me for details!!
February 16, 2024 at 3:42 AM
Friends, I am teaching this adult ad style course (90 minute sessions) beginning Feb 21. Sponsored by the UnYeshiva. Sliding scale + financial aid available. DM me for details!!
Artwork of dove with an olive branch is excellent. So are photos of doves. Just avoid artwork where the dove looks like the holy spirit rising, as in this amazing painting by Mojgan Abolhassani that I saw displayed in a coffee shop and bought some years ago.
November 28, 2023 at 3:13 AM
Artwork of dove with an olive branch is excellent. So are photos of doves. Just avoid artwork where the dove looks like the holy spirit rising, as in this amazing painting by Mojgan Abolhassani that I saw displayed in a coffee shop and bought some years ago.
Drop your latest CROW pic
November 26, 2023 at 7:11 PM
Drop your latest CROW pic