Podcast: The Saturday Service January 2, 2021 Podcast Notes B! (Mad World, Tears for Fears) – bit of tech problems but hey, we’re together :) 00:00 – 01:59 – Welcome 02:00 – 09:06 – :quote: “One must stand with one’s mouth open for a very long time before roast duck flies in. “ Anon – […]
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Empathy By Jane B. Mayer Empathy By Jane B. Mayer A wise friend and I were discussing the difficult time so many folks are having right now. We spoke of how extending support and empathy to another often activates discomfort (and sometimes even shame) in the person on the receiving end of
This Rabbi On That RabbI. A modern Portland, Oregon Rabbi explains Jesus’s messages Buy now $50 DESCRIPTION The gospels were written by Jews and written for Jews. They are Jewish books. Phrases like “being born again” and “turn the other cheek” make more sense when these phrases are understood in context. An
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For more than 10 years, this newsletter, The 77% Weekly, has issued a “non-issue” on the last Monday of the month. (It is both humbling and electrifying to know that many people have been reading my words for even half that long.) Last week, even though it was the last Monday of the
ANXIETY. NOT SO BAD? Notes: This material is based on an interview I conducted with Brent Lyons, a PhD candidate at Oxford University studying the intersection of anxiety and religion While this technique provides an intellectual understanding of anxiety that can help some people, it’s not proven effective for all anxieties. Please seek professional
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July 27, 2020 7:25pm “Because a good number of healthcare workers and moms I know recommend double masking,” Jane explains as she writes 971-247-2072 on my right arm—should I need the National Lawyers Guild to bail me out. Accordingly, I put a disposable paper mask one in my pocket for when I’m
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It was wrong We had decided to stain the diminutive cedar fence Minwax 203 — Early American. Two months into Covid-19. We conscript the kiddos into “family time backyard improvement project.” We parents have, at the very least, a different opinion as to the right way projects should be done, if only in the
The side-of-the-road experience We are engaged, not yet married. Her white Honda civic climbs the pass between the Angeles National and San Bernardino National Forests. Making our way to a weekend in Las Vegas. And then. Something feels wrong. “It’s stopping, the car, stopping.” “What?” “I can’t use the gas. I have no gas.” “OK, I’ll push,”
08/30/1998 Dear Diary, I met the remarkable Shauna Jean Malone today. And she is remarkable. I can even prove it, Dear Diary. Of course she’s remarkable! I’m remarking upon her right now, am I not? Anyhow, today is her birthday. We were introduced at the Wren Dormitory corner of the uphill quad. The residential assistants
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After a pause Jon continues: “Then, I won at road rage a second time.” I’m at the market shopping for the family Friday night, shabbat dinner. I respond into my headset: “A second road rage story? I’m not certain I have space in my psyche for a second road rage story.”
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