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Comments on Jewish and political topics from a perspective that is progressive, personal, humorous, and humane. My professional blog is Communicate! (www.dennisfischman.com).

Monday, November 12, 2012

Social Cohesion: It's a Gift

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Marcel Mauss' classic The Gift is a time capsule left to us from another era, and yet it is still widely quoted today. I think there ar...

Saturday, October 27, 2012

The Particulars of Rapture

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I'm only fifty pages in, but already I can tell that The Particulars of Rapture: Reflections on Exodus is going to be one of those book...

Saturday, October 13, 2012

And When It Is Too Hard, Cry Out!

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Suffering in silence is not a Jewish virtue. When our ancestors were slaves in Egypt, according to the book of Exodus: The Israelites w...

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

What "Means Testing" Means for Average Americans

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Usually, giving more to people who have less already is considered a progressive idea. But according to today's Boston Globe: Romney...

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Can't Eat? Probably Won't Learn

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Stop blaming the teachers. The biggest education reform this country could undertake would be to make sure all students have a place to liv...

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