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Another confession (opens the original)
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I have always been very open to not living in an insular world. In fact, I rejected insularity and even equated it with self-ghettoizing. I taught interfaith and still believe in it, but I reject perennialism. To me, interfaith retains the particularism of each group. I treat universalism as another form of particularism because it ultimately requires reduction to one religion.So, what changed? My openness. I still keep the same philosophical distinctions, but I feel that I am moving closer to e
Today’s writing exercise 9/28/2026 (opens the original)
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Character – Writer / Setting – Downtown LA / Situation – ObsessionOk, I pretend to be a writer. So, I put on my most artsy dress, and I drive to Downtown LA looking for the most artsy coffee shop. I have no idea what I am going to write about. I try not to obsess about it, just be in the image. So, I am performing being a writer. I find a coffee house and it is very crowded. I look intensely for a place to sit down and finally find one, right by the restroom. It suits me well. I pull out my note
My interview and notes: Pamela Nadell (opens the original)
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As always, I am sharing my latest interview and notes. Please listen to it and, if you haven't already, consider reading this fabulous book.Pamela S. Nadell holds the Patrick Clendenen Chair in Women’s and Gender History and is Director of the Jewish Studies Program. A specialist in American Jewish history and women’s history, she teaches a variety of courses in Jewish civilization. Pamela Nadell’s books include America’s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today (W.W. Norton, 2019),
Asymmetrical Me (opens the original)
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In 2025, right after I finished grading and posted my grades—and after learning that my program had closed and all of us had been let go, I managed to step on a pebble and take a bad fall. The fall was severe: I dislocated and fractured my shoulder, and hit my chest and head. Luckily, I did not sustain a concussion, but my shoulder was a mess and I needed surgery. Unfortunately, it happened right before Christmas and New Year's, and no one was available. The emergency room doctors could not oper
Liberal arts degrees come back (opens the original)
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According to Fortune, Anthropic cofounder and billionaire Jack Clark studied literature, not computer science, and argues that liberal arts degrees will flourish in the AI age.I am sharing, with considerable trepidation and conflicting feelings, Fortune’s article about the usefulness of liberal arts degrees. For me, the key word is “usefulness,” because the argument feels profoundly instrumental. Liberal arts degrees are being defended not for what they cultivate in a person or contribute to civ
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