Religion, Culture and Public Spaces – Matt Lipman

During the recent holiday season, I attended a public shofar blowing in a park in my hometown of Modiin. There are about ten parks throughout the city that host these…

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Ruth Calderon, Executive Director of Alma College

These are poor commercials in my opinion.

The fact that they will “always remain Israeli” is true, and an interesting cultural truth. The next stage – help them to return home – is not essential, paternalistic, and blind to the interesting new cultural developments taking place in Israeli communities abroad. (more…)

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Dr. Ruth Calderon, Chair and Founder of Alma College

These are poor commercials in my opinion.

The fact that they will “always remain Israeli” is true, and an interesting cultural truth. The next stage – help them to return home – is not essential, paternalistic, and blind to the interesting new cultural developments taking place in Israeli communities abroad. (more…)

Continue ReadingDr. Ruth Calderon, Chair and Founder of Alma College