Words of the Week: Senator Charles Schumer
Delivered last week on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
(more…)Delivered last week on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
(more…)I hit “send” for the December 2023 issue of The Practicing Writer 2.0 earlier this morning. Among the dozens of fee-free (and paying) opportunities listed there are several that focus on developing and/or recognizing Jewish work.
Reminder: As I’ve said before, Jewish work can (and does!) find homes in “secular” or other not-necessarily-“Jewish” publications, presses, and programs. So be sure to check out all of the other opportunities listed in this newsletter issue, too.
Shabbat shalom.
“Sometimes ‘speech’ isn’t speech. Sometimes it rises to the level of conduct that prevents others from being able to live their lives. Right now we need people to discern the difference.”
Source: Ilya Shapiro, “Where Free Speech Ends and Lawbreaking Begins” (The Free Press; note, at the post’s conclusion, an editorial reference to “another view”).
Wishing everyone a Shabbat shalom.
“For a long time, we’ve made the decision that we’re not going to welcome people who are racist to our stage. We’re not going to welcome people who are homophobic or people who are misogynistic to our stage….We have adopted a policy of continuing to welcome diverse perspectives to our stage, including those of people who are critical of Israel. And we’ve essentially drawn only one red line. The red line is that if you actively call for the destruction of the State of Israel, or question its legitimacy, then you’re welcome to have that opinion in the world, but we’re not going to give it a platform.”
—Seth Pinsky, quoted in “92NY Splits With the Cultural Elite” (New York Magazine)