kaddish in two-part harmony
A conversation between an anthropologist and a musician along with a growing virtual minyan, on themes of death and dying, grief, ritual, and the interplay between music and words.about
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national poetry month
Thought I’d better get this in before it isn’t April any more. I think next year, the whole month of April’s posts should be in poetry. I’d be pretty proud if I could manage it. This poem I stumbled on … Continue reading
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Tagged Allah, bondage, charoset, collaboration, musicians, National Poetry Month, Pesach, submission, women
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abraham, sarah, and hagar, a kaddish for patterns worth shattering
The question is do we feel sorry for Abraham, or do we say goddamn it, you knew what you were getting us into? Or is there some other way to resolve the whole bit? I’ve been thinking about this for … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, Chango, Hagar, Ishmael, Jewish identity, Middle East, parenting, Sarah, women, Yitzhak
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a kaddish for those who don’t escape
My ordeal was long ago and I’m fine. For far too many others, this story is today, this story is now, and this story is how they will die. Continue reading
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Tagged aggression, child abuse, coming out, domestic abuse, musicians, parenting, penetration, queer, siblings, suicide, trauma, women
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what is it about cemeteries?
Sometimes just going out to lunch or dinner with an ex isn’t just the pleasant experience you think it’s gonna be. We went to one of the places we usually go to. We ordered items congruent with who we each … Continue reading
a kaddish for elizabeth edwards
I’m not sure what to think, exactly, about Elizabeth Edwards, but I’m pretty sure that the real tragedy is that we still know more about him than her. Continue reading
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Tagged conflict, death and dying, feminism, optimism, pessimism, politics, women
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running away together — dordogne
It’s not like either of us never went anywhere — though I thought she had me beat in this regard. Her fieldwork took her to what I thought of as the ends of the earth. although for her, it wasn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropology of consciousness, Dordogne, Galina Lindquist, women, writing
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