This link will take you to a free e-book, a discussion guide I co-wrote with Robert Friedman and Gloria Greenfield, to enhance the experience of watching the Alan Dershowitz film “The Case for Israel.” The guide provides information and resources for anyone interested in Israel advocacy, whether or not you have seen the film. http://ebookbrowse.com/the-case-for-israel-appendix4-pdf-d155080706 For information […]
Category Archives: Commentary
The Limits of Empathy
Published in the on-line magazine Better After 50 http://betterafter50.com/2012/10/the-limits-of-empathy/
When Celebrations are Singed by Sadness
When Celebrations Are Singed by Sadness By Ann Green For most of us, thankfully, simchas* are a time of great joy, with a few disputes about table seating or catering to be laughed at later. But sometimes events conspire to bring major loss or illness center stage with celebration. Families can face the emotional vertigo […]
High School Grads of 2012: Don’t Sweat Career Choice Now, but Get Beyond the Ivory Tower
High School Grads of 2012: Don’t Sweat Career Choice Now, but Get Beyond the Ivory Tower By Ann Green You start college in the fall. You aren’t sure what you want to be when you grow up. Family and friends want to know what your plans are for the next few decades. As a former […]
Blessings, Curses and a Talking Donkey
Blessings, Curses and a Talking Donkey: Balak (Numbers 22:2 – 25:9) D’var Torah Delivered at Temple Israel of Natick July 7, 2012 By Ann Green Sticks and Stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me. We used to say that when someone said something nasty to us when we were kids to […]
Accepting the Emptiness of the Empty Nest
Accepting the Emptiness of the Empty Nest By Ann Green There’s an eerie quiet down the hall… Both kids are in college… I’m an empty nester… There was a time when “empty nest” referred to a household where the children had married and started households of their own. Judging by the volume of comments this […]
“Peace” Activists Screaming in My Face (Report from Outside the AIPAC Meeting)
I’m so glad they were “peace activists,” those nice folks who were screaming in my face as I walked into the Sheraton Boston the other night. Had they been Israel-hating anti-Semites it might have been disturbing. Okay, how do I know they really were Israel-hating anti-Semites? Because those who truly care about peace do not […]