Bereavement: Jacqueline Shohet Kahanoff and “To Die a Modern Death”
This week, excerpts from “To Die a Modern Death,” an important essay for those caring for aging family members, especially during the holidays.
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Still Leaving Egypt, After All These Years
Does the story of the Exodus we tell on Passover, about how we were oppressed by everyone until we had our own home in the Holy Land, make us better, more empathetic, people or worse, more ethonocentric, people?
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The “Still Leaving Egypt, After All These Years” Edition
We discuss: 1) why each new revelation about Bibi’s alleged corruption is accompanied by an increase in support for him, 2) the accreditation of a private university to grant Ph.D. degrees, and 3) whether the story of Exodus hardens or softens our hearts, now that we are in a strong and secure state.
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The Day Before Passover: S.Y. Agnon’s “The Home”
In honor of Passover, this week’s episode features an excerpt from S.Y. Agnon’s story, “The Home.” Agnon is the only Hebrew-language writer to have received the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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