Category Archives: from the archives

on being a bridge, a “compromise selection” in a “gorgeous mosaic”

Posted on 2020/11/24 by davka

David Dink­ins (who died yes­ter­day, Novem­ber 23, 2020) became may­or of New York after our imme­di­ate fam­i­ly left the New York area for San Diego. I had no direct expe­ri­ence of his stew­ard­ship of the city. The first New York may­oral can­di­date … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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rejoice in your festivals — a sukkot meditation

Posted on 2020/10/02 by davka

boost­ing this up to the top for the week of sukkot Ear­li­er ver­sions of this have been post­ed at my orig­i­nal (pre-blog) site (first post­ed in 1997) and par­tial­ly as “time for prun­ing” in 2011. A vari­ant also exists as a print­able … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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