Recent Articles on Tikkun

Envisioning a Nonviolent Response to War – A Bold Proposal to Care for All Palestinians and Israelis

For as long as there are “bad guys”, wars will continue. War, as I understand it, is a state of collective active willingness to kill or be killed using arms. For every war, some identify with one side, some with the other side, and some mourn there being war at all and want solutions that…
Coercion, Shaming, Mulberry Trees, and Babies

In 2020, when Emma Quayle and I started vagabonding in earnest, one of our criteria for what we wanted our next steps to be as we journeyed further was “unmasking the impact of patriarchy and allowing us to experience first-hand the intensity of its manifestation.”
Tikkun is Closing

These are difficult times for anyone seeking a world of love and justice. Yet I continue to believe that within the next hundred years, those who survive the many hurtful human forces and the massive destruction of the environment will be living in a more loving and just world.
Understanding the Means and the Ends

Michael Lerner will go down in history as one of our country’s great thinkers.
On the One Hand…On the Other…

“…I grew terrified that they were jeering at his kippah…”
ILLEGAL

“…you tell me/with passion/that my parents were wrong/to escape —illegally— “
Why Observations, Feelings, Needs, and Requests Are Both Enough and Not

Observations, feelings, needs, and requests, which many of us within the NVC network end up referring to as OFNR, are some of the most basic building blocks of NVC. Within the circles of people who study and practice NVC, a divergence exists about whether these elements are enough
Isaac’s Lament

“…the time my dad protested the war…/At first people called him a traitor/but after a while they started joining him…”
Pictograph

“…For all my banked sorrow, this glowing…”
The Twisted Response from Germany to the Ongoing Massacre of Palestinians

Giant Rallies Big Questions
Dare I Call You Cousin, a poem for peace in Hebrew & Arabic

“…Salaam, shalom…Abraham/Ibrahim, watch us/do more than wish to take that dare…”
Is it Good for the Jews?

“…’Is it good for the Hebrews?’ Moses’ mother asks…”
2023 Highlights

A rich array of articles and poetry published on www.tikkun.org in 2023 BUY your own printed real magazine copy to be mailed to your home address.Tikkun Magazine 2023 Highlights (lulu.com) Table of Contents A Revised Jewish Understanding of the State of Israel by Rabbi Michael LernerRepealing The Second Amendment: Widening Public Debate About Gun Rights…
Laura Veronica

“We’d been given a baby in our old age/like Abraham and Sarah…”
Blaming Ourselves is Tearing Us Apart

Jewish infighting can lead to disaster. Here’s a better way.
Prayer

On the anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, Newtown, Connecticut, Dec.14, 2012.
In The Small Room of Our Last Visit

“…what obstacles exist anymore on the clattering track of memory’s strange stations?…”
The Mystical Character of Mechanical Determinism

A Conversation with Robert Sapolsky.
Israel/Gaza

“You want me to choose…”
Safe

Now I know how privileged I have been. I used to think of privilege as a list of traits. We call them positionalities. Now I know privilege in relation to bombing. This is the hierarchy . . .
The Elephant in the Room

A Spiritual Journey to Find One’s Home
Let Israel Vote; Let Gaza Vote

Perhaps a transformative moment will soon arrive, bringing those committed to peace in the two societies to power.
Netanyahu and Amalek

Netanyahu’s use of the story of Amalek to justify the slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza.
I Was Someone’s They and They Were Mine

“I was they and they were them./They is so much simpler than a someone…”
Rudolf Rocker

Moving beyond one’s personal identity helps us see the situation through a more expansive lens.
Hamas’s Horrific Miscalculation & Israel’s Horrific Response

Civilians on both sides pay the price, although disproportionately.
Condemnation: A Lament

“…They demand that we condemn/And if we do not, they may say we are complicit…”
Prayers of Peace for Palestine and Israel

Pro-Palestinian or Pro-Israeli protests have only increased extremism and nationalism on both sides.
Yet Another War

“…Each verse of my poem is divided by rockets, shrill alarms/that rise and fall…”
After Micha 4:4

“…none to make us afraid/except for…”