There is a bookshop in Jerusalem called “Sefer ve Sefel” (A Book and a Cup), a boutique store for used and new books. I haven’t been there in a while, but years ago I used to visit the place to buy books, read over a great cup of coffee and feel like I am in… Continue reading Books and Bakes: Solace in Times of Corona
In Praise of the Cup Half Empty
The story goes that a man decided to embark on an arduous journey to the home of a great sage, hoping he would bestow upon him some of his wisdom. And as journeys go, he braved valleys and ravines, took untrodden roads and bested the tallest mountain, on top of which stood the home of… Continue reading In Praise of the Cup Half Empty
The Storytelling Tools Chest: Vision and Path
Welcome to “the storytelling for change tools chest”. And today, a story to guide us towards our vision. A vision is the picture of the future we strive to create; or, if you like, a story of that future. It is not always easy to tell the story of the future; we are too preoccupied… Continue reading The Storytelling Tools Chest: Vision and Path
On Farewells
She is making a Pavlova for her family. She always does when she makes home-made mayonnaise so that the egg whites don’t go waste. She decides to make strawberry glaze, made from the ones she got fresh at the market for a reasonable price. As she rinses the strawberries and separates the plump ones from… Continue reading On Farewells
Little Red Riding Hood 2017
She is baking donuts. The cozy kitchen is already filled with the scents of melted butter, vanilla and chocolate. She dips the warm pastry in sweet icing and lays them out carefully in a box. Soon little red riding hood will come along to carry this plentiful basket over to her grandmother’s. She considers sprinkling… Continue reading Little Red Riding Hood 2017
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On Forgiveness: the Israeli Palestinian Conflict, Henzel and Gretel and me
Can we forgive those who hurt us and those most dear to our hearts? This question has been on my mind for a while, both personally and politically. Like so many questions that linger in my mind, it emerged to the surface when I was invited to two conferences the same week: one dealing with… Continue reading On Forgiveness: the Israeli Palestinian Conflict, Henzel and Gretel and me
An Open Letter to POTUS Donald Trump
Leora Hadar and Hamutal Gouri Open letter to US President, Donald Trump, Welcome to our region and to Jerusalem, this holy city that holds within its walls and streets the history of people of all three religions: Judaism, Islam and Christianity. We, Leora Hadar and Hamutal Gouri, members of the grassroots movement Women Wage Peace,… Continue reading An Open Letter to POTUS Donald Trump
Four Stories of Hope, Persistence and Leadership
Last week I spent a while inside a hole in time. In the early hours of Saturday morning I flew to Washington DC and on Wednesday I was already back in Israel, enveloped in the warmth of my family, everyday life, work, home and activism. I traveled to DC in for the JStreet National Conference,… Continue reading Four Stories of Hope, Persistence and Leadership
“Were I Human”
“Were I Human” Ariel: Your charm so strongly works ’em. That if you now beheld them, your affections would become tender. PROSPERO Dost thou think so, spirit? ARIEL Mine would, sir, were I human[1]. Nita Schechet, a feminist literary scholar and peace and human rights activist passed away last November. I was deeply saddened by… Continue reading “Were I Human”
Hamutal Gouri 