Mask of Purim: Showing Up

Mask of Purim: Showing Up

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The upcoming holiday of Purim and the story of Esther remind me to reveal myself and take off my mask.  Many Jews celebrate Purim by dressing up and putting on a mask. The semester I lived in Jerusalem, was the first time I saw Purim could be as large a celebration as Halloween in Los … Continued

Yemen: To Go or Not To Go?

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Article first published as Yemen: To Go or Not To Go? on Technorati. Yemen has been on my mind lately with the recent intercepted mail bomb, the attack on the USS Cole and the book, The Woman Who Fell from the Sky in the news.  I was scheduled to travel to Aden, Yemen, in 2001 as senior assistant … Continued

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