Palestine and more . . .
And then there is Palestine and Israel. As I watch the news I struggle with how to respond. What could I do or say? A year and a half ago, I had met Izeldine on the steps of the Damascus gate in Jerusalem to start our food tour in the Old City. Sacred Cuisine --a sampling of local foods with stories about Palestinian heritage. A few years earlier I'd walked through the gate at dusk…
Gratitude and Bearing Witness
Now 11% of the US adult population is fully vaccinated and over 22% have at least one dose. My own family has done well thanks to their essential worker status (teachers and doctors) and being long term care residents. We’ve had our trauma with COVID, 2 members infected and recovered, and others on the front lines of bringing children back to school and in clinical care. But nevertheless we are privileged. Despite the chaos of President #45, the US…