Ira Rifkin
@irarifkin.bsky.social
Retired journalist, author, educator. Interests include Secular Buddhism, Israel/ME, Jewish world, environment and climate destruction, comparative religion, global politics, world history, sports, globalization & whatever else grabs my attention.
43 years ago, on a Thanksgiving weekend in Yonkers, N.Y, I married Ruth, the love of my life. A wise move as I gained a best-friend for life, a protector and caretaker, a homemaker extraordinaire … a partner in all. Thank you Ruth. I hope I’ve proved worthy.
November 28, 2024 at 8:29 PM
43 years ago, on a Thanksgiving weekend in Yonkers, N.Y, I married Ruth, the love of my life. A wise move as I gained a best-friend for life, a protector and caretaker, a homemaker extraordinaire … a partner in all. Thank you Ruth. I hope I’ve proved worthy.
Is This a Bonhoeffer Moment?
Protestant activist Dietrich Bonhoeffer, an ordinary man forced to be extraordinary by his times, is a hero for giving his life to opposing the Nazi regime.
Is this our fate?
www.christiancentury.org/features/the...
Protestant activist Dietrich Bonhoeffer, an ordinary man forced to be extraordinary by his times, is a hero for giving his life to opposing the Nazi regime.
Is this our fate?
www.christiancentury.org/features/the...
There’s no such thing as a Bonhoeffer moment
Dietrich Bonhoeffer didn’t choose to be a martyr. He simply tried, as many others did, to be decent in the face of...
www.christiancentury.org
November 22, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Is This a Bonhoeffer Moment?
Protestant activist Dietrich Bonhoeffer, an ordinary man forced to be extraordinary by his times, is a hero for giving his life to opposing the Nazi regime.
Is this our fate?
www.christiancentury.org/features/the...
Protestant activist Dietrich Bonhoeffer, an ordinary man forced to be extraordinary by his times, is a hero for giving his life to opposing the Nazi regime.
Is this our fate?
www.christiancentury.org/features/the...
This concerns me greatly. My wife’s organization, is on the working list. #MarylandPesticideEducationalNetwork.
newrepublic.com/article/1887...
newrepublic.com/article/1887...
The House Just Made it Easier to Target Climate Groups
A bill allowing the executive branch to strip nonprofit status from organizations offering “material support” to terrorists could easily be used to target political enemies—including environmentalists...
newrepublic.com
November 22, 2024 at 8:34 PM
This concerns me greatly. My wife’s organization, is on the working list. #MarylandPesticideEducationalNetwork.
newrepublic.com/article/1887...
newrepublic.com/article/1887...
I’ve joined! FB friends: if you’re now on bsky let me know so I can follow. Thanks
November 19, 2024 at 10:24 PM
I’ve joined! FB friends: if you’re now on bsky let me know so I can follow. Thanks