Linda K. Wertheimer
@lindakwert.bsky.social
Author of Faith Ed, Teaching about Religion in an Age of Intolerance. Independent Journalist, formerly of Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News. @medillschool alumna; @FellowsSpencer; @theopedproject #skatermom of ice dancer. I'm not the NPR Linda
This beautiful harbor seal was just lounging on a rock during my recent trip to Maine. A few dozen were swimming nearby as I kayaked in Morgan Bay. Thankfully there were no sharks hunting.
July 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
This beautiful harbor seal was just lounging on a rock during my recent trip to Maine. A few dozen were swimming nearby as I kayaked in Morgan Bay. Thankfully there were no sharks hunting.
Some mornings are lazier than others.
June 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Some mornings are lazier than others.
Thanks @edwriters.bsky.social for inviting me to participate in today's panel on religion and schools at #EWA2025. It was great to have nuanced dialogue with my fellow panelists.
May 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Thanks @edwriters.bsky.social for inviting me to participate in today's panel on religion and schools at #EWA2025. It was great to have nuanced dialogue with my fellow panelists.
It was a delight last night to moderate a conversation with @juliebrill.bsky.social about her memoir, Hidden in Plain Sight @brandeisuniversity.bsky.social at an event for the Center for German and European Studies. Julie tells the story of how her father survived the Holocaust in Serbia.
May 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It was a delight last night to moderate a conversation with @juliebrill.bsky.social about her memoir, Hidden in Plain Sight @brandeisuniversity.bsky.social at an event for the Center for German and European Studies. Julie tells the story of how her father survived the Holocaust in Serbia.
I had a great time today as the keynote speaker at #NCCSS25. Several hundred social studies teachers from North Carolina attended, asked great questions and added insights. Loved talking to teachers afterwards. Thanks again @religionmatters.bsky.social for the invite! @beaconpress.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I had a great time today as the keynote speaker at #NCCSS25. Several hundred social studies teachers from North Carolina attended, asked great questions and added insights. Loved talking to teachers afterwards. Thanks again @religionmatters.bsky.social for the invite! @beaconpress.bsky.social
@learnreligions.bsky.social at #NCCSS25 talks about the complexity of teaching about holidays. How do you do it equitably? I'd add, focus on education, not celebrating, and understand that Hanukkah is minor Jewish holiday. Teach about Yom Kippur too.
April 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
@learnreligions.bsky.social at #NCCSS25 talks about the complexity of teaching about holidays. How do you do it equitably? I'd add, focus on education, not celebrating, and understand that Hanukkah is minor Jewish holiday. Teach about Yom Kippur too.
Thank you @lexington250.bsky.social for bringing Keith Lockhart and Pops players to our town! What a treat! #PatriotsDay #Weallbelong
April 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Thank you @lexington250.bsky.social for bringing Keith Lockhart and Pops players to our town! What a treat! #PatriotsDay #Weallbelong
Fun to live in the middle of history. My town is three days away from celebrating @lexington250.bsky.social ! This mural is in the town center.
April 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Fun to live in the middle of history. My town is three days away from celebrating @lexington250.bsky.social ! This mural is in the town center.
It's practice day at the World Figure Skating championships. I'm here volunteering on the sports deck. Quiet today. Tomorrow will be the start of competition.
March 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
It's practice day at the World Figure Skating championships. I'm here volunteering on the sports deck. Quiet today. Tomorrow will be the start of competition.
Sixty five years ago, four African American college students from Greensboro, NC did a sit-in at Woolworths. Their protest to integrate the lunch counter led to more civil rights protests. Today I toured the museum inside Woolworths. This history is forever important to learn.
February 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Sixty five years ago, four African American college students from Greensboro, NC did a sit-in at Woolworths. Their protest to integrate the lunch counter led to more civil rights protests. Today I toured the museum inside Woolworths. This history is forever important to learn.
I'll be giving a talk this Fri. at Temple Emanuel in Greensboro, NC on teaching about religion in public schools. Please help pass the word along to #educators, #teachers, #parents, #scholars in Greensboro area. They can register here to attend: rb.gy/3coi39 @publicedworks.bsky.social
February 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I'll be giving a talk this Fri. at Temple Emanuel in Greensboro, NC on teaching about religion in public schools. Please help pass the word along to #educators, #teachers, #parents, #scholars in Greensboro area. They can register here to attend: rb.gy/3coi39 @publicedworks.bsky.social
I just finished #WeWouldNever by Tova Mirvis after attending her launch @newtonvillebooks.bsky.social last week. I could not put this psychological thriller down. It launches nationwide this week. Want a gripping, stellar read? This is it!
February 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I just finished #WeWouldNever by Tova Mirvis after attending her launch @newtonvillebooks.bsky.social last week. I could not put this psychological thriller down. It launches nationwide this week. Want a gripping, stellar read? This is it!
Thanks Daphne of @icedancecom.bsky.social for taking such beautiful photos of our ice dancing son and his partner at last week's @usfigureskating.bsky.social championships! Congrats to them and their fellow novice dance competitors for wowing us all with their grace and poise.
January 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Thanks Daphne of @icedancecom.bsky.social for taking such beautiful photos of our ice dancing son and his partner at last week's @usfigureskating.bsky.social championships! Congrats to them and their fellow novice dance competitors for wowing us all with their grace and poise.
Today is the start of the novice ice dance competition at @usfigureskating.bsky.social championships! So proud of our son Simon and his ice dance partner Annie for making it here! They've had a great 1st season. They compete tonight and tomorrow. Livestreamed @usfigureskating.bsky.social YouTube
January 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Today is the start of the novice ice dance competition at @usfigureskating.bsky.social championships! So proud of our son Simon and his ice dance partner Annie for making it here! They've had a great 1st season. They compete tonight and tomorrow. Livestreamed @usfigureskating.bsky.social YouTube
Author Joan Leegant wrote eloquently in today's @globeopinion.bsky.social section about the backlash against Jewish authors in the literary world.
December 21, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Author Joan Leegant wrote eloquently in today's @globeopinion.bsky.social section about the backlash against Jewish authors in the literary world.
I rode @amtrak.com for the first times in years yesterday and loved it. I got work done, sipped my iced tea and enjoyed the scenery. I even liked the snack from the much improved food selections. Looking forward to riding again.
December 14, 2024 at 3:29 PM
I rode @amtrak.com for the first times in years yesterday and loved it. I got work done, sipped my iced tea and enjoyed the scenery. I even liked the snack from the much improved food selections. Looking forward to riding again.
Congrats to all! Thanks for including novice! We're kind of partial to our Boston area duo. Go Simon and Annie!
November 26, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Congrats to all! Thanks for including novice! We're kind of partial to our Boston area duo. Go Simon and Annie!
'We are the government. It's us,' Doris Kearns Goodwin at #NCSS2024. She offered tips for inspiring students who wonder how they can affect change. @ncssnetwork.bsky.social Here's excerpt from her talk.
November 22, 2024 at 9:58 PM
'We are the government. It's us,' Doris Kearns Goodwin at #NCSS2024. She offered tips for inspiring students who wonder how they can affect change. @ncssnetwork.bsky.social Here's excerpt from her talk.
Standing room only at #NCSS2024 to hear presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. "Lincoln was born with empathy," she says of inborn qualities of some leaders. Most develop such qualities as they go. She's sharing fascinating tidbits about the presidents she has researched.
November 22, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Standing room only at #NCSS2024 to hear presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. "Lincoln was born with empathy," she says of inborn qualities of some leaders. Most develop such qualities as they go. She's sharing fascinating tidbits about the presidents she has researched.
Hi #NCSS2024 attendees! Happy to be here to talk about religious literacy and share stories from my Beacon Press book, Faith Ed. Come visit the Beacon booth and check out their array of YA and adult books rich with history. I'll be signing Faith Ed at 330 pm Saturday. @ncssnetwork.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Hi #NCSS2024 attendees! Happy to be here to talk about religious literacy and share stories from my Beacon Press book, Faith Ed. Come visit the Beacon booth and check out their array of YA and adult books rich with history. I'll be signing Faith Ed at 330 pm Saturday. @ncssnetwork.bsky.social
Hey #NCSS2024 attendees! Doing awkward self-promotion: I'm the author of Faith Ed, a book on teaching about world religions. Join me at a book signing Saturday, 3:30 p.m. at the Beacon Press booth in Exhibition Hall. Beacon is offering 50% discount on books at its booth. @ncssnetwork.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Hey #NCSS2024 attendees! Doing awkward self-promotion: I'm the author of Faith Ed, a book on teaching about world religions. Join me at a book signing Saturday, 3:30 p.m. at the Beacon Press booth in Exhibition Hall. Beacon is offering 50% discount on books at its booth. @ncssnetwork.bsky.social
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November 18, 2024 at 2:01 AM
go.bsky.app/DTUqDWd Check out my new starter pack of education journalists and publications. Just starting to develop it. #education #Edwriters
#NCSS2024 attendees, be sure to follow @sherrymcintyre.bsky.social, a Modesto teacher who has been a part of her district's world religions course for 20 years plus! Sherry will be doing a poster talk for Kaur Foundation late Saturday afternoon! You can read about her & Modesto in #FaithEd.
November 17, 2024 at 10:09 PM
#NCSS2024 attendees, be sure to follow @sherrymcintyre.bsky.social, a Modesto teacher who has been a part of her district's world religions course for 20 years plus! Sherry will be doing a poster talk for Kaur Foundation late Saturday afternoon! You can read about her & Modesto in #FaithEd.
Looking forward to meeting #NCSS2024 attendees on Saturday and haring reporting, research from my book #FaithEd and lessons learned, along with co-presenters @religionmatters.bsky.social and Sanam Gill. Look for Faith Ed in the Exhibition Hall at Beacon Press booth as well as a teacher's guide!
November 17, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Looking forward to meeting #NCSS2024 attendees on Saturday and haring reporting, research from my book #FaithEd and lessons learned, along with co-presenters @religionmatters.bsky.social and Sanam Gill. Look for Faith Ed in the Exhibition Hall at Beacon Press booth as well as a teacher's guide!
How can teaching about world religions make a difference in our religiously diverse world? Come join me, @religionmatters.bsky.social and Sanam Gill at our #NCSS2024 session Saturday, 225 pm. @ncssnetwork.bsky.social @drtinaellsworth.bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 6:32 PM
How can teaching about world religions make a difference in our religiously diverse world? Come join me, @religionmatters.bsky.social and Sanam Gill at our #NCSS2024 session Saturday, 225 pm. @ncssnetwork.bsky.social @drtinaellsworth.bsky.social