Jerrold Post, Professor of Psychiatry, Political Psychology and International Affairs, outlines the development of modern terrorism, modern, for him, having begun in the late 19th century. He suggests that there have been four recognizable...
Novels and Non-Academic Nonfiction
by Sheri Oz · Published November 23, 2015 · Last modified January 15, 2018
Memory . . . trauma . . . memory of trauma . . . traumatic memory . . . repentance . . . remorse . . . forgiveness . . . ‘unforgivableness’ . ....
Reflections on Random Torah Verses
by Sheri Oz · Published November 20, 2015 · Last modified November 19, 2015
What does the practice of psychotherapy have to do with faith in God? Metaphorically, a lot. Listen to this poetic entreat given by Joel: “Rend your heart and not your garments.” The image of...
Countless posts expressing hatred toward Syrian refugees in particular and Muslims in general have been finding their way onto the social media. There is also a growing number of posts rejecting the expression of...
High school history lesson in some far-away future Today, class, we are going to be discussing the thorny issues of indigenous versus colonialist rights, based on the case of England and France. Let us...
The discussion has died down by now, but it is likely to pop up again in the future – the question regarding whether non-Jews can legitimately refer to themselves as Zionists or if they...
Reflections on Random Torah Verses
by Sheri Oz · Published November 13, 2015 · Last modified January 9, 2019
In last week’s blog, I discussed interpersonal aspects of having refuge cities to which unintentional perpetrators of manslaughter could run for protection. In this post I will reflect on the intrapersonal, inspired by a...
About four days before the first bombs fell, I had the impulse to write down how I was feeling. Writing was always a tool I used for dealing with my emotions and for understanding...
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