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Gaza families mini-fundraiser -- acting upon my values
In my last post I said that I was going to challenge myself to see if I could handle writing a piece dealing with an important aspect of the…
 • Maurice D. Harris
An OCD update from my seat on the Struggle Bus -- testing my capacities
The writer in me is having natural creative moments of flow again about topics that have been too triggering for me to be able to think about much less…
 • Maurice D. Harris
Two Moroccan artists - one Muslim, one Jewish - and their gorgeous music
Oum and Neta Elkana are both on repeat on my playlists during this time of frequent fear and anxiety
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Republicans are screwing our family
Our Republican senator voted with his party to kill extending ACA tax credits
 • Maurice D. Harris
A Prayer for the Unjustly Hated
I took part in a weekly interfaith vigil outside Philly's ICE offices
 • Maurice D. Harris
My OCD brain after 17 months of treatment
Progress, setbacks, and the thought that OCD treatment has useful lessons for resisting fascism
 • Maurice D. Harris
A Biblical Text Adventure: "A still, small voice."
Another exploratory biblical text adventure
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"God is near to the broken-hearted..."
Another biblical text adventure
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"Love is strong as death"
Sharing some thoughts on a famous biblical verse, Song of Songs 8:6
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One of the best sermons I've heard in a long time...
From James Talarico, a name that may become very well-known in this country
 • Maurice D. Harris
I can't quite seem to write
My OCD is really active.
 • Maurice D. Harris
Sharing Rabbi Jill Jacobs' op-ed on Gaza starvation & the American Jewish community
This is the beginning of Rabbi Jill Jacobs’ op-ed in The Forward. I agree with her 100%.
 • Maurice D. Harris
With his native Israel in focus, Yuval Noah Harari asks what the point of 2000 years of rabbinic Judaism has been
Harari's June 8, 2025 interview on the podcast "Unholy" is a wake up call
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Signs of Resistance
An AI generated wish list of new signs in front of various public establishments
 • Maurice D. Harris
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