Table of Contents
1 A Curse and a Blessing 7
2 Purim and Palestinians 14
3 Women's Dialogue for Peace 22
4 Zeide and Bobbie 28
5 Young Judaea and the Year Course 36
6 The Rest of the Family 47
7 College and Graduate Studies 60
8 In the USSR 71
9 Quiz Shows 77
10 The 1970s 79
11 Jewish Identity 84
12 Experiences in the IDF and After 88
13 Teaching Christians and Others 100
14 It Might Lead to Mixed Dancing 107
Part 1 Plavdalah 107
Part 2 South Africa 113
15 Shabbat and Inter-Religious Dialogue 115
16 Israel Independence Day in New Zealand 124
17 Ezekiel and Hiroshima 126
18 Younan 130
19 From Porto Alegre to Heidelberg 132
20 More on Food 138
21 Visit to Bosnia 143
22 Names 146
23 Visit to the Ukraine 148
24 Interfaith Week in the United Kingdom 151
25 Lasting Effect? 153
26 Lasting Effect? 160
27 Retirement in Jerusalem 172
28 A Hopeful Pessimist 181
Acknowledgements 186
Appendices 188