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What the world does not need is a Haggadah that pats itself on the back. It needs a Haggadah that gets out of the way,…

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We eat as sons and daughters, as families, as communities, as generations, as nations, and increasingly as a globe. We can't stop…
August has passed, and yet summer continues by force to grow days. They sprout secretly between the chapters of the year, covertly…
SADNESSES OF THE INTELLECT: Sadness of being misunderstood [sic]; Humor sadness; Sadness of love wit[hou]t release; Sadne[ss of be]ing smart; Sadness of…
The Torah is the foundational text for Jewish law, but the Haggadah is our book of living memory. We are not merely…
Murdering someone would surely prove that you are capable of killing, but it wouldn't be the most reasonable way to understand why…
Be the instrument playing the sound of your life's passing
I got incredibly heavy boots about how relatively insignificant life is, and how, compared to the universe and compared to time, it…
Animal agriculture makes a 40% greater contribution to global warming than all transportation in the world combined; it is the number one…
When we eat factory-farmed meat we live, literally, on tortured flesh. Increasingly, that tortured flesh is becoming our own.
How would you judge an artist who mutilated animals in a gallery because it was visually arresting? How riveting would the sound…
The more you love someone, he came to think, the harder it is to tell them. It surprised him that strangers didn't…
Everyone is always in need of something that another person can give, be it undivided attention, a kind word or deep empathy.…

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When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang… — Benjamin Carson
Our dependency makes slaves out of us, especially if this dependency is a dependency of our self-esteem. If you need encouragement, praise,… — Frederick Salomon Perls
The best sex education for kids is when Daddy pats Mommy on the fanny when he comes home from work. — William H. Masters
I can play, and I know it; I'm not looking for any pats on the back. I don't have to be endorsed… — Unknown Author
I always buy the smaller turkeys. On the pre-baste put pats of butter on the meat under the skin, put the skin… — Sandra Lee
I can take a lot of pats on the back. I love it when I get admiring letters from people. And, of… — Norman Rockwell
In England the boy pats his adored one on the back and says softly, "I don't object, you know." If he is… — George Mikes
Too much preaching nowadays pats the back and tickles the ear, but does not get under the skin. There is no conviction… — Vance Havner
She pulls away, pats me on the shoulder with three mini-pats, like those used to pet reptiles. — Dave Eggers
Love pats are soft punches of encouragement that are admistered on the knee, shoulder, and arm. — Stephen Chbosky
hi, puppy." she's not a puppy. She's a girl," Nancy's mother says. Nancy pats me and says, "Good puppy. Nice puppy." When… — Lauren Myracle
Thank you," I say, pounding his back probably too hard. "That was the best damned passenger-seat driving I've ever seen in my… — John Green

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