What Are We Allowed to Feel? A Spiritual Perspective from on the Ground in Israel #6
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R. Avi Killip and R. Avital Hochstein introduce Dr. Tsivia Frank Wygoda, a new member of Hadar's team in Israel who supports independent minyanim in Be'er Sheva and southern Israel. They reflect on how war pushes us to think in terms of black and white binaries, and yet, the reality - politically, morally, and emotionally - is such moreĀ more complex. Are there limits on what we are allowed to feel and how we can express these feelings?
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