Tragedy, and Heroism, in Canada

From The New York Times:

http://op-talk.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/23/canada-honors-heroes-of-the-shootings-in-ottawa/?smid

Essay from Tablet magazine, about "Hamas' Liberal Apologists"

Another good essay (from 7/31/14), by Liel Leibovitz:

http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/180947/liberals-who-oppose-israel?utm

Good essay in Tablet Magazine, about Hamas

The essay, by Liel Leibovitz, a senior writer for the Jewish-oriented online publication Tablet Magazine, concerns the "false narrative of moral equivalency," regarding Israel and Hamas.  It appeared on July 11th.

http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/178820/america-stop-war-gaza?utm_source

"Hamas’s Human Shield War," from Commentary Magazine, July 10th

Years ago I was a subscriber to Commentary (the hard-copy edition). I now read some of the essays and blog posts on the magazine's website, though am not always an admirer--in particular, because of the frequent (and, I think, tiresome) animus, on the site, toward President Obama and his administration. Nonetheless, I liked the following piece by the magazine's Senior Online Editor, Jonathan Tobin:

http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2014/07/10/hamas-human-shield-war-gaza-israel-missiles/

The Days of Remembrance: April 27-May 4

The Days of Remembrance--Holocaust remembrance week--began on April 27th, and continues until May 4th. The theme for this year's observance, as designated by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, is "Confronting the Holocaust: American Responses."

http://www.ushmm.org/remember/days-of-remembrance

http://www.ushmm.org/remember/days-of-remembrance/2014-days-of-remembrance/2014-theme

Jewish Lights Publishing

Since the late 1990s, I've been reading books brought out by Jewish Lights Publishing, which is based in Vermont.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jewish-Lights-Publishing/115419215201

http://www.jewishlights.com/

I've read many fine books from the Jewish Lights catalogue.  Here are a few that I've enjoyed:

The Way Into Encountering God in Judaism, by Neil Gillman

http://www.amazon.com/Way-Into-Encountering-God-Judaism/dp/1580231993/

The Gentle Weapon: Prayers for Everyday and Not-so-Everyday Moments: Timeless Wisdom from Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
 

http://www.amazon.com/Gentle-Weapon-Everyday-Not-so-Everyday-Timeless/dp/1580230229/

Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction, edited by Jack Dann
 

http://www.amazon.com/Wandering-Stars-Anthology-Fantasy-Science/dp/1580230059/

God in Our Relationships: Spirituality Between People from the Teachings of Martin Buber, by Rabbi Dennis S. Ross

http://www.amazon.com/God-Our-Relationships-Spirituality-Teachings/dp/1580231470/

An essay, a year later, about the Boston Marathon catastrophe, by survivor Jeff Bauman

http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/04/jeff_bauman_thank_you_boston