Prologue On the flight back to Europe I stop to reflect on my time in Israel. Being there, in an environment so different from the one I have settled into in...

Dear Hannah, Fifty nine years ago you visited this country for the Eichmann trial and the events that you witnessed shaped the course of its history. At stak...

This morning I went with my family to plant tress in the West Bank. We joined a movement called Zazim who organized this event together with Rabbis for Human...

It was my last day in Dornach after the Bound To Earth conference in the Goetheanum. I had a few more hours to spend before my train was leaving from Basel t...

“Does anyone know what's happening about arrestee support for the Shell Action this afternoon?” Confusion. Was there an action? Did someone get arrested? "On...

Being and becoming were born to an upper middle class family somewhere in Europe. They were very much alike in terms of their beliefs, their humour, their po...

“Tell me what democracy looks like!”, she shouted over the megaphone as we were marching. A nasty question. For most it means going to the ballots every four...

January 18, 2020. Another Extinction Rebellion protest as part of the Amsterdam Lights Festival. The Red Rebels were accompanied by the Blue Brigade, followe...

Yesterday I joined Extinction Rebellion for a protest in front of the Australian embassy in The Hague. It was a wonderful experience, energetic and emotional...

Reading the news about the fires in Australia: 15 million acres burnt to the ground, half a billion native animals killed, at least 24 people dead and thousa...

In a recent Email from a good friend he wrote that “the world of high art seems to be linked to pop culture in a really enriching synthesis.” He then compell...

Second day in the mountains of Catalonia. Today we visited an amazing labyrinth of rock sculptures called ROCAVIVA near the town of Músser. All of the rocks w...

In reply to Young Omer’s question “what do you really want?” Old Omer said: I want to live in a fantasy world. A world not governed by the laws of Physics bu...

J.S. Bach – Weihnachtsoratorium – Ach wenn wird die Zeit erscheinen A compassionate and serene backdrop of instrumental music sets the stage for the drama. Tw...