On Town resolutions

The editors of the Williams Record asked if I would write an OpEd about last week's Williamstown Select Board meeting, the resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza that was brought to that meeting, and the views of the community I serve on that resolution. Here's a taste of what I wrote:

...Before writing any kind of resolution that aims to speak for the whole Town, I think we need to listen to one another. One of the difficulties in doing so is that we���re often operating with different facts. Not because of disinformation, though there���s plenty of that, but because news from Al Jazeera will be different from news from Ha���aretz, which is different from your Tumblr feed. It can be painful to hear someone who views the conflict through a different lens and is getting their information from a different set of sources, but it���s valuable to learn how to hold multiple truths. 

As a Rabbi, I���m committed to the proposition that all of the Jews who live here belong in Jewish community, no matter what path forward we think is the best way to reach a just and lasting peace. This goal requires us to look for places where we can make common cause instead of focusing on the places where we can���t. It���s not always easy, but I think it���s vital...

Read the whole piece here: Creating a resolution that speaks for more of our Town.