This book is less a murder mystery and more a retrospective on a forgotten civilization. I refer to the 20th century British Empire. www.goodreads.com/book/show/81... #books #fiction #MurderMystery

A0 Dennis Fischman in Somerville, MA. Last weekend, I celebrated with a great-niece turning 3 and then visited a cousin's daughter and her family at their home in Croton-on-Hudson fir the first time. This morning, a student of mine celebrated her bat mitzvah. A good week! #ParshaChat

Is there a #parshachat today?

The premise of the book drew me in, and the writing style kept me turning pages to see what came next. I understand the reviewers who said "Nothing happened," but that's only true if you dismiss every emotion Korede feels and each threat she foils. #books #fiction www.goodreads.com/book/show/42...

For me, this book was less than the sum of its parts. At the end, it's Banks's wry observations and memorable turns of the phrase that kept me reading this 500-page #book until the end, and I'm not sorry I did, but I cannot recommend that you do the same. www.goodreads.com/book/show/12... #fiction

On May 13, 1985, police dropped a bomb on a West Philly house. The fire caused by the explosion killed 11 people, an atrocity that Philadelphia still grapples with today. Listen to “MOVE: Untangling the Tragedy,” our podcast series with @tulogancenter.bsky.social ⤵️ (1/7)

Gerrymandering for partisan purposes should be illegal...too.

A 1989 law-review article by Kimberlé Crenshaw was responsible for introducing the term “intersectionality” to conversations about race, sex, and their joint legal protection. Read more about the history of the term, and the woman who coined it newyorkermag.visitlink.me/We4YRA

www.goodreads.com/book/show/22... #books #nonfiction #Black #Jewish

A marvelous telling of the story of a mixed family, a girl growing up within it and embracing all of her identity, and an adult woman navigating Jewish leadership roles, first as a cantor, then as a rabbi. I am glad I took a month to read it chapter by chapter. www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...