Creative Non-Fiction

Tikkun Magazine – Spring 2023

“The Hands of G-d”

“The devout Catholics on the trip will cry when they see the Sea of Galilee for the first time. The evangelicals will roll their eyes at the nuns and monks who shush them when they make fun of said Catholics for lighting prayer candles. Though a Jewish organization sponsored the trip, most of your fellow travelers are Christian, and they’ll be able to smell the doubt and shame on you from a mile away. Leave everyone else so that you don’t feel any pressure to perform. Instead, you should stare at the pristine water and think about miracles and landmines and the Syrian Civil War and feel nothing.” Read it here