I was asked to give a talk based on the personal experience of my ex denying me a divorce (until she stopped) on the theme of "חופש לבחור" ("freedom to choose"). Here's what I want to say: Paradoxically, the most profound experiences of בחירה "free choice" are when there's no חופש ("freedom, liberty, options"). 1/

Tomorrow night I'm speaking at a Torah learning retreat. And I kinda want to just sit & talk with the other presenters.
על סרבנות גט - מאיר שמחה
על עליה לארץ - מת'יו
על גיור - תבל
על יציאה מהארון - אפרת
על רווקות - מאירי I know they're expecting a personal story about liberation, but the story of how my ex refused for over a year to accept a gett (=document effecting Jewish divorce) isn't so interesting as a story of liberation. I think. 2/

Politics in Israel? Here's what I think. I could be wrong. Tell me how.

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Judicial reform (in Israel) is needed. Also the particular proposal must be improved. (Some improvements have been proposed.) 1/ Judicial reform has been a core issue for decades for Israel's Religious Nationalist communities (which make up a significant part of Israel's "Right"). 2/