When bell hooks referred to classrooms as “radical spaces of possibility” that are threatened by “bourgeois values in the classroom” that “create a barrier, blocking the possibility of confrontation and conflict, warding off dis­sent” she highlighted an important issue. 1/ Speaking from my own experiences with ableism, racism, elitism, classism, and misogynoir in academia: Too often, senior colleagues get away with perpetuating harmful ideas and upholding violent systems. Their seniority and tenure protect them from accountability. 2/

Sharing my Yom Kippur journal prompts for anyone interested in introspective questions about forgiveness, death, personal growth, and consumption: 1/ Aside from food, what else do you consume for nourishment? Further, aside from eating, what activities do you engage in to feed your soul? 2/