Peter Himmelman’s Morning Musings

Peter Himmelman’s Morning Musings

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We Shall See
(Poem)
Oct 9 • 
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Two Years Beyond October 7, 2023
(A personal reflection)
Oct 6 • 
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Oh, Righteous Performers: Where Are Your Voices Now?
(essay)
Oct 3 • 
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Yom Kippur Reflections From the Locker Room at the YMCA
(Brief essay)
Oct 1 • 
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September 2025

What the West Fails to See: A View From an Observant Jew
Why my faith gives me insight into radical Islam that many Western leaders and commentators miss
Sep 30 • 
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15
The Man With a Leaping Spirit (Love, Music, and the Bright Light of Richard Friedman)
(Eulogy for a friend)
Sep 28 • 
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When Children Know Better Than Statesmen (Palestinian Promises Without Preconditions)
(essay)
Sep 25 • 
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15
Recognition Sans Reality: How and Why the West Capitulates to Hamas
(Opinion Piece)
Sep 22 • 
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Why Is Everyone So Crazy? (Fifty Acetate Sheets)
Why hidden layers of fear, envy, and shame explain more about human behavior than the rules we claim to live by.
Sep 21 • 
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Banish All Evil!
From a television network’s sudden capitulation, to the murder of a public speaker, the urge to “cleanse evil” now threatens the freedom to argue at…
Sep 18 • 
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The Gods Of Naught
(video/spoken word : prose poem)
Sep 15 • 
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4:24
Fear: The New Sex
Our Minds Have Been Grabbed
Sep 14 • 
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