Creating an American-ñ Counterculture

Creating an American-ñ Counterculture

Oct 31, 2011 By Carol K. Ingall | Public Event video

This lecture was part of the 100th anniversary celebration of The Teachers Institute of ñ.

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The Women Who Reconstructed American ñ Education

The Women Who Reconstructed American ñ Education

Oct 27, 2011 By Carol K. Ingall | Public Event audio

 

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Avraham the Avatar

Avraham the Avatar

Oct 7, 2009 By Carol K. Ingall | Commentary | Vayera

Although many of us recognize the word avatar as a representation of the self in computer games (a “mini-me,” or so my granddaughter tells me), in fact the term originates in Hindu mythology. An avatar is a personification or embodiment of a divine principle. While we traditionally refer to Avraham as avinu, our father, perhaps we would get a more nuanced view of this biblical hero by imagining Avraham as an avatar.

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