Arlene Goldbard
@arlenegoldbard.bsky.social
Writer, painter, speaker. Cultural democracy advocate. Events & appearances: https://arlenegoldbard.com/talks-workshops/readings/. Blogs: https://arlenegoldbard.com/blog.
“Remembering Ted Berger," in honor of a man who was the kindest embodiment of personal & political integrity; the bravest truth-teller ; and possessor of the clearest vision of what must be done and what must be faced to accomplish it. tinyurl.com/43erkk2n
Remembering Ted Berger - Arlene Goldbard
Buy The Intercessor paperback or ebook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, or Ingram! My friend Ted Berger passed away on Thursday at age 86. There will be too many tributes to count, I am cer...
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February 2, 2026 at 8:02 PM
“Remembering Ted Berger," in honor of a man who was the kindest embodiment of personal & political integrity; the bravest truth-teller ; and possessor of the clearest vision of what must be done and what must be faced to accomplish it. tinyurl.com/43erkk2n
Shame! Appalling!
We need justice for all victims of ICE violence — not bailouts for the agents who kill them.
Demand that GoFundMe remove all fundraisers for Jonathan Ross and all ICE agents IMMEDIATELY: https://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/gofundme-still-supporting-ice-terror/?source=bs
Demand that GoFundMe remove all fundraisers for Jonathan Ross and all ICE agents IMMEDIATELY: https://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/gofundme-still-supporting-ice-terror/?source=bs
January 29, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Shame! Appalling!
Just published "The Way Out: Higher Truth, Higher Love." If you, like me, have sometimes lost sight of the higher truth and higher love that can guide this country past the error of caring more about order than justice, read about Omri Boehm's book Radical Universalism. tinyurl.com/4ayfaw29
The Way Out: Higher Truth, Higher Love - Arlene Goldbard
Through January 2026, order The Intercessor paperback from Ingram at a 30% discount! And the ebook from Amazon at half off! As the clusterfuck of this last year has unfolded, when I've pushed back th...
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January 27, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Just published "The Way Out: Higher Truth, Higher Love." If you, like me, have sometimes lost sight of the higher truth and higher love that can guide this country past the error of caring more about order than justice, read about Omri Boehm's book Radical Universalism. tinyurl.com/4ayfaw29
Just published " The Arts Funding Crisis: Removing The Blinders." It's time to face reality, both the best and worst possible futures, drop the snobbery, end the competition obsession, and engage with allies to save culture from MAGA. tinyurl.com/yc6fy697
The Arts Funding Crisis: Removing The Blinders - Arlene Goldbard
JANUARY SALE! Through the end of January 2026, order The Intercessor paperback from Ingram at a 30% discount! And the ebook from Amazon at half off! I took part recently in a large online convocation ...
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January 21, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Just published " The Arts Funding Crisis: Removing The Blinders." It's time to face reality, both the best and worst possible futures, drop the snobbery, end the competition obsession, and engage with allies to save culture from MAGA. tinyurl.com/yc6fy697
My 1 BIRTHDAY WISH. Please help The Intercessor reach its audiences. Readers are loving it, and it needs help thru your reviews, social media, sharing. Details at theintercessor.info. (And if you want to review for a publication, let me know and I’ll send a PDF.) Gratitude and blessings!
January 17, 2026 at 7:44 PM
My 1 BIRTHDAY WISH. Please help The Intercessor reach its audiences. Readers are loving it, and it needs help thru your reviews, social media, sharing. Details at theintercessor.info. (And if you want to review for a publication, let me know and I’ll send a PDF.) Gratitude and blessings!
Just published "A Culture of Possibility Podcast #60, Griselda Goldsbrough of the National Arts in Hospitals Network on Art, Recovery, and Wellbeing." People in hospitals deserve beauty and meaning. How does art heal? How do you make that case? tinyurl.com/49yynwj3
A Culture of Possibility Podcast #60, Griselda Goldsbrough of the National Arts in Hospitals Network on Art, Recovery, and Wellbeing - Arlene Goldbard
JANUARY SALE! Through the end of January 2026, order The Intercessor paperback from Ingram at a 30% discount! And the ebook from Amazon at half off! And watch video conversations about the book and it...
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January 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Just published "A Culture of Possibility Podcast #60, Griselda Goldsbrough of the National Arts in Hospitals Network on Art, Recovery, and Wellbeing." People in hospitals deserve beauty and meaning. How does art heal? How do you make that case? tinyurl.com/49yynwj3
Tonight, 13 January, at 6pm PT/7pm MT/8pm CT/9 pm ET is the last scheduled Zoom conversation about The Intercessor and building spiritual community. (Happy to do more free Zooms, though, so just ask.) You can find the Zoom link here: arlenegoldbard.com/talks-worksh...
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January 13, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Tonight, 13 January, at 6pm PT/7pm MT/8pm CT/9 pm ET is the last scheduled Zoom conversation about The Intercessor and building spiritual community. (Happy to do more free Zooms, though, so just ask.) You can find the Zoom link here: arlenegoldbard.com/talks-worksh...
Please join me on Sunday 11 January for a Zoom conversation about spiritual community based on my book The Intercessor. Starting at 4 Pacific/5 MT/6CT/7ET. Bring your heart, your questions, and your hopes. Register free at the link in comments, and learn more at www.theintercessor.info.
January 10, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Please join me on Sunday 11 January for a Zoom conversation about spiritual community based on my book The Intercessor. Starting at 4 Pacific/5 MT/6CT/7ET. Bring your heart, your questions, and your hopes. Register free at the link in comments, and learn more at www.theintercessor.info.
I would LOVE to talk with you on Zoom at one of these events, January 11 at 4 pm PT/7 ET, and January 13 at 6 pm PT/9 pm ET. Please join me!
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January 6, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I would LOVE to talk with you on Zoom at one of these events, January 11 at 4 pm PT/7 ET, and January 13 at 6 pm PT/9 pm ET. Please join me!
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"Watch This Film for a Sweet Beginning." Watch Aziz Ansari's new film with a great cast, every character depicted as a mixed bag of everything that makes us human. It feels true, showing how the path of redemption is made by learning from both experience and culture. tinyurl.com/yju8kkxz
Watch This Film for a Sweet Beginning - Arlene Goldbard
JANUARY SALE! Through the end of January 2026, order The Intercessor paperback from Ingram at a 30% discount! And the ebook from Amazon at half off! FIND EVENTS AND APPEARANCES HERE. I admit I have a ...
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January 1, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"Watch This Film for a Sweet Beginning." Watch Aziz Ansari's new film with a great cast, every character depicted as a mixed bag of everything that makes us human. It feels true, showing how the path of redemption is made by learning from both experience and culture. tinyurl.com/yju8kkxz
December 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
JOIN ME ON NEW YEAR'S EVE!
I'll be one of the writers, musicians, and other artists welcoming the new year beginning at 9 pm EST on 12/31 with Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael and friends. More at Aleph.org/virtual programs. Register here: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/...
I'll be one of the writers, musicians, and other artists welcoming the new year beginning at 9 pm EST on 12/31 with Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael and friends. More at Aleph.org/virtual programs. Register here: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/...
December 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
JOIN ME ON NEW YEAR'S EVE!
I'll be one of the writers, musicians, and other artists welcoming the new year beginning at 9 pm EST on 12/31 with Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael and friends. More at Aleph.org/virtual programs. Register here: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/...
I'll be one of the writers, musicians, and other artists welcoming the new year beginning at 9 pm EST on 12/31 with Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael and friends. More at Aleph.org/virtual programs. Register here: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/...
Just published "Life Changes You." Do you see a pattern in the way events act on you, changing your outlook or behavior? At the end of a very trying year, as I reflect on my life, I do, I definitely do. arlenegoldbard.com/2025/12/24/l...
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December 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Just published "Life Changes You." Do you see a pattern in the way events act on you, changing your outlook or behavior? At the end of a very trying year, as I reflect on my life, I do, I definitely do. arlenegoldbard.com/2025/12/24/l...
“Culture of Possibility Podcast #59, François Matarasso & me on Change & Forgiveness." How is cancel culture manifesting now? How is belief in change central to community-based arts & cultural democracy? Join for ideas on how to navigate a difficult landscape. tinyurl.com/yzaab8d7 #culturaldemocracy
A Culture of Possibility Podcast #59, Arlene Goldbard and François Matarasso on Change and Forgiveness - Arlene Goldbard
NOTE: This post is to introduce you to the 59th episode of François Matarasso's and my monthly podcast, "A Culture of Possibility." It will be available starting 19 December 2025. You can find it and ...
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December 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
“Culture of Possibility Podcast #59, François Matarasso & me on Change & Forgiveness." How is cancel culture manifesting now? How is belief in change central to community-based arts & cultural democracy? Join for ideas on how to navigate a difficult landscape. tinyurl.com/yzaab8d7 #culturaldemocracy
Just published "How It Feels." I woke up on Monday morning to the news that Jews celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach in Australia were killed and wounded by father-and-son gunmen. News reports are only the tip of the iceberg. What don't you know? tinyurl.com/bdfku4nd
How It Feels - Arlene Goldbard
I woke up on Monday morning to the news that Jews celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach in Australia were killed—15 as I write—and more than 40 wounded by a father-and-son team of gunmen who festooned t...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Just published "How It Feels." I woke up on Monday morning to the news that Jews celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach in Australia were killed and wounded by father-and-son gunmen. News reports are only the tip of the iceberg. What don't you know? tinyurl.com/bdfku4nd
I really had fun being interviewed by Owen Kelly on miaaw.net in the podcast that dropped today. Have a listen and then go to theintercessor.info to buy my new book at a hefty holiday discount!
When Arlene Goldbard is not being a cultural activist or a consultant, she paints. When she is not painting she writes. She writes essays and novels. Her latest novel The Intercessor has just come out.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I really had fun being interviewed by Owen Kelly on miaaw.net in the podcast that dropped today. Have a listen and then go to theintercessor.info to buy my new book at a hefty holiday discount!
THE INTERCESSOR HOLIDAY SALE!
Through the end of 2025, order The Intercessor paperback from Ingram
at a 30% discount! And the ebook from Amazon at half off!
Links at theintercessor.info
Through the end of 2025, order The Intercessor paperback from Ingram
at a 30% discount! And the ebook from Amazon at half off!
Links at theintercessor.info
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
THE INTERCESSOR HOLIDAY SALE!
Through the end of 2025, order The Intercessor paperback from Ingram
at a 30% discount! And the ebook from Amazon at half off!
Links at theintercessor.info
Through the end of 2025, order The Intercessor paperback from Ingram
at a 30% discount! And the ebook from Amazon at half off!
Links at theintercessor.info
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🟥⬜️🟦 NOW OPEN!!! 🟥⬜️🟦
Fall of Freedom is here. Celebrate courage and creativity with artists everywhere on Nov 21 and 22. Share your work, lift your voice, and tell us what freedom means to you. Art matters. Join the movement at: www.reddit.com/r/ArtFestival/
#FallOfFreedom
Fall of Freedom is here. Celebrate courage and creativity with artists everywhere on Nov 21 and 22. Share your work, lift your voice, and tell us what freedom means to you. Art matters. Join the movement at: www.reddit.com/r/ArtFestival/
#FallOfFreedom
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🟥⬜️🟦 NOW OPEN!!! 🟥⬜️🟦
Fall of Freedom is here. Celebrate courage and creativity with artists everywhere on Nov 21 and 22. Share your work, lift your voice, and tell us what freedom means to you. Art matters. Join the movement at: www.reddit.com/r/ArtFestival/
#FallOfFreedom
Fall of Freedom is here. Celebrate courage and creativity with artists everywhere on Nov 21 and 22. Share your work, lift your voice, and tell us what freedom means to you. Art matters. Join the movement at: www.reddit.com/r/ArtFestival/
#FallOfFreedom
A Culture of Possibility Podcast #58, Laura Raicovich on Fall of Freedom. Nationwide wave of creative resistance November 21-22 includes 100s of events calling on artists "to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation." tinyurl.com/52h6etse #culturaldemocracy
A Culture of Possibility Podcast #58, Laura Raicovich on Fall of Freedom - Arlene Goldbard
NOTE: This post is to introduce you to the 58th episode of François Matarasso's and my monthly podcast, "A Culture of Possibility." It will be available starting 21 November 2025. You can find it and ...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
A Culture of Possibility Podcast #58, Laura Raicovich on Fall of Freedom. Nationwide wave of creative resistance November 21-22 includes 100s of events calling on artists "to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation." tinyurl.com/52h6etse #culturaldemocracy
Just published "Shame: Cultivating Cruelty." The MAGA regime wants to turn the entire nation into a mass re-education camp to so inure us to the perpetual escalation of mass cruelty that it loses its charge, fading into an ordinary way of doing business. Shame is an antidote. tinyurl.com/3d7k75vr
Shame: Cultivating Cruelty - Arlene Goldbard
Order The Intercessor paperback or ebook at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, and other booksellers. Through 30 November 2025, order The Intercessor paperback from Ingram at a 20% discount! You know that frog parable people always tell? If you drop a frog in boiling water, it will jump right out and save itself. But if you drop a frog…
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November 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Just published "Shame: Cultivating Cruelty." The MAGA regime wants to turn the entire nation into a mass re-education camp to so inure us to the perpetual escalation of mass cruelty that it loses its charge, fading into an ordinary way of doing business. Shame is an antidote. tinyurl.com/3d7k75vr
Sunset/moonset. Many reasons to believe in possibility this morning.
November 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Sunset/moonset. Many reasons to believe in possibility this morning.
The Intercessor public Zoom launch is today, featuring a conversation with Rabbi Diane Elliot, myself, and YOU! You can register anytime up to the start at 5:30 pm EDT/2:30 pm PDT at tinyurl.com/4znkxwvh I hope to see you there!
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Intercessor Launch!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
The official launch of Arlene's new book, The Intercessor, featuring a conversation with Rabbi Diane Elliot
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October 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The Intercessor public Zoom launch is today, featuring a conversation with Rabbi Diane Elliot, myself, and YOU! You can register anytime up to the start at 5:30 pm EDT/2:30 pm PDT at tinyurl.com/4znkxwvh I hope to see you there!
Please register for the public launch of the Intercessor on Zoom on Wednesday 10-29-25. Join R. Diane Elliot and me in conversation. We'll talk about why I wrote the book, Jewish Renewal, mystical practices, building spiritual community in these times—and whatever you want! tinyurl.com/2868zsek
October 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Please register for the public launch of the Intercessor on Zoom on Wednesday 10-29-25. Join R. Diane Elliot and me in conversation. We'll talk about why I wrote the book, Jewish Renewal, mystical practices, building spiritual community in these times—and whatever you want! tinyurl.com/2868zsek
Just published "In Loving Memory of Rabbi Arthur Waskow z"l." A great soul passed today. I already miss him more than I can say. tinyurl.com/462mz4av
In Loving Memory of Rabbi Arthur Waskow z”l - Arlene Goldbard
A great soul passed this morning. Rabbi Arthur Ocean Waskow, scholar, activist, teacher, spiritual leader, and so much more celebrated his 92nd birthday on October 12th with a Zoom hosted by The Shalo...
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October 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Just published "In Loving Memory of Rabbi Arthur Waskow z"l." A great soul passed today. I already miss him more than I can say. tinyurl.com/462mz4av