In fantasy worlds, trees like the Lord of the Rings’ Ents are agile and mobile. In the real world, they’re slow.

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As I show in my new book, The Tree of Life, we are still searching for the answers to many of these “why” questions. But we are starting to find answers to some of them.

I live in Pittsburgh. Like so many in this city, I was heartbroken by the 2018 Tree of Life Synagogue shooting. I remember the funerals, the vigils, and the way Pittsburgh stood still in sorrow.