Category: BILI
Engaging Hinduism and the Dharmas through an Interfaith Lens
During my time so far with the Building Interfaith Leadership Initiative (BILI) Fellowship, I’ve gone from viewing interfaith as a medium of discussion between separate world views to a intricate we... Read More
Open Hearts and Open Minds: Lessons from my Ongoing Interfaith Journey
Growing up in a religiously diverse neighborhood first sparked my interest in learning about religions, worldviews, and traditions that were different from my own. While this interest has developed si... Read More
Accompanying the Light within All People
In my home tradition of Quakerism, one of the most enduring symbols of faith is the Light. Accompanying the Light – what is also known as “that of God” – is a belief that Light exists within a... Read More
Interfaith is More than a Word: Creating Spaces for Conversation
My story with interfaith started on a bus ride from my family’s home back to the University of Wisconsin in Madison. I got a text from a community leader whom I knew from working on a project to... Read More
A Two-Way Mirror
“I just like people.” I’m trying to explain to Brown Hillel Rabbi Dardashti what I want to do with the internship she’s offering me. She wants me to take charge of a project, ideally something... Read More
Whose Image? Genesis and Meat Consumption
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים תּוֹצֵ֨א הָאָ֜רֶץ נֶ֤פֶשׁ חַיָּה֙ לְמִינָ֔הּ בְּהֵמָ֥ה וָרֶ֛מֶשׂ וְחַֽיְתוֹ־אֶ֖רֶץ ל... Read More
It All Matters
When looking at my resume, I often think, “Dang. I have no idea what I’m doing with my life. All of my experiences are seemingly arbitrary and have no connection to one another.” My subsequent t... Read More
Interfaith = Trust Between
When I researched the etymology of the word “interfaith,” I found that its two components, “inter” and “faith,” have roots that stretch back thousands of years. “Inter” has roots in La... Read More