Category: Challenges
Breaking the Silence
There are approximately ten weeks between the election and the inauguration of the next president. In the grand scheme of things, ten weeks is not a lot of time (and before 1933, Inauguration Day w... Read More
So Long, Farewell: Reflecting on the End of the Obama Administration in Light of this Week’s Parsha, Vayechi
This week’s parsha, Vayechi (Gen. 47:28-50:26), is a parsha of endings. The patriarch Jacob/Israel, having reached the ripe old age of 147 years, recognizes that the time has come for him to die. He... Read More
Moving Towards the Building of a Beloved Community
There is so much that could be said of this post election nightmare and it’s ensuing trauma. Like 9/11 and the 2008 economic recession, the 2016 elections will be a marker in our history of collecti... Read More
Building Bridges: A Muslim and Non-Muslim Dialogue about Islamophobia in America, Part 2
…And we’re back with the second part of our dialogue about President-elect Trump’s proposed Muslim policies. You can read Part 1 here. Q4: How do you feel about Trump’s call for Mosque surveil... Read More
Building Bridges: A Muslim and Non-Muslim Dialogue about Islamophobia in America, Part 1
There is an environment of fear, hatred, and xenophobia building in America. It was never more evident that it was early in November, when voters cast their ballot, and Donald Trump became President-E... Read More
Interfaith Partnerships Around the World: The Swedish Context
I recently attended a lecture by a rabbi from Malmö, Sweden about how both the Jewish community in that city, the community in Sweden, and general Swedish society is assisting the influx of refugees ... Read More
Reading Christmas in Light of America and Aleppo
For Christians, Christmas is one of the most holy and anticipated seasons of the year, and we begin our preparations for Advent in November (or earlier) and continue the celebration through Christmas ... Read More
Learning to see an individual as an individual
As I made my way back home from the Muslim Jewish Women’s Leadership Conference hosted by The Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom in New Jersey earlier this month, I had the chance to think about the im... Read More