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Why “Father Knows Best” Is Not (But Is Often Used as) a Theological Statement: Authoritarianism and Sexual Morality Codes
Maybe it is because it is spring, and with the warm weather, our skin comes out of hiding, reminding us there are actual bodies under the sweatsuits. Maybe it is because graduation is approaching, sig... Read More
Confession of a Gay Hypocrite
I have a confession to make: Despite all of the ways I speak and write and work for the cause of LGBTQ justice, I recently became a hypocrite to that cause. The scene for this failure was a visit to m... Read More
The Syrophoenician Woman: Possibilities for Healing Across Borders
This semester I have come to believe that the story in Mark 7:24-30 has something to teach us about interfaith and cross-cultural encounters. This passage is unique in that it is the only example in t... Read More
Danger of a Single Story?
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the power of narrative. After returning home from a trip to Kenya, the place of my birth, it struck me how many competing stories exist about “Africa.” Conr... Read More
Yom Hazikaron: Experiences of an Immigrant who Learned to be a Mourner
Managing Editors Note: Israeli Memorial Day – Yom HaZikaron – is observed this year from the eve of Sunday, May 4th through the end of the daytime on Monday, May 5th. I was born and raised... Read More
Interbeliefs Under One Roof
Rarely am I hesitant to answer the question, “what is your denomination?” (or some variation of the question). I realize I am quite lucky in this regard. (Not to mention how lucky I am that this a... Read More
Opening the Blinds and Saying “Never Again”
With each passing year, technology becomes faster, more intuitive, and more social. With ever-evolving technology, we like to think that large-scale atrocities simply cannot happen – we would be... Read More
On Loving the Stranger — Parashat Kedoshim
This week, we are returning once more to Parashat Kedoshim, filled with its many interpersonal mitzvot. In the opening verse of the 19th chapter of Leviticus, God enjoins us to be holy, for God, Godse... Read More