Category: Community
Mourning the Crimes of Thanksgiving
We recently celebrated a Thanksgiving service in observance of the national American holiday at my church. As we sung our way through several hymns, I felt more troubled than grateful. The words to th... Read More
Intentional Community on the Urban Frontier
“I’m tired of urban living,” I had become accustomed to repeating to friends and family, “and I wonder when I will get fed up, pack my bags, and head to a farm.” My escap... Read More
Unrateable Terrors
I help teach a university course on The Holocaust in Historical Context. It is, it should be, impossible to remain unaffected by immersive study of Western Antisemitism and how religious, economic, po... Read More
This is not a personal ad, but…
As a young professional engaged in interfaith, I often wonder how many interfaith relationships we engage in at a romantic level. I know, I am getting a bit personal, it is not my intention to offend,... Read More
On Being Seventy Nations and One
Our sages teach us that there are seventy nations in the world (BT Sukkot 55b). They derive this concept from Genesis, in which the list of nations which descend from Noah is tallied up to seventy. Th... Read More
Whisper Down the Lane: Religious Language Edition
I believe that sharing the important aspects of one’s beliefs and traditions is an essential part of self-expression. We should all be taught how to communicate our religion or lifestance effect... Read More
Academia Meets Practical Life – The Wedding
The day that I discovered that all of my friends were Christian was the day that I began to feel strangely uncomfortable. To be fair, I have spent my entire life in Christian settings – I grew up ... Read More
Organizational Highlight: Council on Foreign Relations
The CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Initiative connects religious and congregational leaders and scholars with timely, expert resources on U.S. foreign policy and provides a forum for this community t... Read More