Category: Community
Meet the press (what’s left of it)
“It’s 3 a.m., and your children are safe and asleep. But there’s a phone in the White House, and it’s ringing… Who do you want answering the phone?” Thus began a Hillary Clinton ad during ... Read More
Patriotism or Pentecost? by Eric Hendry
How the Feast of Pentecost was displaced by the patriotic celebration of Memorial Day this week.... Read More
Are We Married Yet?
Since returning home to work for the summer, I have been asked on numerous occasions, the most dreaded questions of them all, “Are you married yet?” Or attempting a rather more polite posing, “Y... Read More
Ela Merom Responds to Rabbi Greenberg
How can I respond in a way that takes into account the Holocaust in all of its horror, both the horror of the atrocious event itself and the horror of knowing that humanity could allow something like ... Read More
Nicolas Cable Responds to Rabbi Greenberg
The modern Orthodox rabbi Irving Greenberg embodies vulnerability at a level not often seen in public discourse. His article, “What Would Roy and Alice Do?: A Reflection on How I came to Be a Failur... Read More
Adina Allen Responds to Rabbi Greenberg
Reflecting on his experience of interfaith dialogue, Yitz describes his process of moving from a place of resistance to a place of openness and learning. The turning point was meeting a group of parti... Read More
Lauren Tuchman Responds to Rabbi Greenberg
Rabbi Greenberg’s personal journey and initial struggles with dialogue resonate very deeply with me. I was moved and inspired not only by his evolving stance towards Christians, but also by the extr... Read More
In Dialogue with Renowned Rabbi, Irving “Yitz” Greenberg
Six Contributing Scholars from State of Formation took the opportunity to engage in dialogue with world-renowned rabbi, Irving “Yitz” Greenberg. In responding to his article, they drew out... Read More