Category: Featured
Fulfillment Outside Religion
I just finished my first year as an undergraduate student at Brown University, and this summer I will turn 30 years old. I delayed my post-secondary education in order to pursue a career as a professi... Read More
Life-Changing Falafel and Heresy
Late into the evening of December 4th, 2018, as I sat in the basement of Boston University’s Marsh Chapel swallowing what amounted to my fifth (or sixth?) falafel, I came to one of the most liberati... Read More
A Call for Spiritual Creatives
I believe that to be spiritual means to exist and create in full consciousness, in balance with both the divine feminine and masculine. The Power of Shakti by Padma Aon Prakasha, on the very first pag... Read More
Embodying My Body
For a long time, I hated my body. I and so many others are constantly reminded that our bodies are not good enough. Recently, in a Jewish women’s Facebook forum, I came across a post depicting two i... Read More
Traversing the Bridge of Interreligious Dialogue
“Religious traditions are no longer isolated. On the contrary, due to phenomena such as globalization, religions are increasingly called to work together, along with public authorities and civil soc... Read More
Spiritual Self-Care
As a senior in college, self-care is definitely a topic with which I am familiar. Whenever I am feeling overwhelmed, I usually take the time to meditate, read a book, or indulge in a facemask—anythi... Read More
Looking for Faith? Now there’s an app for that.
A few years ago I found myself doing what many do when deciding to put down roots in a new community: I went church shopping. If we’re honest with one another, this can be a very time-consuming and ... Read More
Connections in Conversation
As a group, this year’s cohort of the Boston Interfaith Leadership Initiative (BILI) talked a lot about having courageous conversations. Meeting in the basement of the chapel at Boston University to... Read More