Category: Featured
Unbelievers and Process Theology
As a general unbeliever in God, spirits, immortality, and the human soul, there is much I disagree with in process theology. What I can agree with in process theology is what they deny. I agree wi... Read More
Torah Games? Bringing Torah to Life Through Game Design
For many Jews, the Torah seems inaccessible. It is distant historically, culturally and linguistically. The Biblical figures seem far removed and unapproachable and the scenes and vignettes do not see... Read More
Living in Israel, Longing for Peace
Out among the scraggly brush of the desert, the Sulha began at dusk and went late into the evening. We gathered together: Jewish and Arab Israelis, Palestinians, our small contingent of American Jews,... Read More
A Prayer for the Opening of Gates (in the Middle East)
Awareness of insecurity and surrender to it can soften us to let Eternity in, can humble us enough to receive that which is beyond our false sense of control. This is what The Days of Awe, and the Jew... Read More
Rethinking the Nationalist God
Thomas Jefferson said, “The wise know their weakness too well to assume infallibility; and he who knows most, knows best how little he knows.” Our Founding Father’s were, of course, ... Read More
New Ground in Egypt, New Perspective in America by Sarah Bassin
It is no coincidence that moments of national crisis are often coupled with sharp increases in interfaith engagement. Laurie Goodstein wrote in The New York Times, “In the months and years after 9... Read More
Are Muslims permanent foreigners in the US? by Ryan Bell
Today the LA Times reported that “After more than two days of deliberation, an Orange County jury…found 10 Muslim students guilty of two misdemeanors to conspire and then disrupt a February 20... Read More
Where Do We Go From Here? Seeking Justice…
The news this week, like many recent weeks, has been full of stories of injustice, violence, misunderstanding, pain. As an American, there are plenty of stories within our national framework to choose... Read More