Category: Intra-Faith
Gateways to Engagement with Religious Diversity
People arrive at the table of interreligious engagement for various reasons. After spending some time in the world of interfaith engagement, I began to notice common narratives emerge in regards to ho... Read More
In the Name of My Prophet
“I prayed in the name of my Prophet and the name of your Prophet that you will be blessed.” This is what the young man said to me. Earlier, he asked me if I knew of a private place to pray. It is ... Read More
Otherness and Authenticity: A Jew by Choice
One late summer afternoon, sitting at my computer, I googled a number of words and phrases: “synagogue,” “Jewish services,” and “rabbi near me.” I was nineteen years old and a recent high ... Read More
“When You Stand Praying … Forgive”
In summer of 2017, my wife and I taught a Sunday school series on the Jewishness of Jesus. It was not the first time we taught this topic. This delightfully progressive and thoughtful group was quick ... Read More
A Brief Personal Introduction
My name is Nora Zaki and I’m a recent graduate of the University of Chicago, where I earned a Master’s degree of Divinity. I concentrated in Islamic Studies, Arabic and chaplaincy. Currently, I am... Read More
Accompanying One Another Through the Dark Night
October was not a fun month. After an interfaith peacebuilding trip in Nigeria, I returned with a stomach bug that so kindly kept me company over the next several weeks. The significant portion of my ... Read More
“Rabba?” The Orthodox Union Grapples with the Possibility of Female Rabbis
The recent decision by the Orthodox Union (OU) to mandate that female members of the Orthodox community cannot serve as clergy has been making headlines and prompting discussions of the correct roles ... Read More
Dispatch from the Lifejacket Graveyard near Eftalou Beach in Lesvos Greece
There is a “lifejacket graveyard” on the island of Lesvos in Greece, where Syrian and Afghani refugees flee from wars, departing from the Turkish shores 4 kilometers away. This is where ad... Read More