Category: Intra-Faith
The Loser Letters?
A Place for Satire, Humor, and Polemics in Interreligious (and a-religious) Dialogue... Read More
It is in the Abhorrence that I Find Strength
Last week I received a phone call from a random, unkown person. When I picked up the phone, this fellow asked, “Is this Karen Leslie Hernandez?” I happily replied, “Yes, it is,” and he proceed... Read More
The Shekhinah or The Divine Presence or Divine Feminine in Judaism
A version of the following article was originally posted at Judaism.bellaonline.com. There exists within many, if not most, religious traditions and spiritual systems some notion or conception of the ... Read More
Statehood, Selfhood, and the Importance of Boundaries
A few years ago I was going through a very hard time. I said to my father, “I just want my dignity back!” My father, a Navy survival instructor, replied, “Jenny, no one can take away your dignit... Read More
Meaning Making: Live and Let Live
What makes meaning for me within my tradition is that I come from a tradition that focuses on human engineering. Sanatana Dharma, the Universal Reality, or Hinduism as modern civilization calls it, te... Read More
Making Sense of the Bible: What Grandma and Seminary Taught Me
As I enter into last semester of seminary I find myself finally making sense of the deconstruction and reconstruction of my meaning making, especially as it relates to the Bible.... Read More
Meaning Making: Finding Meaning Within Judaism
Judaism places a very high value on the act of sanctifying time. We sanctify time through the observance of the Shabbat (Sabbath) which lasts from Friday evening eighteen minutes before sundown until ... Read More
Internal Diversity & Intra-Faith Conversations
Did you hear the one about the Orthodox Jewish men who curse and spit on elementary school kids as they walk to school? Waiting for the punchline? Sorry, there isn’t one.... Read More