Category: Intra-Faith
Wedding Cakes and Religious Pluralism
One of the first religious experiences I had as a teenager seeking a spiritual teenager was attending a Reform Jewish temple in St. Joseph, Missouri. The temple’s members were mainly elderly people,... Read More
Why Women Should “Do” Theology
Throughout history, God has used women in incredible ways to propel the Gospel forward. Whether in the Hebrew Scriptures where women like Deborah, Ruth, Esther, and Miriam were paramount to the pres... Read More
Traversing Tradition(s) – Diversity in American Judaism
We, American Jews, have a problem. We are often unwilling or unable to see the tremendous diversity of our own community. The truth is: Jews come in all shapes, sizes and colors. There are Jews of eve... Read More
The World Humanitarian Summit: Rethinking the Role of Faith in Humanitarian Action
From the 23-24th of May, Istanbul will see the first ever World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) convened by the UN Secretary General. The summit is unique in the sense that it will see a space being creat... Read More
Observing the Masters of Interfaith Engagement
It can be challenging intellectual work to take “terms of art” coined in one’s religious and spiritual tradition, time, culture, and language, and re-interpret, reframe, and disseminate the spir... Read More
Purim and Holy Saturday: Waiting On the World to Change
When John Mayer’s hit single “Waiting On the World to Change” first hit the radio waves, I would refuse to listen to it. My self-assured high school-aged smugness thought that this... Read More
Addiction: A Lenten Meditation
This piece was originally posted here on the blog of Clergy for a New Drug Policy. The season of Lent has fallen upon us once more, a time when many Christians call to mind the forty days Jesus spent ... Read More
On Creating Communities of Welcome
This drash was originally delivered at Congregation Beth Israel in Worcester, Massachusetts on February 13, 2016. Shabbat shalom!!! Thank you so much for having me in your community this Shabbat. It i... Read More