Category: Judaism
Story-telling and Story-listening: my Interfaith Journey
Maybe it’s just my struggle to socialize, but every time I meet someone new I’ve always wanted to have a story ready. For a few years it was describing the time I get held up in airport security f... Read More
Building Interfaith Connections on Campus: Potluck Style
I’ve been to a lot of potlucks in my life, but my favorite potluck was one that didn’t serve any food: the potluck of interfaith dialogue. While a potluck with no food may sound oxymoronic, I call... Read More
The Power of Perspective
Originally published May 16, 2022 by Hebrew College. Parshat Behar (Leviticus 25:1-26:2) As I write this, I am sitting on a plane. It should not be surprising, yet it is undeniably powerful ... Read More
A Taste of the World to Come
In classical Jewish literature, Saturday—Shabbat, the sabbath—is considered to be, “a taste of the world to come.” It is a whole day dedicated to imagining and acting out the peace that ... Read More
A Two-Way Mirror
“I just like people.” I’m trying to explain to Brown Hillel Rabbi Dardashti what I want to do with the internship she’s offering me. She wants me to take charge of a project, ideally something... Read More
Whose Image? Genesis and Meat Consumption
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים תּוֹצֵ֨א הָאָ֜רֶץ נֶ֤פֶשׁ חַיָּה֙ לְמִינָ֔הּ בְּהֵמָ֥ה וָרֶ֛מֶשׂ וְחַֽיְתוֹ־אֶ֖רֶץ ל... Read More
“Let All Who are Hungry Come and Eat”: Passover, COVID-19, and Youth Leadership
The below article was originally published on Interfaith America, a publication of Interfaith Youth Core, on March 25, 2021. This coming Saturday night, Jews throughout the world will celebrate the f... Read More
Two Interfaith Stories: In Formation
In this podcast, Connor Dedrick and Reuben Allik, Boston Interfaith Leadership Initiative Fellows, share their personal interfaith journeys alongside and through their experiences in their own religio... Read More