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Whose Image? Genesis and Meat Consumption
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים תּוֹצֵ֨א הָאָ֜רֶץ נֶ֤פֶשׁ חַיָּה֙ לְמִינָ֔הּ בְּהֵמָ֥ה וָרֶ֛מֶשׂ וְחַֽיְתוֹ־אֶ֖רֶץ ל... Read More
Lessons from the Dignity Project
I have traveled to more than 40 countries with children from different religions, cultures and socio-economic backgrounds. One thing I have learned is that youth from all backgrounds are looking for t... Read More
“AND” With Each Breath: Reflections of a Dignity Project Mentor
As we end the inaugural year of the Dignity Project during an unprecedented year of pandemic and social injustice locally and globally, I reflect on what I have learned about working with youth and fe... Read More
Enhancing Campus Interfaith Initiatives after BILI
Image of a community fridge and pantry for members of the Northeastern community, established this past year through interfaith collaboration between the Catholic Center at Northeastern, Northeastern ... Read More
Finding Harmony in Chaos
How did I get here? To be completely honest, I got an email asking if I wanted to apply to be a part of the Boston Interfaith Leadership Initiative (BILI), and I thought to myself, “Literally why no... Read More
Expanding Definitions
Even though I grew up in an interreligious family, “interfaith” was not a term I was familiar with. I was raised Catholic, attending catechism throughout my childhood until I was eventually confir... Read More
Developing Dialogue and Defining Hope
What do the phrases “conservative Mormon” and “queer progressive interfaith dialogue” have in common? Me. The former is what I was raised as and the latter has been slowly adde... Read More
Bringing BILI Back to Campus
The most important thing that the Boston Interfaith Leadership Initiative (BILI) taught me is how to facilitate interreligious dialogue. Even intra-religious dialogue, to me, is fairly stressful... Read More