Category: United States
(-ish)(-less)(-ness)(-loathing): The Self/Soul and The Insidiousness of Mass Violence
I remember, over a decade ago, the first time I encountered the Wiccan Rede. Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill, An it harm none do what ye will I thought that made sense; felt, somehow, that for all... Read More
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
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
Visit to the United Sates Holocaust Memorial Museum
We are pleased to be sharing, over the coming weeks, a series of three reflection pieces on the State of Formation visit to the United Stated Holocaust Memorial Museum this March. Each one is a col... Read More
From Poverty to Rabbinical School
Originally written for and posted at MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger My story starts and ends with a rabbi. The first rabbi is one I’ll always remember fondly, who took the time to look after a f... Read More
Celebrating Womanist Scholarship for Women’s History Month 2016
In 1979, African-American novelist and poet Alice Walker wrote “Coming Apart,” a short story about a Black woman in the U.S. confronting her Black husband about his use of pornography. For support... Read More
Co-Authoring for Life and Resistance
“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unioni... Read More
The Politics of Difference
Chicago celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on March 12 by dyeing the river green and having a parade. I wanted to go and enjoy the parade festivities before studying for final exams. So, I took the bus to... Read More