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What Every Muslim Does When Visiting Barnes and Noble by Tricia Pethic
On a recent visit to Barnes & Noble I did what every Muslim does when they pay a visit. I rearranged the bookshelf. Well, the shelf on Islam to be exact. OK, it was more like the half a shelf we ... Read More
Water and tea, Delhi
It’s 10:40 PM when I arrive in Delhi. With a classmate from Toronto, we met two staff from the program, who put us in a pre-paid cab. Shades of tap-taps in Haiti; “lanes” on the high... Read More
Through the Eyes of Sikh Kids: a Profound Lesson in Tolerance
Last weekend, I had the unenviable task of teaching Sikh children about the massacre in Oak Creek. The kids sat at picnic tables overlooking a lake at sunset at a summer camp in New York State. They c... Read More
What Does Deuteronomy Have To Do With Choosing a President?
Are you sick of it yet? The barrage of commercials, of cable tv pundits talking incessantly, and of news and social media being obsessed with every little political sound bite? Alas, with the Pres... Read More
Reflections on Elul and Rosh Hashanah
We are nearly halfway through the month of Elul, the final month of the Jewish year. With Elul’s arrival, we usher in a period of personal introspection, repentance and spiritual renewal, which take... Read More
I-Banker’s Hours, Non-Profit Pay, Totally Rational
This article was solicited by the Amherst College Economics Department to highlight the work of some of its alumni. An edited portion of it was printed in its recently released Handbook. I, for one, t... Read More
DivInnovations Profile 4: Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center
Even the simple, often taken for granted and hurried act of consuming food is subject to measured reflection and meditative awareness in a communal setting. At mealtime, blessings are given before and... Read More
Scriptural Reasoning: A Creative Approach to Interfaith Engagement
For the first three weeks of July, emerging Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faith leaders from around the world converged in an English country estate outside of Cambridge for the Cambridge Interfaith ... Read More
The Next American Century: Love is the Law.
In the next American century we face a choice. It is a test. Will we Rise to the occasion and Do the "Right" Thing? Governor Chris Christie says, "I won't be part of the generation that fails that t... Read More