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Supreme Religious Authority
The Supreme Court has always enamored me, at times more so than the ministry. As a child I often said I wanted to be a judge, though admittedly as a child I thought judges had the power to decide when... Read More
Guest Post: “Pursuing Elijah” by David Fisher
What are we?! – MEN! What are men?! – RESPECTFUL!!!! Let’s hear it louder! What are we?!!! – MEN!!!! What are men?!!! – SENSITIVE!!!! WHAT ARE WE?! – MEN!!!!!! WHAT ARE... Read More
Guest Post Part Three: Dharma bypasses ‘history-centrism’
On occasion, State of Formation is pleased to offer its readers and contributors selections from guest bloggers. Over this week we will publish four part series containing excerpts from a recent book ... Read More
Guest Post Part Two: Dharma is Not the Same as Religion
On occasion, State of Formation is pleased to offer its readers and contributors selections from guest bloggers. Over the next week we will publish four part series containing excerpts from a recent b... Read More
Encountering the Beauty of Death in India
In the New Year, I always find myself reflecting on past experiences and if they mean anything to me today. I am coming to the realization that many of life’s experiences that have come my way are j... Read More
Guest Post Part Four: HINDU GOOD NEWS™
On occasion, State of Formation is pleased to offer its readers and contributors selections from guest bloggers. Over the next week we will publish four part series containing excerpts from a recent b... Read More
Guest Post Part One: A Different Kind of Hindu-Christian Dialogue: Difference with Mutual Respect
On occasion, State of Formation is pleased to offer its readers and contributors selections from guest bloggers. Over the next week we will publish four part series containing excerpts from a recent b... Read More
Ilan Glazer’s Semicha Drash – ALEPH Rabbinic Ordination January 8, 2012
My name is אילן דוד בן הרב משה יעקב ודריישע פרומה ז”ל. Today, by the grace of God and the ALEPH Va’ad, I become a Rabbi. I’m humbled and honored to reach thi... Read More
Praying at the Wishing Wall of Jerusalem
The first thing I noticed about the Western Wall is that everybody was crying. I had been lost in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City, and when I rounded the gate above the Wall (the Kotel) t... Read More