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Reflections on Scapegoating
We are pleased to be sharing, over the coming weeks, a series of four reflection pieces on the State of Formation visit to the United Stated Holocaust Memorial Museum this spring. Each one is a collab... Read More
This Seminarian Tried to Covert His Parents to Unitarian Universalism (and Failed)
My parents recently moved to a new city, so naturally they are making lots of new friends. Often they are asked about their family. The conversation inevitably goes something like this: New friend: Do... Read More
Parashat Emor: On Reading Leviticus 21 and the Problematics of Embodied Leadership
This piece first appeared here. Parashat Emor (Leviticus 21-24), read this week in synagogues outside of Israel, opens with a passage describing limitations placed on individuals whom a Kohen (priest)... Read More
The Self-Hating Jew/The Islamophobe
I haven’t written publicly about my life in Israel since I moved here. The truth is I’m scared to face the inevitable backlash that follows any time you write anything about this country. ... Read More
3 Ways to Be an Ally to People with Mental Illness In Your Church
If you’ve ever struggled with a mental illness and heard people chime in with expressions like “you’ll get through this, just have more faith,” “God will never give you more than you can han... Read More
Cycling Towards Common Ground
“Either all the earth is holy or none is. Either every square foot of it deserves our respect or none does.” – Wes Jackson In so many places across the globe, the human relationship to natur... Read More
Privilege, Peace, and What South African Violence Has to Say to the World
Recently, a colleague of mine related the story of how she posed this interesting question to her college students: “Can peace exist when poverty remains?” As the facilitator of a project the stud... Read More
The Problem of Evil: Two Perspectives on Violence and Suffering in the Holocaust
We are pleased to be sharing, over the coming weeks, a series of four reflection pieces on the State of Formation visit to the United Stated Holocaust Memorial Museum this spring. Each one is a collab... Read More
Scribbles From the Basement – Raising Awareness of Sexual Assault
Many women have a basement. A basement which holds a secret compartment where they keep all of their hopes, dreams, and fears hidden and locked away for fear of how their colleagues and friends may vi... Read More