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The Night Watch – Psalm 121 and the Practice of Sleep
Over my son, Azriel’s, crib is a richly decorated, laminated legal-size sheet of cardstock on which is printed the Hebrew text of Psalm 121. Before it occupied its current post, it hung over my wife... Read More
Engaging Anyway: Accepting Difficult Opportunities for Dialogue
A few weeks ago, I received a phone call from my cousin Daniel. He was on my campus attending a lecture, and thinking I might be nearby, he called to see if I might be free for coffee. When I moved pa... Read More
The Sacred Art and Duty of Cow Protection
How we treat our mother cow will define the very course and future of our civilization. Wait…the cow? For most Western people, when we think of the cow we think of her as dinner, as the skin beh... Read More
Interfaith Dialogue and Religious Harmony in Nepal
When I planned on speaking to A Level Students about religious issues at a college in Kathmandu, Nepal as a guest speaker, one of my friends asked about the topic of my discussion. He was surprised as... Read More
Interfaith Winter Reading
I am in love with every Church and Mosque and Temple and any kind of Shrine Because I know it is there that people say the different names of the one God. — Hafiz As a seminarian d... Read More
Interfaith Lessons Learned from a Witch Camp
Kukuo, in northern Ghana, is home to a camp for alleged witches. Women who have been accused of witchcraft come there looking for safety. They come looking because if they stay home they are in da... Read More
State of Formation is Hiring
Job Description: Communications Assistant, State of Formation Responsibilities: The Communications Assistant for State of Formation is responsible for managing the online presence of State of Formatio... Read More
A Divine Call for Affirmation
This past week, Jews around the world commenced the reading of the Book of Exodus as part of the annual Torah reading cycle. This past week’s Torah portion, Parashat Shemot, contain important moment... Read More
Immigration and Interfaith
During the first week of December, I traveled to the Arizona-Mexico border with 12 others from Harvard Divinity School as part of a course titled Border Crossings: Immigration in America. We spent fiv... Read More