Abraham

“Go Down, Moses…and this time let Aaron do all the talking.”

Posted on July 30, 2018September 13, 2018 by Daniel F. Flores

Artwork by Aron de Chaves, Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue, Creechurch Lane, London, England Of all my high school classes, speech terrified me the most. In my youth, I had a speech i... Read More

The Hajj – Revisiting Commonalities

Posted on October 17, 2013October 17, 2013 by Amjad Saleem

On the 14th of October 2013, Muslims celebrated the second most important holiday in their religious calendar, the Eid ul Adha (or the festival of the Hajj) which is the culmination of the annual pilg... Read More

The Feast – Finding Common Ground in Abraham’s Legacy

Posted on October 29, 2012October 30, 2012 by Amjad Saleem

On the 26th of October 2012, it was the Feast (or Eid ul Adha) symbolizing the culmination of the pilgrimage by Muslims to Mecca (the Hajj). These few days of light and love are supposed to characte... Read More

Abraham and a Jewish Theology of Protest

Posted on February 22, 2012February 22, 2012 by Joshua Stanton

The Torah is filled with examples of prophets who protest in the name of justice. Moses protested the misdeeds of his fellow Israelites. Joshua protested falsified reports about the Holy Land. The ver... Read More