For many Jews, the Torah seems inaccessible. It is distant historically, culturally and linguistically. The Biblical figures seem far removed and unapproachable and the scenes and vignettes do not see...Read More
Out among the scraggly brush of the desert, the Sulha began at dusk and went late into the evening. We gathered together: Jewish and Arab Israelis, Palestinians, our small contingent of American Jews,...Read More
Thomas Jefferson said, “The wise know their weakness too well to assume infallibility; and he who knows most, knows best how little he knows.” Our Founding Father’s were, of course, ...Read More
Today the LA Times reported that “After more than two days of deliberation, an Orange County jury…found 10 Muslim students guilty of two misdemeanors to conspire and then disrupt a February 20...Read More
This is a letter drafted by Rabbi Or Rose of Hebrew College, Valarie Kaur of Groundswell, and the Rev. Bud Heckman of Religions for Peace-USA. I lent a hand in editing it and am proud to have signed i...Read More
By Amjad Saleem of the Cordoba Foundation The riots that have engulfed London and other major cities in the United Kingdom over the last week are finally receding in intensity but in the wake of the h...Read More
This layering of historical events onto a single day of mourning invites us to add our own personal losses to the sea of sadness and to have our pain held by our community. Channeling our imaginings o...Read More
This was first presented as “The Power of Kafka’s Castle,” at the Conference on Retaliation, California State University Fullerton, January 28, 2011. It was later revised and presented as “K...Read More
Our Better Angels: Resources for the 10th Anniversary Commemoration of 9/11 Texts, Talks, Music from the heralded three-part series exploring Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Traditions on Tragedy, Mourn...Read More