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Tag: contemplation

On Being with Dying: A Story of Squirrels and Little Girls

On Being with Dying: A Story of Squirrels and Little Girls

Posted on October 30, 2012November 1, 2012 by Caitlin Michelle Desjardins
At an evening party some friends of mine threw last spring, two friends came up to me and asked for my help with an infant squirrel they’d found in their yard that seemed nearly dead. I quickly foll... Read More
Musar, Mindfulness and Counting the Omer

Musar, Mindfulness and Counting the Omer

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Lauren Tuchman
On the Jewish calendar, we are currently in the period known as Sefira or Sefirat HaOmer—the Counting of the Omer, a forty-nine day period between Passover and Shavuot. Each evening, beginning on th... Read More
Seven Types of Scholarship

Seven Types of Scholarship

Posted on November 27, 2011November 28, 2011 by Mark Randall James
What are scholars for? I offer for your consideration seven types of religious scholarship: priest, scribe, gnostic, revolutionary, rabbi, scientist, and contemplative.... Read More

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