Tag: identity
Careful Forgiveness: Atoning with Life in the New Year
“Let us forget with generosity those who cannot love us.” Pablo Neruda Yom Kippur is the Jewish day of atonement between humanity and the divine. Jewish tradition dictates that atonement between h... Read More
Stumbling Blocks: Conversion and the Israeli Rabbinate
The issue of conversion to Judaism has always been a topic of interest to me, as it is simultaneously an interfaith and intra-faith issue. Each of the denominations within Judaism has their own standa... Read More
Interfaith and Identity
I would echo the words of many involved in interfaith work when they tell others that engaging in interfaith work does not weaken one’s faith but challenges one to think more deeply about their ... Read More
Finding a New Freedom in Academia
One of the central ideas of my family while I was growing up was the idea that we should never make fun of anything Christian or something that reflects Christianity. As ancient Michael W. Smith and S... Read More
How Social Work (And Secular Society) Colonizes Through “Religion”
“What I want you to think about next time somebody wants to make some vast generalization about religion is that maybe there isn’t such a thing as religion and that therefore what they say can... Read More
Reflections on Intersections of Identity with African-American Buddhist Lesbians
Recently I completed research on the psycho-spiritual experiences of African-American Buddhist Lesbians (AABLs) in the Insight tradition. One of my dissertation committee members asked me why I ordere... Read More
Setting the Table with My Self: Food, Choice, and Identity
It was Erev Rosh HaShanah, the evening beginning the Jewish New Year. Guests were starting to arrive after services, and my apartment was filling up with the sounds of their laughter and the scent of... Read More
Ideas for Research On Interfaith Couples and Families
I conducted anthropological research on interfaith couples and marriages in Indonesia in 2010, and have continued to investigate interfaith dialogue practices, religious diversity management and inter... Read More