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Beautiful Resistance in Palestine

Posted on December 2, 2015December 1, 2015 by Abigail Clauhs

This summer, Abigail received a scholarship to join a two-week-long Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East (UUJME) human rights delegation to Israel and Palestine. UUJME’s mission is... Read More

In Another Gilgul: Forgiveness, the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict, and Bedtime

Posted on March 10, 2014March 10, 2014 by Alex Weissman

Every night before we go to sleep, Jewish liturgy offers us the opportunity to forgive. The Bedtime Shema begins: “Master of the universe, I hereby forgive anyone who angered or antagonized me or wh... Read More

Prayer to Avert War

Posted on June 10, 2011June 21, 2011 by Joshua Eaton

I recently translated the Prayer to Avert War by Khenpo Gangshar Wangpo (gang shar dbang po, 1925-1959). Khenpo Gangshar resided at Shechen and, later, Surmang Monastaries in eastern Tibet. He was als... Read More