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Tick-tock, Tick-tock: Practicing Patience as an Impatient Person

Posted on January 13, 2016January 13, 2016 by Sarah Fein

“An ancient story from the Jewish Talmud [Shabbat 31a] tells about the time two men made a bet whether Hillel, the wise and famous rabbi, could be made to lose his patience. One of the men waite... Read More

Holy Day Solidarity

Posted on February 24, 2015February 23, 2015 by Abigail Clauhs

I wasn’t sure I wanted to do anything for Lent. It’s a little bit of an awkward season for Unitarian Universalists, anyway. As I said to my partner, “For Christians, it’s all: ok, let’s be s... Read More

People Look East: Advent and Waiting Part 1

Posted on December 3, 2014December 3, 2014 by Laura Brekke

I come from a tradition in which waiting and anticipation are part of our worship calendar. As a Christian, I have entered the season of Advent – which literally means “coming” or “arriving.�... Read More

The Mitzvah of Cheshvan

Posted on October 3, 2013October 2, 2013 by Alex Weissman

We are in a time of false starts and uncertainty. Just last week in Judaism, we read not only one, but two, creation stories. This week, we will read about God washing out and wiping away nearly all o... Read More

The Angel of Death and The Things We Need to Live and Die

Posted on August 16, 2013August 16, 2013 by Jared Hillary Ruark

I spent my summer completing a unit of Clinical Pastoral Education, which is an internship meant to educate and train chaplains. At the closing ceremony for my program, I gave the following brief refl... Read More