Tag: tradition
Sanctuary for Immigrants By Michael Ramberg
I have served as campus rabbi at Ursinus College for just four months but I already have been fortunate to work with lots of incredible students committed to repairing the world. Some of them have con... Read More
10 Things I Wish Everyone Knew About Sikhism
Originally Published in OnFaith/FaithStreet Despite being one of the world’s largest world religions, Sikhism remains one of the most unknown traditions in America. The lack of understanding has had... Read More
An Improvised Family: Yom Kippur with Rome’s Progressive Jews
Normally people do not go to Rome to refrain from eating. But it was Yom Kippur, and I was on my way to afternoon services at Beth Hillel, Rome’s new progressive Jewish community. My long walk to th... Read More
Buddhism>Atheism: How Religious Literacy Can Help the Air Force, Part II
Find Part I of this post here. Alexis de Tocqueville, a 19th century French historian, observed how Americans treated religion when he visited the United States. The longer he stayed, the more he real... Read More
Buddhism>Atheism? How Religious Literacy Can Help the Air Force, Part I
This is the first in a two-part post. Stay tuned for Part II. A few days ago, I visited my undergraduate university, the University of Southern California, and made a beeline for the Office of Relig... Read More
On learning from difference while sharing similarities.
Managing Editor’s note: all Contributing Scholars begin writing by answering the following question as their first post: Why are you committed to building relationships with those from different... Read More
A Religious ‘None’ in the Middle East
When asked what I plan to do with a Master of Theological Studies – a question I encounter frequently as a recent graduate in a field many are unfamiliar with – my well-rehearsed, though honest, r... Read More
Sikh Prof. Prabhjot Singh Was Not The ‘Victim’ of a Hate Crime
This article originally appeared on Religion Dispatches Recently, my close friend Dr. Prabhjot Singh was assaulted in an apparent hate crime near his home in New York City. Although many headlines pro... Read More