Tag: transformation
We transforming Me
Honesty does strange things to people. Apart from being wonderfully cathartic, honesty is contagious. When you sit across from another person and share a moment of honesty that transcends superficial ... Read More
Role of the Rabbi in Climate Change
The role of the spiritual leader in the age of climate change: Re-imagining how to live on Earth in ways that honor the web of life, each other and future generations. This is the title of the seven d... Read More
Tea with Hezbollah
Last Thursday, the New York Times reported that the Shi'i military and political movement Hezbollah, which many would classify as terrorist, toppled the Lebanese government just six months after the d... Read More
The Purpose of Prayer?
As rabbinical students, from the moment we announce to our friends and family our plans to begin training for the rabbinate and likely even before, we are called upon to lead all types of prayer exper... Read More
Of Evangelicals and Atheists
Most might see a wide chasm separating evangelicals and atheists. But moderate Christians and non-theists have bigger fish to fry, argues Daniel Radosh in the book "Rapture Ready." And he's right.... Read More
Nature vs. Culture?
This week in our year-long class on Exodus our discussion focused on Moshe’s identity struggle as played out by his early forays out into the broader world, being incensed by the injustice all aroun... Read More
As Iron Sharpens Iron, So Does One Religious Tradition (As Well As Atheism) Sharpen Another
If all truth is God's truth, we must be free to explore it.... Read More
Proceeding along the aporetic path
This post is inspired by / in response to a recent post by Honna Eichler. It explores questions of community and responsibility and the difficulty of discerning one's call.... Read More