This week, I happen to be teaching a course to rabbinic students called Losing God, Finding God: Jewish Responses to…
Month: June 2014
Letting Go of Literalism
A Biblical story, from parshat hashavua: The king of Moab approaches the prophet Balaam, hoping to hire Balaam to curse the…
Me, Me, Meaning
We are the “selfie generation.” Don’t let the epithet unsettle you. According to leading sociologists, we are not the first…
Magical Realism
It’s 1976. I wake up to find myself in my dorm room. The clock says it’s 11:20 am. I have…