Skip to content
Search for:
Jewish Spiritual Wisdom
  • Follow on Facebook
  • Follow on Twitter
  • Connect on Linkedin
  • Follow on Google+
Search for:
Rabbi Laura Duhan-Kaplan on Sophia Street
  • About
  • Blog
  • Books
  • Torah
  • Events
  • Music
Home
/
Interfaith

Category: Interfaith

Interfaith, Psychology, Spirituality

Negative Thoughts, Be Gone!

August 9, 2020
Negative Thoughts, Be Gone!

Negative thoughts, be gone! I’m reading the handbook for combatting demons by Evagrius Ponticus, a 4th c. Christian monk. He clearly states that his demons are negative thoughts. And that he talks back to them–in Bible verses. Evagrius’s handbook is very personal. It’s a long list of his own habitual negative thoughts and the verses…

Facebook
Twitter
Google+
LinkedIn
Pinterest
13 comments
Read more
Interfaith, Spirituality, Wisdom

Hope & Solidarity

May 15, 2020
Hope & Solidarity

Hope and Solidarity. Antidotes — we hope — to uncertainty and anxiety. Across Canada, religious communities have come together. How could this solidarity change us for the better? Contribute to a resilient society? Provide better support for those most vulnerable? In this 30-minute panel discussion, three religious leaders explore those questions. This webinar series is…

Facebook
Twitter
Google+
LinkedIn
Pinterest
No comment(s)
Read more
Interfaith, Jewish Practices, Spirituality

Love: Fast & Feast Together

May 2, 2020
Love: Fast & Feast Together

Love. A good topic for “Virtual Ramadan,” an inter-faith celebration, hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. I’m a long-time friend of the Baitur Rahman mosque in Delta BC. So, the group invited me to speak. Specifically, about our common Jewish and Islamic traditions of fasting and sacrifice. But with my own interpretation: both are practices…

Facebook
Twitter
Google+
LinkedIn
Pinterest
2 comments
Read more
Interfaith, Jewish Practices, Political

Moses Lives in You

April 8, 2020
Moses Lives in You

MOSES. It’s easy to forget him at Passover. The Haggadah, official script for the Seder, doesn’t name him. Instead, it focuses on God. Our one true champion. Pharaoh, on the other hand, plays a huge role. The Seder script begins with a ritual question. “Why is this night different from all other nights?” Then, it…

Facebook
Twitter
Google+
LinkedIn
Pinterest
No comment(s)
Read more
Interfaith, Jewish Practices, Torah

Vashti: Rome Personified

March 7, 2020
Vashti: Rome Personified

Vashti. In the Book of Esther, she’s a dignified character. But in rabbinic midrash (commentary), she’s an evil villain. Why? Because she’s code for Christian Rome. Simply a Dignified Royal Let’s start with the plain text of Vashti’s story. Achashverosh rules from Persia to Ethiopia, controlling 127 provinces. He hosts a 180 day feast for…

Facebook
Twitter
Google+
LinkedIn
Pinterest
2 comments
Read more
Interfaith, Political, Torah

Pluralism: Does it Deserve the Death Penalty?

September 2, 2019
Pluralism: Does it Deserve the Death Penalty?

Religious Pluralism. Let’s say you’re an advocate. Because traditions develop all over the world. Different rituals, liturgies, and customs awaken different parts of the human spirit. Thus, you think, we can learn from everyone. Let’s say you support multiculturalism. Cultural communities should educate their youth. Listen to their young adults. Encourage local creativity. Celebrate regional pluralism. And, let’s say, you try…

Facebook
Twitter
Google+
LinkedIn
Pinterest
4 comments
Read more
Interfaith, Jewish Practices, Prayer, Torah

The Lord's Prayer on Tisha B'Av?

August 9, 2019
The Lord's Prayer on Tisha B'Av?

What does the Lord’s Prayer have to do with Tisha B’Av? Specifically: what was I thinking when I agreed to to figure it out? To speak at a church, on the Jewish observance of Tisha B’Av, about one phrase of the famous Christian prayer. “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil” (Matthew 6:13). I…

Facebook
Twitter
Google+
LinkedIn
Pinterest
8 comments
Read more
Interfaith, Political

Antisemitism: Beyond Binary Thought

June 4, 2019
Antisemitism: Beyond Binary Thought

Antisemitism. Apocalypse. Islamophobia. Trauma. Whew! We finished the “Religion and Violence” conference. So much hard stuff! No wonder everyone wanted to talk about nonviolence! Antisemitism Can Hide in a Slogan Students who attended the conference for credit did some extra work. They each wrote a response to a conference paper. So, I did the assignment too. I…

Facebook
Twitter
Google+
LinkedIn
Pinterest
2 comments
Read more
Interfaith, Jewish Practices, Spirituality

Spiritual Fasting: Everybody's Doing It

June 3, 2018
Spiritual Fasting: Everybody's Doing It

Spiritual fasting. That was our study topic at last night’s interfaith iftar.  During the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast during daylight hours. Daily fasts end at sunset with iftar, an evening fast-breaking meal. Last night, the Baitur Rahman Mosque in Delta BC invited the local multi-faith community to their Iftar. They created an evening of learning. Ten speakers…

Facebook
Twitter
Google+
LinkedIn
Pinterest
No comment(s)
Read more
Interfaith, Jewish Practices, Torah

Havdalah: Your Priestly Responsibility

April 12, 2018
Havdalah: Your Priestly Responsibility

“Havdalah” means “division.” But the havdalah ritual does not divide Jews — from other traditions or from each other. Before Havdalah at Limmud Vancouver Before the havdalah ritual at Limmud Vancouver, I’ll be presenting on a inter-faith topic. Sacred Texts: Three Religious Traditions in Twenty-Five Words or Less. What can we learn from common themes in Torah,…

Facebook
Twitter
Google+
LinkedIn
Pinterest
No comment(s)
Read more

Posts navigation

1 2 … 7

Subscribe

The Infinity Inside: Order on Amazon

Book Cover The Infinity Inside showing religious symbols inside a stylized forest

Recent Posts

  • Pray for Peace? January 19, 2021
  • Simon, the Worst Brother December 18, 2020
  • Hanukah’s Hidden Light December 11, 2020
  • Tenth Anniversary Party November 21, 2020
  • A Dream of Dad November 20, 2020

Classes, Services, Events

Thu 21

Sacred Texts and Oral Traditions

January 21 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm PST
Sun 24

Sulam on Sophia Street (Blog 10th Anniversary Concert)

January 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm PST
Wed 27

Writing the Animal Book

January 27 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST
Sat 30

Deborah the Warrior Bee

January 30 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm PST
Feb 28

Jung, Kabbalah, and the Spirit of Our Times

February 28 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm PST

View More…

Favourite Blogs

  • Velveteen Rabbi
  • Wellsprings of Wisdom
  • The Torah: Historical-Contextual Approach
  • State of Formation

Header Photo Credits

Laura outdoors: Charles Kaplan; Torah scroll: Anita Fonseca-Quezada
Rabbi Laura Duhan-Kaplan on Sophia Street
2021 © Rabbi Laura Duhan-Kaplan on Sophia Street. All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy
  • Follow on Facebook
  • Follow on Twitter
  • Connect on Linkedin
  • Follow on Google+