Spring term teaching is over at Vancouver School of Theology — just in time for Passover! I’ll miss the class…
Category: Interfaith
Feed the Hungry
Surrey’s Interfaith Feed the Hungry project is simple and successful. Surrey’s Lookout Shelter serves lunch five days a week. Across…
Divine Compassion
Acts of violence fill this week’s news. All have complex political, social and psychological causes. Amidst the complexity, can an…
Resisting Teen Radicalization
Recently I attended a multi-faith symposium on youth crime prevention with the specific focus “Tackling Radicalization in Faiths.” Speakers included the Imam…
A Divine Hug
“People from the United Church of Canada like to hug,” said my friend B. I filed this random fact away…
Deep Ecumenism
Interfaith dialogue is in fashion – because it is so urgent! As we approach it, how shall we understand what…
A Christmas Midrash
Christmas season is in full swing. Decorations are everywhere. Sometimes people ask if their ubiquity bothers my Jewish sensibilities. Not at…
Hanukkah's Casual Violence
Hanukkah is coming. It’s time to tell stories about armed resistance against oppression. Children will read about the five brave…
A Precious Resource: Found at Durga Puja
We came to the Laxmi Narayan Hindu Mandir (Temple) in Surrey, Canada, expecting to see unfamiliar religious practices. But, as…