I used to imagine that my late mother was “religious, but not spiritual.” She loved going to synagogue, hosting holiday…
Forty Shades of Interfaith
Girl About Town. Toxic Tale. Heroine. Flat Out Fabulous. Sweet and Sour. Stunner. Unchanging. Gospel. Zen Rose. Love Temple. Divine…
Is God Privileged?
What do we teach about how power works? What do we teach about how a Higher Power works? Terrible events…
Merry Christmas: Shallow Ecumenism
Saying hello in December does not challenge my religious identity. “Merry Christmas!” Even as a Jew, I accept this season’s…
Rolling My Vegetarian Eyes
Teenagers Sasha and Malia Obama couldn’t keep a straight face during the annual Turkey Pardon Ceremony. Thank God for their…
Jacob IS the Ladder
The Biblical Jacob, a young man of about 19, sets out to seek his fortune. On his first night away…
Jacob's Ladder Meditation (Video)
A human is a ladder planted on earth whose head reaches heaven and the angels of God ascend and descend…
Religion and Violence
It has been a full week, a very full week. Full of hope, and full of despair. Full of religion,…
Letters from the Front
This Remembrance Day, I’m remembering two World War II veterans, my father and my uncle. Just six months ago, my…