interfaith
How Did This Nice Northern Catholic Boy Become Part of The Southern Jewish World?
My roommate Peter is neither Southern nor Jewish… and yet he somehow found himself an active part of Mississippi’s Southern ...
Intermarriage and the Jewish Garden
Over the next few weeks, the Torah portions we are reading obsess about two terms with which translators struggle mightily. ...
I Am Spiritual, Not Religious
A couple of years ago, I finally fulfilled one of the dreams of my calling. I preached a Sunday sermon ...
Rabbi Elected to National Office in Africa
Yes, it’s true. The Chief Rabbi of Uganda has been elected to parliament in his home country. A remarkable feat ...
Curated Jewish Experiences Can Happen in Congregations Too
At the end of last week, Ha’aretz published an important article by Debra Nussbaum Cohen, highlighting a number of enterprising ...
Why I Co-Officiate Interfaith Marriages
The most popular days to get engaged are Christmas (and I assume Hanukkah!), New Year’s Eve, and Valentine’s Day. That ...
Violating Someone Else’s Sabbath
I recently received an email from my local synagogue‘s Brotherhood, asking for volunteers to help with some much-needed upkeep work ...
Who are the Jewcurious?
Carolyn is Baptist. She always will be. And she comes to my synagogue regularly.By regularly, I mean she comes to ...
Getting More Comfortable With the Culture of Prayer in the South
In the South, people pray a lot. It’s all around us: on TV, on billboards, at football games, even at ...
A Hug and a (Christian) Prayer
“People from the United Church of Canada like to hug,” said my friend B.I filed this random fact away under ...