religion

‘Tis the Season to Create a New Religion

Christmas trees are for sale on every corner, it seems, bringing the scent of the woods to the streets of ...

The Four M’s

Does the synagogue you attend speak your language? If you are not a synagogue goer, might you go if the ...

Welcome to Palestine… Texas

When I see the word “Palestine,” a number of images come to mind: questions regarding borders, refugees, the city of ...

Arizona’s Need for Freedom from Religion

Is religious freedom of greater importance than the constitutional right of equality? Arizona’s state law SB 1062, which has passed ...

From the South to Spain: Surprising Jewish Connections

This blog post comes from Linnea Hurst, who interned in the ISJL’s Community Engagement department last summer. I wasn’t raised ...

Do Different Religions See “Peace” Differently?

As I mentioned in my last blog post, I grew up knowing very little about Judaism or Jewish culture. In ...

A Word on Who I Am

A few months ago I finished Pete Townshend’s autobiography,  Who I Am . I can’t say I was surprised to ...

Mr. Expert on God

One of the strange, but nice, things that come from publishing a book is that people start to take you ...

How Should We Talk About Science and Religion?

As someone who loves both religion and science, I often struggle with how they interact.Are they in opposition to each ...

Judgment Day: See you in “Bell”

Passing a billboard saying, “Return of Christ May 21st, 2011” in Los Angeles is very different than passing a billboard ...