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Monthly Archives: March 2005
How do Jews and Muslims talk?
UPI shared a commentary on interfaith relations, mostly based on an interview with Mehri Niknam, director of the Maimonides Foundation in London. I am so happy to see her mentioned. I know her from 1990s and proud to be called … Continue reading
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Less Religion in Prisons?
This article in the San Bernardino County Sun is as good as any on this opcoming issue: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday that challenge governments’ ability to limit religious freedoms in prisons and other institutions. It … Continue reading
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Jewish Music Festival with Sufi Music
The 20th anniversary of the Jewish musc festival at Berkeley is unique. Here I don’t want to list all the interestig concerts, just woudl emphasize what the director, Ellie Shapiro said: It [having Omar Faruk Tekbilek on the opening night] … Continue reading
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SocRel Students at Divinity School
The University of Chicago Chronicle‘s current issue has an article on the details of the Divinity School’s program. This grabbed my attention Students studying to become Presbyterian ministers learn side-by-side with students earning their doctorates in the Sociology of Religion. … Continue reading
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Essays: The state of religion globally (, of Catholicism.)
New Blackfriars Prize Essay Competition 2005 – £300The state of religion globally, and in particular of Catholicism. Contributions may be on any issue under this heading; especially welcome, however, will be papers that focus on one country, recalling its recent … Continue reading
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Becoming a Jewish Peacebuilder
The same rabbi I mentioned here, Eliyahu McLean along with Ezra Weinberg is doing a Jewish peacebuidling course in August in New York titled: The Netzah, Hod, and Yesod of Peacebuilding: On Becoming a Jewish Peacebuilder. Here is the full … Continue reading
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Mormons do it better
I blogged and commented on asurvey earlier about Religion and America’s youth. This new article goes further into the analysis and states: But while teenagers who are religiously involved fared well overall, the 2.5 percent of respondents who identified themselves … Continue reading
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Mussar, Tikkun Middot, Morinis
Rabbi Pamela Wax introduced me to a practice in this article that I should have been aware of: “Tikkun middot” is a practice of the Mussar movement. Mussar typically translates as “ethics”. …It is the week of generosity in my … Continue reading
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