Friday, July 15, 2016. This week, Tablet Magazine. Thursday, May 26, 2016. com - all rights to original artists. Bernard Starr writes in a Huffington Post. On this day in Me.

What Do Costumes Have to Do With the Book of Esther? February 4, 2018. Recently, I participated in a Table Topics discussion with Jeremy Legatzke on Hebraic Roots Network. That states that donning costumes during Purim began in the 14th century as an alternative to lent.

In my opinion we own and carry around with us far too many belongings. How to Enjoy non-Kosher Food. The Advantages of a Spiritual Wilderness. How high should your standards be? October 28, 2015. Part of the fun in going abroad for a vacation after so many years.

Notes on Jewish theology and spirituality. Interview with James Kugel The Great Shift. Why do we not see God anymore? Why does He not walk around our neighborhoods the way He did in the Bible? Why do Biblical figures not ask what the law should be? James Kugel seeks to answer these questions in his new book. In graduate school, instructors spoke often spoke of the Axial Age shift.

The chains fall to the ground. With a thud of the old. The heavy bond has fallen. My chains are broken,. The heaviest of all my bonds. All of my hidden chains. When arrows come my way. And bring me to the ground,. I must pick myself up. Scrape off my knees,. And rise taller than before. My chains are gone! I will rise up,. Dust off the bruises on knees,.

Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus. One neglected cultural detail suggests a simpler answer to this issue.

All of the attention given to the undercover videos should not throw our scent off of the main path.

The Church Has No Idea How to Address Violent Oppression. Those of us who grew up in the church were taught this many times and always knew that this was the model. Cultivating Confession in Honor-Shame Societies.