Peter Bebergal

Bebergal is the coauthor, with Scott Korb, of The Faith Between Us. Peter is an editor for Zeek and is a frequent reviewer for The Believer, Boston Globe, and Jbooks.

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My Big Fat Hassidic Bar Mitzvah

It’s 1979. I’m high in the air. For a split second I look down and…

Good News: Jesus Loves the Jews (and the Evangelicals Do, Too)

Last Friday in the New York Times, on page A13, the World Evangelical Alliance took…

Hipster Intellectuals Who Believe in God

To say that we believe means that at the center of our lives is an…

Not Nearly Geek Enough

As I stood with the other congregants, I felt an old tension wash over me.…

Christmas: The Jewish Kryptonite

For a time, Christmas felt like a kind of kryptonite, in all its various colors…

From Brat Packer to Jewish Cowgirl

It’s rare that you hear about a celebrity’s foray into Judaism that doesn’t involve Philip…

What the Angry Atheists Get Wrong

Recent polemics by proud and angry atheists have gotten many of us—faithful and skeptical alike—thinking…

Contemporary Psychedelia: From Transcendence to Immanence

1. Tripping Out and Tuning In What is psychedelia? What is loosely termed 'psychedelic music'…