Religion & Beliefs

Book Excerpt: Chapter 1 of God in the Wilderness by the Adventure Rabbi

Cultivate the Patience to See Burning Bushes "Moses said, "I must turn aside to look…

Decoding the Politics of Passover

Remember last winter's Huckabee Christmas message with the "hidden" cross? Now that it’s Passover, it's…

10 Books on the Intersection of Judaism and the Environment

Earth Day is a Jewish holiday. Okay, maybe that's a stretch, but from the quantity…

When it Comes to the Environment, Enough is Enough

I go to my closet every morning, push around a lot of hangers and choose…

Getting Back to the Soil: Composting in Jerusalem’s Community Gardens

Downtown Jerusalem is cluttered enough at any time of year, but rarely more so than…

The New Jew Canon: The Family Moskat, The Manor & The Estate, Shadows on the Hudson

The New Jew Canon is a long-term project that seeks to canonize essential Jewish (and…

Must Have: God in the Wilderness, by the Adventure Rabbi

Reform Rabbi Jamie Korngold, AKA The Adventure Rabbi, has made quite a name for herself…

Priestly Apologies: Notes from a Peculiar, American Catholic

Like far too many of us, I know a woman who was sexually abused as…