Laura Duhan Kaplan
Laura Duhan Kaplan is Director of Inter-religious Studies at the Vancouver School of Theology, a faculty member at ALEPH Ordination Programs, Rabbi Emerita of Or Shalom Synagogue, and Professor Emerita of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Follow her blog at sophiastreet.com.
Articles by Laura Duhan Kaplan
The Talmud Says: Embrace the Selfie
We are the “selfie generation.” Don’t let the epithet unsettle you. According to leading sociologists, we are not the first ...
Does Interfaith Dialogue Work?
I ask this question often, in one form or another. And often, people answer with a cynical “No.”A business leader ...
A Taste of Eternity: Letters from the Front
The fifth of the Ten Commandments states: Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in ...
Is it (Mentally) Healthy to Fall Apart?
Falling apart is a kind of strength.At least, that’s what I’m learning as I reflect this week on the meaning ...
A Dog at the Seder
As a child, the great Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas noticed that dogs appear in Torah at a crucial moment. On ...
Chad Gadya: Spiritual, Ethical, Political Masterpiece
At our home, the seder is not over until we sing “Chad Gadya“ – making the appropriate animal noises for ...
Lost and Found: An Airplane and a Bar Mitzvah
My husband and I are binge-watching Lost , a 2004-2010 TV series. An airplane crashes, leaving survivors stranded without rescue ...
What Shall I Wear to the Prom? Spiritual Fashion Principles
Clothing is on my mind. Not because I’m a superficial person, but because fabric art has been featured in the ...
Alas Poor Marius, I Knew Him…
Last week, the Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark killed a healthy two year-old giraffe named Marius. Zoo staff dissected Marius’s body ...
Everyone Wants to Be Jewish. Why Stop Them?
Judaism is in fashion in the U.S.—and in Canada, too.Non-Jews are happy to join Jewish families. Christian communities want to explore ...