interfaith
Shedding Light On One Family’s “December Dilemma”
A Christmas tree? In this nice Jewish girl’s home? Here’s how it happened.I am engaged to a wonderful man – ...
Mensch on the Bench Hits Shark Tank with His Jewish Appearance
December is here along with the season of Christmas lights, Hanukkah cookies, Festivus celebrations, holiday shopping, the Elf on the Shelf, ...
Learning About Judaism Through The Trinity (Yes, That One!)
A big part of my job is working on the interfaith program between my school, The Davis Academy, and a ...
How Thanksgiving Became The Holiday We (All) Now Celebrate
The November holidays embodies values important both in Judaism and American culture.
Sukkot, Our Interfaith Hippie Re-visioning Festival
On Sukkot, it’s customary to read Chapter 14 from the prophet Zechariah.Have you read it? I mean, really read it?If ...
Interfaith Collaboration: A Southern Tradition
This past week, two of my co-workers and I attended an interesting lecture by Reverend Ben Matin at Millsaps College, ...
Can I Pray in the Name of Jesus?
A chaplain's experience with a Christian patient.
Divestment? Not in New Orleans!
In our corner of the world, Temple Sinai of New Orleans and The St. Charles Ave. Presbyterian Church have been ...
What Can Southern Jews Teach The Rest of Us About Intermarriage and Outreach?
Usually we think of small, southern communities as being at least a beat behind their larger counterparts, especially when they ...
Pride and Community Go Hand in Hand
Pride and community go hand in hand. For a good part of my life, I didn’t have much of either.I ...