General News
The Siamese Twins
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Uri Avnery reflects on Yitzhak Rabin, the assassinated prime minister of Israel.
art
Baseball Infamy
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In his review of Gary Morgenstein’s A Mound Over Hell, Victor Acquista contends that Morgenstein’s dystopian version of the American future––and, more specifically, baseball––helps shed light on current social ills.
Healing Israel/Palestine
A Note from a Canadian Muslim
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Dr. Junaid Jahangir writes about the difficulty of writing about Israel and Palestine: “For every argument, there is a counter-argument. The narratives of the two people are utterly different and dialogue does not bridge them.”
Gender and Sexuality
Religions Discriminating Against Same-Sex Couples are Religions Lacking Moral Authority
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Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld provides some much-needed perspective––and humor––on the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in favor of the Colorado bakers who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding.
Politics & Society
Proposals for Reducing the Plague of Gun Violence
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Warren J. Blumenfeld has created a list of proposals that, he believes, will serve to substantially diminish the plague of gun violence in the U.S.
General News
Conspiracies, Left and Right
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Jonathan Zimmerman reminds us that we must base what we say on what we know to be true––”[a]nything less will feed Donald Trump’s ultimate fantasy: to persuade us that the truth doesn’t matter.”
Culture
Thoughts on Philip Roth: America, Jew, Male
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Shaul Magid reflects on the passing of Philip Roth who, according to Magid, “spoke from the Jewish psyche.” Rabbi Michael Lerner responds, noting that perhaps Roth succumbed to the pessimism of reconciling with “what is” rather than struggling for “what could and should be.”
Environment
Theologies of Genocide and Earth Day Ethics
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In response to those who believe it is “God’s will” for us to use fossil fuels, the Rev. Dr. Brooks Berndt reminds us that the planet is our common home, and we don’t want our home to become “the planetary equivalent of the gas station bathroom from hell.”
Healing Israel/Palestine
Israel@70: Fixing the way we pray for the State
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As we approach Israel’s 70th birthday, Rabbi David Seidenberg, reminding us that peace requires more than inclusion, revises the traditional prayer for the State of Israel so that “our prayer for peace [is] a prayer that teaches peace.”
Culture
Beyond Resistance: Prophetic Empathy and Radical Love
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Rev. Carolyn Wilkins, Program Director at the Network of Spiritual Progressives, recounts her experience as a participant in the NSP’s Spiritual Activism Training, and invites you to join us for our next training beginning on April 24.