I enjoyed a fun Purim celebration at our local Chabad House last night; the theme was Purim in Paris. Today is Holi for our Hindu friends, but I'm still waiting …
Judaism
Multifaith Mashup: Lent for Kids
Lent, the 40+ day preparatory period leading up to Holy Week, is arguably the most Christian time of the liturgical year. Institutional Christianity teaches …
Multifaith Monday 3/2/15
Lots of Christian-related news this week, but we'll start with Purim, the Jewish holiday that commemorates Queen Esther's saving of the Jewish people from the …
Multifaith Monday 2/23/15
One of the most interesting interfaith happenings from the last week was #Muslims4Lent. The hashtag was started by Muslims who wanted to show support for and …
Multifaith Monday 2/16/15
As usual, there are several religious holidays this week. From Christianity, we have Shrove/Fat Tuesday and the end of Mardi Gras (which is French for Fat …
Multifaith Mashup: Water Rituals — Primordial and Cleansing
I’m headed to San Francisco tomorrow for the Big I Conference! The “I” stands for all sorts of things – interfaith, interspiritual, integral and independent – …
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Multifaith Monday 2/2/2015
Yesterday, we celebrated the pagan holiday, Imbolc, which falls halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. It marks the first day of spring on …
Interfaith Blog Blast 1/23/15
Welcome to my blog blast! Here are three of the most interesting blog posts I read this week. The first is part of a Patheos Public Square series on Best …
Money, Money, Money: How Faith Communities Stay in Business
One of the commonalities across faith traditions is the idea of giving. In Christianity, we have caritas. In Islam, we have zakat. In Judaism, we have tzedakah. …
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