Abraham Joshua Heschel
- Abraham Joshua Heschel, Chevrutah, Christian, Cincinnati, Interfaith, Islam, Islamic Center, Islamophobia, Jewish, Lifelong Learning, Mohammed, Muslim, Quran, Text Study, Thomas Aquinas, Xavier
Lifelong Learning + Islamophobia
This fall I have the terrific opportunity to participate in an interfaith text study between Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Led by a rabbinical student from Hebrew Union (one of my friends) and supported…
- Abraham Joshua Heschel, Death, Deuteronomy, Haazinu, Haftorah, Harvest, Hope, Journey, Land, Moses, Parsha, Poem, Praise, Prayer, Provision, Remember, Rock, Simchat Torah, Sukkot, Wilderness of Zin
Poems and Praise
It’s the middle of the week – and I want to talk about the parsha we’re still studying! Parashat Ha’azinu (Deuteronomy 32) is the next to last in the cycle – then comes…
- Abraham Joshua Heschel, Al Chet, Atonement, Cincinnati, Genealogy, High Holidays, Holiness, Jewish, Jonah, JTS, Liturgy, Love, Prayer, Presence, Reflection, Relationship, Repentance, Sovereignty, Synagogues, Yom Kippur
Close to Angels
This year was my first Yom Kippur spent in Cincinnati, and I davened at Adath Israel, a Conservative congregation where my ancestors attended when they lived in the area. It was a fantastic…