Cincinnati
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Zumer in the City
A long year in the unknown stretched into a spring and summer of hope with vaccinations, some travel, copious time spent with friends and family, and plenty of time outdoors. After receiving my…
- Archaeology, Cincinnati, Fiddler on the Roof, Haifa, High Holidays, Israel, Jaffa, Mediterranean Sea, Museums, New York, She'ar Yashuv, Simchat Torah, Synagogues, Tel Dan, Tel Hadid, Tiberias, Tu B'Av, Tzfat, Yiddish
Double the Motherlands, Double the Summer!
Let’s end the high holidays with a bang, shall we? First, I want to tell you about the end of my time in Israel. My family (dad, sister, and I) returned to Neve…
- Christian, Cincinnati, Interfaith, Isaac Mayer Wise, Islam, Jewish, Muslim, Pipe Organ, Plum Street Temple, Reform Judaism, Social Justice, Synagogues, Temple, Text Study
The Temple is a Place for Responsibility/Action!
This semester’s interfaith text study ended with a session discussing social responsibility. My group talked a lot about the centrality of social action to each religion represented (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). We also…
- Bell Tower, Chapel, Charity, Christ Church Cathedral, Christian, Cincinnati, Columbarium, Contract, Downtown, History, Interfaith, Jewish, Ketubah, Love, Marriage, Muslim, Social Justice, Text Study
Belltowers & Columbariums
Sunday night I attended the second interfaith text study in a series of three sponsored by Xavier University’s Interfaith Center. The session was held at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Cincinnati, right by…
- 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…
- Archaeology, Bagels, Beach, Cincinnati, HUC, Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish Food, Kibbutz, Museums, Music, New York, Shabbat, Shakshuka, Synagogues, Tel Aviv, Tel Dan, Travel
If Dan’s Walls Could Talk…
The last two weeks of our Tel Dan dig brought many new faces and the quick removal of a lot more dirt in Area T1 (near the High Place, where I was working).…
- Challah, Cincinnati, Classics, Greek, Hebrew, Homer, HUC, Jewish, Liturgy, Mahzor, NCSSM, PhD, Shabbat
Back to the Bustle – 2016 Style!
There’s been a break in my dvar Torah – and I promise to return to those soon, even this week! The end of first semester and return to school have proven hectic and…
- Board of Governors, Cantor, Cincinnati, Education, Family, Finance, HUC, Interfaith, Jewish, Market Crash, Math, Music, NCSSM, New York, PhD, Professor, Religion, Second Temple Period, Triangle, WRRD
Integrating Chelsea into HUC
Last weekend I had the privilege of sharing with the school’s Board of Governors my story – who I am, my background, previous experience, how I got here, what it’s been like, and…
- Bagels, Board of Governors, Cincinnati, Downtown, Exploration, Family, Genealogy, High Holidays, HUC, Neighborhoods, October, PhD, Shabbat, Synagogues, Textbooks, Travel, Visitors
The Turning of the Leaves of Time
Parsha is pleasant and perplexing, but it’s high time for an update about my program and Cincinnati life! October isn’t even halfway done yet, but holds much in store to perpetuate my excitement.…
- 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…