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One reader wrote me to ask: ” “What effect will the Fort Hood shootings have on the American public’s perception of Islam?” That question asks us to be foretellers, fortune tellers, to predict. But The Shalom Center has had the holy…

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091026-jerusalem-fence-wallFor the next few days in Washington, D.C., 1,200 people are gathering in the name of a “pro-Israel, pro-peace” U.S. policy. Because of my broken leg, I can’t be physically there. But my mind and spirit and 40 years of…

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090923-israel-palestineDuring these days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Jews are called on to reexamine our own actions — our “missings of the mark.”  The emphasis is on OUR sins — not those of individuals alone, but of the community…

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For 25 years  I have been a member of a private health insurance plan that seemed to be meeting my needs. My problems were routine, and so were their responses.

No longer.

Last Friday, I was involved in a moderate auto accident,…

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Categories: Activism, Health

090626-sproutAs the band of runaway Israelite slaves wander in their search for freedom, again and again they grow rebellious. In the greatest of these rebellions, Korach criticizes Moses, claiming “The whole community is holy  – all of them! Why do you,…

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Learning from Shavuot and Pentecost: Can we share our harvest? Can we share our talk and tongues? Can we relearn how to share our work and rest?

This Thursday evening, May 28, there begins the festival of Shavuot. In biblical times,…

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090504-caesar-coinOne of the central teachings of Torah is that all human beings are made in the Image of God. That teaching and what flows from it are at the heart of Jewish prohibitions on the use of torture — and…

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Categories: Human Rights, Theology

There is a lot  more to the swine flu outbreak than a virus and a vaccine: There is, surprise surprise, a political-economic context.

First of all, the press in Mexico has been reporting that swine flu may have originated in the…

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Categories: Health

Beyond anguish, what can we say about the massive death and destruction in Gaza and the traumatic fear of falling rockets in Israel?  How do we shape not just the temporary palliative of “cease-fire,” but a true alternative? Not just…

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I thought God — the real God, the One who cares passionately about justice, peace, and diversity — came out rather well in the inaugural ceremonies.

God’s  official spokespersons did better than I had expected.  Rev. Rick Warren — whose choice I…

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