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Imagine a Sabbatical
I was once speaking on a panel at the Pentagon, along with a dozen or so other religious leaders. We were sharing our respective traditions with Pentagon leaders, who in...
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Joshua Stanton
Joshua Stanton is Rabbi of East End Temple in Manhattan and a Senior Fellow at CLAL - The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership. He serves on the Board of Governors of the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations, which liaises on behalf of Jewish communities worldwide with the Vatican and other international religious bodies.
Compassion and Empathy, Longform, This Week In Wisdom, Uncategorized, Weekly Parsha
Responding to Unscrupulous Leadership
Scandals involving clergy abound today, from misappropriation of funds to inappropriate personal conduct and outright abuse. Could this week's Torah portion provide guidance about how we might respond?
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May 13, 2022
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April 21, 2022
Compassion and Empathy, Longform, Spirituality & Faith, This Week In Wisdom, Turning The Mundane Into The Sacred, Uncategorized
Hospitality After Pandemic
Holding space to acknowledge that this time is like no other.
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April 07, 2022
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Landless Acknowledgement
On its website and programs, New York City’s Public Theater prominently features a “Land Acknowledgement” of the sort that is becoming increasingly common among academic, social, and artistic organizations: The...
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March 03, 2022
Bring The Sacred Down To Earth, Compassion and Empathy, Longform, Longform, Mundane Into Sacred
Freedom to Give
“A contract is a transaction. A covenant is a relationship. A contract is about interests. A covenant is about identity. That is why contracts benefit, but covenants transform.“ In these...
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February 04, 2022
Another Way Of Looking At Things, Compassion and Empathy, Longform, Longform, This Week In Wisdom, Uncategorized
The Plague of Uncertainty
Throughout Moses’ showdown with Pharaoh, there is one overarching, emotional plague that God wreaks upon the Egyptians: uncertainty. They do not know when the litany of discomforts, outrages, upsets, frustrations,...
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January 07, 2022
Hold Dualities Together, Longform, Longform, This Week In Wisdom, Uncategorized
Have We Stopped Dreaming?
In times of prolonged pain, be it emotional or physical, our world constricts and perspectives contract. We focus on the moment-to-moment or the day-to-day. Right now, this describes many of...
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December 03, 2021
Bring The Sacred Down To Earth, Inspiring Story, Longform
Abraham’s Conflicted Love
We live in an era of punditry. Everyone has an interpretation of events, yet few of us stop to understand what actually might have happened. Interpretation occludes understanding, as tenuously...
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October 27, 2021
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No Bow Without Rain
The Covenant between God and Noah, as a representative of humanity, is often seen as a beacon of hope and a universal connection between the Divine and human beings. After...
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