Compassion for difficulties |
August 24, 2021
A Health Scare Caused Me To Look At Life Through A New Lens
Time to see my way clear to vibrant wellness....
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Science & Technology |
August 18, 2021
Why I’m Fighting For Mask Mandates Even Though My Kids Are Vaccinated
We know now that simple measures like masks and contact tracing can keep our unvaccinated children safe. So, why aren’t we doing it?...
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For Jews, whatever is happening now is also connected to the past; the way we process our lives is always filled with shadows and ghosts of what happened earlier.
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Compassion for difficulties |
July 22, 2021
Reflecting On The Mental Health Of Immigrant Children Like Myself
Immigrant children face unique challenges which can often affect their mental health. ...
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Compassion and Empathy, Longform, Relationships & Family, Turning The Mundane Into The Sacred, Uncategorized |
July 16, 2021
Grief, Loss, Communal Mourning, and Tisha b’Av
Grief is something we do well......
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Breaking False Dichotomies, Bring The Sacred Down To Earth, Compassion and Empathy, Hold Dualities Together, Longform, Longform, News & Politics, Spirituality & Faith, Uncategorized |
July 15, 2021
Bully Pulpits and Pulpit Bullies
When President Teddy Roosevelt coined the term “Bully Pulpit,” the term “bully” meant “outstanding” or “optimal,” not a pulpit from which one could use their office to bully their audience. New data from Pew Research indicates that a rather high percentage of American Christian religious leaders could take a lesson from the former president when it comes to how they use their own pulpits when addressing political issues. Pastors Often Discussed Election, Pandemic and Racism in Fall of 2020 The polling results, based on the content of sermons offered from the pulpits......
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Another Way Of Looking At Things, Breaking False Dichotomies, Bring The Sacred Down To Earth, Compassion and Empathy, Inspiring Story, Longform, Longform, Spirituality & Faith, Uncategorized |
July 09, 2021
Leadership Lessons and Serving the Servers in The Holy Land
Also by Rabbi Joshua Stanton You are standing in Bethlehem’s Manger Square, the Church of the Nativity looms before you, and you feel like the kid in the Disneyland commercial who says, “I’ve been waiting my whole life to see you.” You are a Christian leader standing in the Western Wall Plaza and discover that you now understand more fully how and why so many Jews attach so deeply to this one spot in particular and to Israel in general, even as you also discover that you, as a Christian, may still feel......
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