Here I am, wearing my Solomon Schechter T-shirt, standing at the remnant of an outer wall to an ancient place of animal sacrifice. In this photo I am thinking about the contemporary sites of priestly meals: Joy Grill, Olive, Pasha, kukureeku, Doron Falafel, Shnitzi, Take Me Home. O Jerusalem eatires, if I forget ye may my tonugue cleave to the roof of my mouth. My summer was an intense one – first I spent three weeks working with the young…
Legendary radio journalist Bill Bertenshaw just interviewed me for Commmunity Concerns – a show on WOR radio 710. It airs September 4th at 5am, so set them alarms and tune in!
ICCI cordially invites you to a library seminar on Wednesday, July 20th, 2005 – 13 Tamuz 576512:30 – 14:00 WithRabbi Daniel BrennerDirector, Center for Multifaith Education, Auburn Theological Seminarywho will speak about“Imagine No Religion meets Redemption Song: What We’ve Learned About High School Students and Interreligious Dialogue from the Face to Face/Faith to Faith Program” atThe ICCI Education Center, 43a Emek Refaim St., Jerusalem As space is limited, please reserve your place in advance: library@icci.org.il tel: 02-561 1899, fax: 02-563…
I just got a fresh batch of The Living Pulpit magazines in the mailbox — I got a piece on Shavuot in the new issue.
I just found out from my friend Andrew Silow-Carrol at the NJ Jewish News that I recieved a Simon Rockower Award for Excellence in Jewish Journalism. It was for the commentary I did on the Presby-Israel debate. (Boteach took first place – I took second) I am deeply honored to recieve this recognition. Thank you Andy for publishing my work!
There’s me — with Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf, Daisy Khan, and Reb Michael Paley – on stage at the Knitting Factory! Festival Cordoba:A Celebration ofMuslim and Jewish Music@ the KNITTING FACTORY THURSDAY JUNE 16th 7:30 PM WITH AMIR VAHAB and PHAROAH’s DAUGHTER Amir Vahab is one of New York’s most celebrated and distinguished composer / vocalists of Persian sacred and folk music. Born in Teheran, he sings in the traditional Persian style, which embodies millennia of the theoretical and mystical…
Poetry is not my life Ferllenghtti sits perched atop the bathroom radiatorAnd I savor a page every time my body recyclesThanking God for the openings and the hollow placesAnd the subtlety of uncapitalized letters Though a dozen boxes of notebooks with scribbled fragments of versewill crush you if you attempt to open my closet doorPoetry is not my lifeThough there was a timeWhen I left my cozy air conditioned worldrode a beat up bicycle to the dangerous part of townPicked…
Rev. Jim Forbes from Riverside Church tells a story about his Father: When ‘Bishop’ sat in the nursing home, his mind rattled by demensia, he was called by the nurses “Praise the Lord” — Why? Because whatever happened he said “Praise the Lord” lunch – PTL, blood drawing time – PTL, light on – PTL, light out -PTL. As the ‘dust was shaken off’ — as his memory slipped away and he turned to the ‘winter’ in his life (with…
Last week I hosted the following three folks for a lively lunchtime meeting: Dr. Antoine Messara (Lebanese Christian) is a professor at the Lebanese University Department of Communication, and is the general director of The Foundation of the Lebanese Association for Permanent Civil Peace in Lebanon. Antoine established The Foundation of the Lebanese Association for Permanent Civil Peace in Lebanon during the civil war in Lebanon by bringing Christians and Muslims together. He is active in issues related to democracy,…
I read the hagaddah backwards this yearThe sea opens, the ancient Israelites slide back to Egypt like Michael Jackson doing the moonwalkFreedom to slaveryThat’s the real storyOne minute you’re dancing halleluyah with the prophetessThe next you’re knee deep in brown in the basement of some minor pyramid waiting for the angel of death to refund your two zuzim. Children of Israel! It is hard to say dayenu when the armies emerge from the sea like a returning scuba expedition and…