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Recognizing the Anonymous Righteous Among Us

February 24, 2023 By Scott Robinson Leave a Comment

According to Hasidic Jewish tradition, there are thirty-six Tzadikim Nistarim, or “anonymous righteous ones,” in the world at any given time.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: apostles, Judaism, St. Matthias

Five Loaves of Challah

October 13, 2021 By Susan Caldwell Leave a Comment

Autumn is a season for ingathering and for harvest. I enjoy seeing fall leaves and pumpkins appear as September weeks pass by. The large Harvest Moon rises, and the days grow cooler with crisp air coming in the mornings and evenings. Even here in California we start marking the days as “sweater weather.”

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Autumn, bread, food, Judaism

Holy Cross: Living into Its Meaning

September 14, 2021 By Tim Gavin Leave a Comment

As Christians, we may venerate the Holy Cross by kneeling before it and saying prayers. However, the best way to demonstrate our veneration of the cross is to emulate Jesus who died on it.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: cross, Feast Days, Holy Cross Day, Jesus, Judaism

Saint Matthew – How Jewish was Jesus?

September 21, 2019 By Melissa Wilcox Leave a Comment

I went to seminary as a single, young woman in my mid-twenties after living overseas in Tanzania for three years. I returned to the States […]

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Bible, Feast Days, Judaism, St. Matthew

Consciously Alert

April 1, 2019 By Allison Sandlin Liles 1 Comment

At the ripe ages of ten and seven-and-a-half, my kids now understand that their clergy parents will grant them unlimited screen time on Sunday afternoons in exchange for remaining quiet enough for us to nap.

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Filed Under: Prayer Tagged With: gun violence, interfaith, Islam, Judaism, Prayer, vigil

A “Wondering Jew” teaches me about passing on faith.

June 22, 2017 By Nurya Love Parish 3 Comments

Abigail Pogrebin wrote about observing the whole Jewish year. I read about ways to cultivate faith at home.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Abigail Pogrebin, faith at home, Judaism, Pew Research

Small Children, Big Questions

July 5, 2016 By Melissa Wilcox 2 Comments

The stark questions of little people, especially around issues of faith and faith identity, can make us very uncomfortable.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Abraham, Godly Play, Jerome Berryman, Judaism, language, Old Testament, questions

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