Tags: #Mennonite #Judaism #Interfaith #Mazeldon AMBS.edu: AMBS hosts Jewish-Mennonite symposium on reading the Bible after the Holocaust I am incredibly pleased to hear about this symposium at one of my alma maters, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. I hope down the road AMBS publishes some of the papers and/or presentations from […]
Humanistic Judaism , Judaism , Personal Memories , Personal Updates
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A big day for my family – May 21, 2023
Tags: #Mazeldon I’ll post more about it another time (it is kinda personal) but for my own recollection. May 21, 2023 was a very, very good day, worthy of a humanistic shehechyahu (courtesy of Machar and Ritualwell): Let us bless the goodness which we have encountered in the world, which […]
Judaism , Mennonite , Oklahoma
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A presentation: Comparing the Anabaptist and Jewish traditions
Video: Two Traditions that I love: Comparing Anabaptism and Judaism The following is the text of a talk I gave at Joy Mennonite Church in Oklahoma City on April 23, 2023. I am very thankful that this church (where I once ministered) was willing to let me come back and […]
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A response to the Word Nerd about LGBTQ-inclusive theology
The following is a letter-to-the-editor that I wrote to Bible Study Magazine in response to “Word Nerd-Language & the Bible,” a column by Editor Mark Ward in the September/October 2022 print issue of the magazine. Dear Editor, I am deeply disturbed by your decision to use your Word Nerd column in the […]
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Judaism and Vasectomies
This was originally posted on Facebook. Kveller.com: I’m a rabbi who had a vasectomy even though Judaism prohibits it. A very thoughtful piece but the headline is misleading. #Judaism doesn’t bar vasectomies, but rather #halakha does. Most Jews today (but especially those in the Reform, Reconstructionist, and Humanistic movements) do not […]
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This month in Humanistic Judaism – August 2022
This was originally posted on Facebook. This Month in Humanistic Judaism – August 2022 Here’s the August edition of This Month in Humanistic Judaism, our new monthly bulletin from the Society for Humanistic Judaism that shares many of the events happening across our movement, as well as other content from our blog […]
9-11 Attacks , Austin , Christian , Green Party , Imperialism , JMBzine Vault , Libertarian , Music , Peace , San Marcos
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From the JMBzine vault – Oct 1, 2001
This post is from the JMBzine Blog Vault, which means it is a very old blog post that I wrote at a very different time of my life. My views on religion, politics, and many other subjects have drastically changed over the years, so please bear this in mind when […]
9-11 Attacks , Art by JMB , Austin , Catholicism , Free Speech , Military Law , Sports , Visual Arts
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From the JMBzine Vault – Sep 25, 2001
This post is from the JMBzine Blog Vault, which means it is a very old blog post that I wrote at a very different time of my life. My views on religion, politics, and many other subjects have drastically changed over the years, so please bear this in mind when […]
9-11 Attacks , Afghanistan , Iraq , Islam , JMBzine Vault , Meta-Analysis
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From the JMBzine vault- Sep 18, 2001
This post is from the JMBzine Blog Vault, which means it is a very old blog post that I wrote at a very different time of my life. My views on religion (I’m now a Humanistic Jew), politics (today I’m a democratic socialist), and many other subjects (LGBTQ+ inclusion, abortion […]
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From the JMBzine vault – Sept 12, 2001
This post is from the JMBzine Blog Vault, which means it is a very old blog post that I wrote at a very different time of my life. My views on religion (I’m now a Humanistic Jew), politics (today I’m a democratic socialist), and many other subjects (LGBTQ+ inclusion, abortion […]