Tag: Interfaith
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Two Nations in One Womb
To hope for a kiss and brace for a bite: Toldot, Interfaith Week and the stubborn work of remembering without hatred.
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Hearing Requires Room for Every Story
Hearing is never a passive bureaucratic gesture. Twice a day, Jewish liturgy commands us to engage in a profound act of spiritual attention: “Hear, O Israel.” We know the Shema not as a polite request, but as the central spiritual imperative of our tradition. To hear is to bear witness to the Eternal, to internalise…
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Have You Only One Blessing?
Reflecting on a recent visit to a Buddhist temple and the narrative of Parashat Toldot, I explore the tension between spiritual scarcity and abundance. While the story of Jacob and Esau suggests a finite amount of blessing—where one brother’s gain is the other’s loss—a progressive theology reminds us that an Infinite God cannot run out…
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The Holiness of Showing Up: A Shabbat Sermon on Nearness and Connection
In this special interfaith Shabbat sermon for Parashat Vayikra, Rabbi Adrian M. Schell reflects on the meaning of korban, often translated as “sacrifice”, and its deeper message of karov, nearness. What does it mean to truly draw close to one another, especially when it’s not easy? And how can small, quiet moments become sacred offerings…
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Können Juden und Christen gemeinsam Beten?
„Ist es für einen Rabbiner denkbar, bzw. möglich, zusammen mit einem christlichen Geistlichen einen G’ttesdienst zu feiern?“.Für eine Rabbinerin, für einen Rabbiner ist dies eine enorm wichtige Frage, mit alltäglicher Relevanz: Von meinen zukünftigen Kollegen, und auch aus eigener Erfahrung weiß ich, dass es regelmäßige Anfragen nach gemeinsamen religiösen Veranstaltungen, G‘ttesdiensten und Zeremonien gibt. Vom…
