3 Takeaways from #Easter2015
Easter is the most Rocky-like story in the Christian canon. There’s blood, a sudden reversal, and…
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The Secret History of Easter
The Dawkins Foundation and Last Trumpet Ministries share fondness for “philosophical hokum.”
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Christian Passover, Yes or No?: A Response to Rabbi Moffic
Passover is a rabbinical, not a biblical tradition. So yes, it is actually Jewish.
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Why Christians Should Have a Passover Seder: A Rabbi Responds
An argument in favor of boundary-crossing.
Read MoreManischewitz Bought By Romney’s Old Crew
Two options for what happens to the premier kosher food co: ugly and uglier.
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Passover with Mohammed: A Jewish Journalist in Yemen
Khalid nods towards me, his eyebrows rising slightly. I hadn’t yet told Khalid or anyone else that I met in Yemen that was a Jew. It hadn’t come up, it didn’t matter, I told myself. But I was also afraid of how they would react.
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Why Christians Should Not Host Their Own Passover Seders
When people learn that, as a lifelong and practicing Christian, I am married to a Jewish man and that we practice both religions in our house, I often become the safe person to ask about Judaism. I like this advocate role for the opportunity it gives me to gently encourage folks to look at ways in which their privilege as a member of a majority population can sometimes cause them to cause offense.
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Holy Grail is Found!
Forget About #HotJesus, Material Objects Speak Loudly in Son of God
Material objects have long played a role in Jesus films, but in the latest retelling, adapted from a History Channel miniseries, coins and the temple itself play a crucial role.
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Pigging Out: What ‘Radically Unkosher’ Jewish Foodies Like Michael Pollan Are Missing
While Jewish foodies frequently use “traditional cultures” to critique everything from the cruelty and impact of modern agribusiness, to the lack of pleasure and meaning we derive from our food, they flout their own tradition when it comes to eating pig meat to the detriment of their greater goals.
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