Tag: religion
Religion: Was it not just for this moment?
I was born in the shadow of the Holocaust. My earliest memories are of Holocaust survivors coming to our house, telling their stories to...
Religion: A time of discipline, sacrifice and reflection
A special time of the year for millions of Muslims worldwide began in the first week of March 2024, the Islamic month of Ramadan.
Ramadan...
Religion: The cracked pot
The Jewish prayerbook includes a morning prayer that says: “In God’s goodness, day after day, God renews creation.” God did not set the world...
Religion: Our search for the happiness
Nowadays we have many worries—life questions, why things happen in the world.But what if the question is, “What can I do!?” Most of the...
Religion: Faith of our neighbors: Lifecycles
I know I am not alone in deep sadness and perplexity over the continued killings that are happening in several parts of the world,...
Religion: Applying the golden rule
A few years ago, I read that all major religions have characteristics of the Golden Rule in their beliefs. I don’t remember where I...
Religion: What is truth?
This being an election year, we will have several issues and candidates to evaluate where we will try to determine who or what we...
Religion: The truth
In recent times, I have heard different phrases about the notion of truth. Some say that each person has one’s own truth; for others,...
Religion: Action and contemplation
Often when we meet other people, we exchange information about what we “do”—our work, our job, our studies, our recreational activities, hobbies, family obligations...
Religion: The promise of a second chance
Less than two weeks ago, amidst lots of food, party poppers and Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve, my family and I celebrated the...
