This post we about the historical Jesus. Who was he? Did he or his followers create a new religion?
According to historical scholarship [sources: see at the bottom of this post] he practised what corresponds to today’s Orthodox Judaism all …
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To follow the historical Jesus – that requires to practise Torah nonselectively., When both persons in a relations start to practise Torah non-selective
Hanukkah and Christmas Don’t Have to Share a Spotlight
After sending out our Hanukkah Newsletter, Rabbi David Thomas of Congregation Beth El of the Sudbury River Valley sent me this article he had written for his local newpaper. The Outreach Staff liked it so much, we thought we should …
Being a Member of a Jewish Home in December
I decided to convert to Judaism before my husband and I married. It has been the right decision for me and if I had to go back in time knowing what I know, I would do it all over again. …
Send Wish to the Western Wall
Hello everybody!
i found a website of two israeli guys that provide a service of sending a wish to the western wall in jerusalem.
they charge for this service but they give you a proof of them placing the wish …
Dad, Daughter, Dog, and a Talk about God
Previously published in the Detroit Jewish News and reprinted with permission of the author.
On a cold night in February, Gabby suggested that we take our dog, Sandy, for a walk. Gabby, my oldest daughter, is nine years old. Sandy …
When My Jewish Child Asks Me about God: A Christian Parent's Perspective
“Daddy, you know everything, don’t you?” is something you would think a guy likes to hear from his kids. At first, my head swelled to fill the interior of the minivan I was driving on the way to preschool. My …
Praying in Our Interfaith Family
Growing up a Protestant, prayer was always an important part of my life. It still is today–even as I am married to a Jewish woman and raising two Jewish daughters. Bonnie and our kids also pray, but in a different …
Supporting My Partner through the Death of Her Parent
It began as a usual Monday morning. I got out of bed at 5:30 a.m. and made the coffee. Joyce and our two boys awoke and we all eventually gathered around the kitchen table for breakfast. After breakfast I was …
Is Heaven Denied to an Unbaptized Child?
As pastor of a Catholic church, I sometimes counsel Catholics in interfaith marriages who are struggling with the issue of baptism. Many of these people were brought up believing that if they did not baptize their children, the children would …
Raising My Kids Jewish, When I'm Protestant
When I was younger, I never even dreamed about the complications that I would have celebrating Christmas with my wife and kids. I naturally assumed that the holiday would be experienced exactly the way I grew up celebrating it–writing Santa …
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