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Posted February 2, 2012 in Jewish Horizons
Tamar Kamionkowski, Ph.D.
When to Slow Down and When to Speed Up
How often have you heard or said the following about non-fiction:  I’ve just read an amazing book – you should take a look at it – you just need to read the opening and concluding chapters.... Read more
Posted January 17, 2012 in Multifaith World
Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer, Ph.D.
New Interfaith E-Journal Publishes Symposium on "Meaning"
"Can you tell us how you find meaning in 1,000 words or less? You are welcome to include a picture or two." The invitation came to me from Reverend Paul Chaffee, the editor of The Interfaith... Read more
Posted January 4, 2012 in Ritualwell
Service Is Work and Work Is Worship, Rabbi Ira F. Stone
The Hebrew word for service,”avodah,” is the same word we use for both work and worship. This is not an accident.  Read more
Posted December 22, 2011 in Jewish Horizons
Tamar Kamionkowski, Ph.D.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, TED talks and Rabbinic Education
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the competencies that a rabbi needs to be successful and satisfied.  The language of core competencies and assessment mechanisms pervades higher education... Read more
Posted December 20, 2011 in Ritualwell
Presents of Presence, by Rabbi Roni Handler
Happiness. We all want and seek it and yet this elusive emotion is so difficult to attain—and even more difficult to sustain. Read more
Posted December 6, 2011 in Multifaith World
Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer, Ph.D.
RRC "Hands on Christianity" Course - Out of the Classroom and into the Neighborhood
Thoreau went to the woods because he wished to “live deliberately.” Fourteen years ago, Shane Claiborne and some friends moved into Kensington, an area of Philadelphia with abandoned factories and... Read more
Posted November 23, 2011 in Multifaith World
Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer, Ph.D.
Jerusalem Peacemakers Come to Philadelphia
Despite potentially hopeful developments in some societies in the Middle East this year, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict does not appear to be moving toward resolution any time soon. This reality... Read more
Posted November 15, 2011 in Multifaith World
Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer, Ph.D.
Faith On The Avenue: RRC Faculty And Students Tour Nearby Germantown Avenue, Learning About Religion And Our Urban Ecology
Did you ever meet a woman in love with an avenue? On Sunday, November 6, a busload of RRC faculty and students, guided by Professor Katie Day of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia... Read more