A Christmas Season to Remember
The time between the last week of November and the first week of January is profoundly paradoxical. On the one hand, it frames various western religious and civic festivals, which⦠Read More
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The time between the last week of November and the first week of January is profoundly paradoxical. On the one hand, it frames various western religious and civic festivals, which⦠Read More
Light One Candle to Watch for Messiah Advent is the season of lights. The shortest day of the year (in the northern hemisphere at least) falls just as Christmas finally⦠Read More
In an article in today’s Wall Street Journal, my friend Peter Rubinstein, former Senior Rabbi of Central Synagogue and now Director of Jewish Community and the Bronfman Center for Jewish⦠Read More
It’s a beautiful morning as a write, and I’m grateful for that, but is it my imagination, or does the world seem different than it did a few days ago? ⦠Read More
One thing seems certain: our distressing political moment will not end Tuesday night. I’m thinking the election results will only augur the true beginning, regardless of which candidate wins. That’s what I⦠Read More
When I was coming onboard with my professional life, an emerging national consensus was building around the educational value of character formation. Lots of educators, sociologists, civic leaders and clergy-types,⦠Read More
Starting in the mid-’90s and running till about 2008, I presented short, pithy teasers on WCBS NewsRadio concerning values, civility, and the common good. At the time, that news station⦠Read More
How are you feeling these days? Overwhelmed by the “yuck factor” in our presidential race? Given the level of childishness and disingenuousness within our political culture, I was reminded of⦠Read More
Dear Friends, Please join me in welcoming the Rev. Dr. Violet Lee to Christ Church as our new Executive Program Minister. With sixteen years of experience as Assistant Pastor of Abyssinian⦠Read More
Researchers at Dartmouth College devised a brain scan that could identify race bias. Using a variation of magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, it was possible to map brain activity when⦠Read More