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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Murder is Murder and Abortion is Not
A sign commemorating George Tiller at a candlelight vigil in Wichita, Kansas, where Dr Tiller was murdered on Sunday. Photo by Joe Stumpe / AFP/Getty. I recognize that some other religious traditions do claim it is murder, but I both … Continue reading
Rabbi Arthur Waskow : ‘The Mormons are Coming, the Jews are Coming’
“The Mormons are Coming” / Californians Against Hate. As Martin Buber said, ‘I do not even know what it means to say that “The ends justify the means,” but I can tell you this: The means that you actually use … Continue reading
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Tagged Bigotry, Ethics, Gay Marriage, Marketing, Proposition 8, Religion
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Memorial Day 2009 : Ashes, Stones and Flowers
In Memory of All Victims of War and Terrorism:Ashes, Stones, and Flowers By Rabbi Arthur Waskow and Rev. Patricia PearceThe Rag Blog / May 25, 2009 For vibrant lives suddenly and shamelessly sacrificed, we lift up the ashes of our … Continue reading
Rabbi Arthur Waskow : American Jews, Middle East Peace and a Crisis of Values
Rabbi Arthur Waskow, pictured at the North America Conference of Rabbis for Human Rights held in Washington, D.C., in December 2008. If the U.S. insists on peace in the Middle East, will there be a crisis over values and identity … Continue reading
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Tagged American Jews, Middle East, Peace Movement, Rabbi Arthur Waskow
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Healing Earth and Blessing Sun
Global scorching. Photo from examiner.com. The ancient insight embodied in two Hebrew words — that ‘adam,’ humanity, and ‘adamah,’ the earth, come from the same root and are inextricably intertwined — has been forcing itself higher and higher into our … Continue reading
Rabbi Arthur Waskow to the Senate : We Need Cloture
Sometimes cots have been set up at the Senate during filibusters. Photo by Stephen Crowley / NYT. Is it possible that an anti-filibuster campaign, grounded on the importance of letting a majority of Americans address this crisis that endangers us … Continue reading
Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Rebirthing the Freedom Seder
Freedom Seder graphic by Avi Katz. Since the most profound issue facing the world today is the danger of climate catastrophe — ‘global scorching’ — and other forms of earth-wide environmental disaster, the Fortieth Anniversary Freedom Seders will especially address … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecumenism, Global Warming, Judaism, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Ritual
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow on the Inauguration : The God of Peace Fared Well
The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery gives the benediction at the end of the swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. Photo by Ron Edmonds / AP. As for President Obama himself, any God worth the … Continue reading
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Tagged Obama Inauguration, Religion, Rev. Joseph Lowery, Rick Warren, Spirituality
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : The Politics of Gaza and Beyond
The SS Free Gaza and the SS Liberty, with human rights workers and supplies from the Free Gaza Movement successfully landed in Gaza early the evening of Aug. 23, 2008, breaking the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip: has been … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecumenism, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Peace Movement, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Autos, Plagues and Passover
Pharaoh 2 by Veronica Winters.Knowing a Pharaoh when you see one…Creating a Freedom Seder for the EarthBy Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / December 15, 2008 What do the Iraq War, the drowning of New Orleans, the collapse … Continue reading
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Tagged Automobile Bailout, Ecumenism, Environment, Judaism, Ritual
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