Roe has fallen. Does that mean America has escaped God’s wrath?
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This excerpt was originally published in The Dallas Morning News. You can access the full article here. The Old Testament didn’t have a lot of time for people who took […]
Don’t go numb over gun violence
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By Cameron Vickrey For the San Antonio Express-News, published here I had babies when Sandy Hook happened. They were one and two-years-old. I remember rocking them both to sleep, sobbing […]
Thoughts from the Commons: On the meaning of Juneteenth
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by Rabbi Nancy Kasten Last year, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, making a holiday that originated in Galveston in 1866 into a federal […]
On Practicing Piety in Public
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by Rev. Dr. George Mason Below you will find two columns, both published by the Dallas Morning News on May 29, 2022. William Haun authored the first and I wrote […]
What does it mean to be pro-Israel?
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As Cinemark and other local theaters screen a controversial film claiming to prove disinformation about election fraud in the 2020 presidential election, this exchange took place in the Texas Jewish […]
Thoughts from the Commons: Faith is not a spectator sport.
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by Rabbi Nancy Kasten In April 2021 I joined a group from Temple Emanu-El and met (virtually) with Texas State Representative Morgan Meyer’s chief of staff to discuss several legislative […]
Thoughts from the Commons: Learning from the convergence of Ramadan, Passover, and Easter
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by Rabbi Nancy Kasten This year Ramadan began on April 2, Passover begins on April 15, and Easter is celebrated on April 17. These three holidays play distinct roles in […]
As a Rabbi, Helping Pregnant Texans Get Abortions Has Never Been More Important
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My experience helping pregnant Texans get abortions is one example of how faith leaders can do our part to protect life: by making abortion accessible. As a rabbi who lives […]
Thoughts from the Commons: God needs us all.
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by Rabbi Nancy Kasten This story is told of the 18th century scholar and rabbi, Zusha of Hanipol: Reb Zusha was lying on his deathbed surrounded by his disciples. He […]
Dallas Woman Meets with Pope
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Scholar, Pontiff seek global harmony through climate action Dr. Maria Reis Habito has long worked to help bring about a global consensus of peace, unity, and understanding among some of […]