by Rabbi Rami Shapiro | Jan 15, 2009 | Opinion
Darwin wouldn’t daven anywhere, since davvenen (prayer) is a Jewish form of worship and Darwin was a Christian. But let’s not be so narrow. The real question is: Where can a scientifically sophisticated thinking Jew go to experience a liturgy that does not insult her...
by Sam Davidson | Jan 15, 2009 | Opinion
You won’t find pipe organs in many places today. You won’t find organ music in many songs, either. Suffice it to say, the organ as a sought-after instrument is fading. So what do churches do that have invested millions into a grand pipe organ? Once, I was...
by Mike Parnell | Jan 15, 2009 | Opinion
How important are lace-up shoes for men? According to Richard Nixon (Frank Langella), in Ron Howard’s “Frost/Nixon,” a man who doesn’t wear laces is less than a man. That small opinion is a big part of this movie that uses the famous interviews by David Frost (Michael...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 14, 2009 | Opinion
It shouldn’t happen this way, but sometimes it does.Daniel Goodman, professor and Bob D. Shepherd Chair of New Testament Interpretation at the M. Christopher White School of Divinity at Gardner-Webb University, died unexpectedly January 13.Goodman was just 40...
by Larry Greenfield | Jan 14, 2009 | Opinion
The writer of the Gospel of Mark is a little vague about the numbers. When reporting on how many people from the Judean countryside came out to see and hear John the baptizer in the wilderness, the writer just says they came from all over the place. The reportage...
by Maital Guttman | Jan 14, 2009 | Opinion
With family living in Israel and two cousins in the Israeli army, I have been watching the Gaza situation carefully. It is heartbreaking. It is tragic. Innocent people on both sides are suffering. But now is not the time for inflammatory remarks. Now is not the time...
