I’m delighted to share the video of yesterday’s launch of The Intercessor on Zoom. I was in conversation with Rabbi Diane Elliot, read several excerpts, and responded to questions and comments from those who attended. It was fun, especially if you like deep questions about real challenges as much as I do, and I was …
The public Zoom launch of my new book, The Intercessor, is on Wednesday, 29 October, at 5:30 pm ET/4:30 pm CT/3:30 pm MT/2:30 pm PT. On the launch I’ll be in dialogue with Rabbi Diane Elliot, I’ll read excerpts from the book, and we’ll leave plenty of time for questions and discussion. The conversations so …
A great soul passed this morning. Rabbi Arthur Ocean Waskow, scholar, activist, teacher, spiritual leader, and so much more celebrated his 92nd birthday on October 12th with a Zoom hosted by The Shalom Center, the organization he founded in 1983 and led until last year. The Zoom was also the occasion for sharing the two …
NOTE: This post is to introduce you to the 57th episode of François Matarasso’s and my monthly podcast, “A Culture of Possibility.” It will be available starting 17 October 2025. You can find it and all episodes at Stitcher, iTunes, and wherever you get your podcasts, along with miaaw.net‘s other podcasts by Owen Kelly, Sophie …
It makes me so happy to invite you to the official Launch of my new book, The Intercessor. On Wednesday, 29 October at 5:30 pm Eastern, 4:30 Central, 3:30 Mountain, and 2:30 Pacific, I’ll be joined by the wonderful Rabbi Diane Elliot. Here’s a little bit about Diane: As a rabbi and teacher, a Registered …
Life imitates art sometimes. The Intercessor, my new book, is a novel made of linked stories, each narrated by a different person. They all have one thing in common: the desire for spiritual community in challenging times. I did not set out to write another book. In the early days of the MAGA regime, I …