Hitzonim | Outsiders

Toward a radically inclusive community The black birds were unusually large. And I was, not unusually so, but I was small. A toddler. Strapped into the back seat of the… Read more

The people, Israel, long in diaspora, rarely with sovereignty, and critique of a state I’m no dummy. This post is honest, forthright, careful, but concludes with some controversy. By my… Read more

Resurrection, baby! Of body? Of spirit? Welcome to week three, chapter three, “From Miracle to Mission”! Check out today’s intro video, and get ready to chat Wednesday! Read more

Is all of Torah Epitomized in Love; are the Gospels? What Do We Do? Author’s Note: I texted my brother the other night, “I’m fucked up over the Israel-Hamas-Gaza terrible… Read more

One of the things that Fredriksen helps us to understand is that the gospel writers, the evangelists, are composing their gospels long after Jesus’ life and after the destruction of… Read more

More on Itineraries, Politics, and Language Book readers, my sincere apologies for being a day late on our introductory video to chapter 2! We’ve had a few things come up… Read more

In the first chapter, Fredriksen spends a lot of time framing up the major Jewish sectarian groups, differences between Jerusalem and the Galilee, and overall relations between the Temple authorities… Read more

An asynchronous book study from jPK An Asynchronous Study Our approach to this study is borne out of commitments to accessibility and maximum participation. By asynchronous, we mean that all… Read more

The Wedding Banquet Prepares Us for the World to Come; Maybe This World, Too Introduction: Turn It and Turn it Again In dialogue with someone recently I remarked that the… Read more

Condemning Hamas; Urging Restraint; Resisting Binary Thinking I published this post for Newsletter readers on October 13, 2023 (less than a week after 10/7, and I had already condemned the… Read more