]> http://www.shalomctr.org/taxonomy/term/141/all en http://www.shalomctr.org/node/1379 <p>By Rabbi Arthur Waskow</p> <p>When you live in a country that for a week has been transfixed by the furious denunciations of America by Pastor Jeremiah Wright and furious denunciations of Pastor Jeremiah by much of America --</p> <p>-- it is startling to read the original Jeremiah -- especially when his own furious denunciations of his own country are emblazoned for the special sacred Prophetic reading the same week. </p> <p>(In Jewish tradition, on each Shabbat is read a portion of the Torah [the "Five Books of Moses"] and a Prophetic passage chosen long ago by the rabbis to underline or sometimes confront the message of the Torah portion.)</p> Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:16:57 -0400 http://www.shalomctr.org/node/1457 <p>By Arlene Goldbard &#038; Rabbi Arthur Waskow<br /> [Goldbard is a writer and expert on cultural change and is chair of the Board of the Shalom Center; Waskow is its Executive Director.]</p> <p><strong>In every generation, Pharaoh;<br /> In every generation, Freedom</strong></p> <p>INTRODUCTION</p> <p>The Shalom Center will hold a Fortieth Anniversary Interfaith Freedom Seder on March 29, 2009, ten days before Passover, two weeks before Easter, and less than a week before the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's death, infusing each of these events with new energy and depth. </p> <p>A flagship Seder in Washington, DC, will draw national attention to the project, highlighting the many local Fortieth Anniversary Freedom Seders held simultaneously in communities around the U.S., uniting people of all faiths and races who love justice in a common dedication to equality, to a fair and humane economy and to peace.</p> Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:06:56 -0500