To Differ is Divine:
Feb 08, 2023 |
Episode 4: Dialogues of Devotion
| Rabbi Raachel Jurovics, The Rt. Rev. Samuel Rodman
Episode 4: Dialogues of Devotion
In this episode, Rabbi Raachel and Bishop Sam share their formative experiences of interreligious dialogue, from elementary school through college to their current thinking about conversations among followers of different faiths. Instead of seeking some impossible standard of neutrality when approaching each other’s scriptures, they discuss the ways in which rich, respectful dialogue requires us to acknowledge that we each view our own scriptures as normative for us, while approaching other religious teachings with curiosity and appreciation. They also share some of the ways in which learning about other religious practices encourages them to examine some of their own.
Episode 4 Notes
We’ve aggregated helpful resources and additional information about the religious writings, practices, symbols and thinkers discussed in this episode.
Shoah
The preferred Hebrew word for what many call the Holocaust. “Holocaust” connotes a fully-consumed sacrificial offering, which implies something beneficial or sacred about the genocidal murder of six million Jews. “Shoah” means “catastrophe,” a more accurate naming.
Cross vs. Crucifix
A crucifix includes a depiction of Jesus hanging from it, as opposed to a bare cross. Traditionally, Roman Catholics are more likely than Protestants or Evangelical Christians to wear a crucifix.
Jews for Jesus
This evangelical Christian group attempts to convert followers of Judaism to what they claim is a sect of Judaism that acknowledges Jesus as the Messiah. No Jewish religious movement considers belief in Jesus as the Messiah as a teaching compatible with Judaism.
144,000
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that exactly 144,000 faithful Christians from Pentecost of 33 AD until the present day will be resurrected to heaven to spend eternity with God and Christ.
Torah and Tanakh
The Torah is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
The Tanakh is the entirety of the Jewish scriptures, composed of Torah; Nevi'im, the books of the prophets; and Ketuvim, the Writings, which include the psalms and wisdom literature.
The word “Torah” also may be applied to any Jewish religious or spiritual text, as it translates as “teaching.”
The Bhagavad Gita
The most widely known Hindu scripture, it depicts a dialogue between the warrior Arjuna and his spiritual guide, Sri Krishna.
The Search for God at Harvard, by Ari L. Goldman
Song of Songs 5:2
“I sleep, but my heart is awake. Knocking; it is the voice of my beloved; Open to me . . .”
(Jewish Publication Society).
Midnight Prayer: Tikkun Chatzot haLaila
Please follow this link for an overview of the Kabbalistic practice of rising to offer devotional prayers between midnight and dawn, usually a personal commitment, not liturgically required: https://www.chabad.org/kabbalah/article_cdo/aid/13...
Episode 4 Notes
We’ve aggregated helpful resources and additional information about the religious writings, practices, symbols and thinkers discussed in this episode.
Shoah
The preferred Hebrew word for what many call the Holocaust. “Holocaust” connotes a fully-consumed sacrificial offering, which implies something beneficial or sacred about the genocidal murder of six million Jews. “Shoah” means “catastrophe,” a more accurate naming.
Cross vs. Crucifix
A crucifix includes a depiction of Jesus hanging from it, as opposed to a bare cross. Traditionally, Roman Catholics are more likely than Protestants or Evangelical Christians to wear a crucifix.
Jews for Jesus
This evangelical Christian group attempts to convert followers of Judaism to what they claim is a sect of Judaism that acknowledges Jesus as the Messiah. No Jewish religious movement considers belief in Jesus as the Messiah as a teaching compatible with Judaism.
144,000
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that exactly 144,000 faithful Christians from Pentecost of 33 AD until the present day will be resurrected to heaven to spend eternity with God and Christ.
Torah and Tanakh
The Torah is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
The Tanakh is the entirety of the Jewish scriptures, composed of Torah; Nevi'im, the books of the prophets; and Ketuvim, the Writings, which include the psalms and wisdom literature.
The word “Torah” also may be applied to any Jewish religious or spiritual text, as it translates as “teaching.”
The Bhagavad Gita
The most widely known Hindu scripture, it depicts a dialogue between the warrior Arjuna and his spiritual guide, Sri Krishna.
The Search for God at Harvard, by Ari L. Goldman
Song of Songs 5:2
“I sleep, but my heart is awake. Knocking; it is the voice of my beloved; Open to me . . .”
(Jewish Publication Society).
Midnight Prayer: Tikkun Chatzot haLaila
Please follow this link for an overview of the Kabbalistic practice of rising to offer devotional prayers between midnight and dawn, usually a personal commitment, not liturgically required: https://www.chabad.org/kabbalah/article_cdo/aid/13...
