on pluralism and prayer

1.
I recently (10/27) had the privilege of speaking at an international web conference of the Parliament of Cultures. The event was hosted by Bilkent University, in Ankara, Turkey; I went to college with the son of their rector, Ali Dogramaci. His third son, Sinan Dogramaci, is now a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas in Austin.

• Here is the speech I delivered at the conference.

2.
I'm currently taking a class entitled "Visions of Reform Judaism," team-taught by Dr. David Ellenson (President of HUC) and Dr. Larry Hoffman. We are covering a number of major topics related to Jewish life and thought today.

• Here is an essay I wrote as an assignment for this class on the topic of language and prayer.