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I am surprised by your comment. As I read Jenn's piece I find it to be a metaphor that addresses the complexity of self and community. The need to afford our self redress and to recognize the prejudicial nature of experience.…"
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Blue Moon liked Jenn Lindsay's blog post Culinary Pluralism; or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Olive
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Jenn Lindsay's blog post was featuredCulinary Pluralism; or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Olive
I was once what adults called a picky eater. There were only certain colors I would eat. The beige family is the most reliable, and it also encompasses most bread-based breakfast foods (rainbow-colored food coloring foods are also safe). There were only certain textures I would eat: melted cheese and bread-based foods. Anything extreme, like a spice, a vinegar kick or overt fishiness was way out of the question. Unidentified animal part? Take a hike. The biggest offenders, crete certo,…See More
Jenn Lindsay posted a blog postCulinary Pluralism; or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Olive
I was once what adults called a picky eater. There were only certain colors I would eat. The beige family is the most reliable, and it also encompasses most bread-based breakfast foods (rainbow-colored food coloring foods are also safe). There were only certain textures I would eat: melted cheese and bread-based foods. Anything extreme, like a spice, a vinegar kick or overt fishiness was way out of the question. Unidentified animal part? Take a hike. The biggest offenders, crete certo,…See More
Mataji Gauribrata, Rev Eva liked Jenn Lindsay's blog post Statehood, Selfhood, and the Importance of Boundaries"*
"Division and preference begets more division and preference.
Unity & Equality begets more Unity & Equality.
The obvious will still always remain...
"We all live on the 'same & one, planet."
It's that simple,…"
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The Ultimate Goal of all Spiritual & Mystical Disciplines of our World's Religions is to achieve union, or rather, "re-union" with All Life with & in The Lord Our God... to become egoic-free and "boundless" in…"
Jenn Lindsay posted a blog postStatehood, Selfhood, and the Importance of Boundaries
A few years ago I was going through a very hard time. I said to my father, “I just want my dignity back!” My father, a Navy survival instructor, replied, “Jenny, no one can take away your dignity! Even if you are hanging by your toes in a prisoner of war camp, your dignity is still yours! Nobody can take it away!”This message of unassailable human dignity is expressed in Article 1 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and…See More
Mataji Gauribrata, Rev Eva commented on Jenn Lindsay's blog post Praying at the Wishing Wall of Jerusalem"In 1971 I took the prayers of my father and others who survived Aushwitz and Daccau, requesting me to go to Jerusalem and place their prayers in the wailing wall. My attempt was futile, since I was wisked out of line by Hassidics and men, shouting…"
Jenn Lindsay posted a blog postPraying at the Wishing Wall of Jerusalem
The first thing I noticed about the Western Wall is that everybody was crying.I had been lost in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City, and when I rounded the gate above the Wall (the Kotel) the first thing I saw was the sun bouncing off the Dome of the Rock, blinding me in the Shabbat noon light. The glow did not relent and I drew through the security gate, mesmerized, magnetized toward the surviving wall of the Second Temple of Rabbinic Judaism, left standing after the structure was…See More
Jenn Lindsay posted a blog postBeing the Change You Wish to See in the Middle East
Today is the first full day in Israel. Jet lag woke me up at 5:45am and I grew restless waiting out the dawn in my twin bed, so I pulled on running shoes and trotted out into the indigo chill. The Sea of Galilee, black then silver then blue, reflected the slowly brightening sky as I traversed the quiet morning streets and found a muddy trail on a bluff overlooking the blustery sea.There’s too much to a day in Israel to even record, remember, keep track of. Thus the crucial importance of…See More
Jenn Lindsay's blog post was featuredSeeking Freedom Behind the Partition
I arrived at Gate 6 in Terminal 3 at JFK an hour before departure to Tel Aviv. It was technically yesterday, but due to the flight and the travel I’ve only scraped together some shallow dozes, and the day has gone far past its expiration hour.At the gate there were lots of Orthodox families, big fur hats, wigs, little boys and their daddies with matching peyes, awful sweaters, fringes, big black velvet toppings. My distaste surged. I reflected on the miserly hostility I feel at the most…See More
Mataji Gauribrata, Rev Eva commented on Jenn Lindsay's blog post Seeking Freedom Behind the Partition"I too took the flight to Tel Aviv you speak of and you remind me much of myself who now is 60 yrs young. From Israel I found myself in Kalkutta, India and still feeling g-d wants me to be just how I am and use me.
According to the UN, over 50…"
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- Religion / Faith
- Jewish, Vipassana Buddhist
- I have attended the Parliament of Religions:
- Melbourne 2009
- Website:
- http://www.jennlindsay.com
- I have come to PeaceNext looking for:
- networking, interreligious advocacy, interreligious exploration, intrareligious reflection, friendship
- I am inspired by:
- Thich Nhat Hahn, the faculty and students at Union Theological Seminary, Reconstructionist Judaism, liberation theology, Karen Armstrong, Anne Lamott, Pablo Neruda, articulate Unitarian Universalists, Taize and a good havdalah ceremony.
- My favorite spiritual places:
- anywhere outside :)
- Interreligious causes I care about:
- lived religion, interfaith relationships, education, women's rights, multifaith belongers, spirituality
- Changes I am working toward in my community:
- Education, spiritual and creative expression, legitimizing mutlifath belonging and syncretism, disempowering destructive agendas that engage religious terms and symbols
- About Me:
- I am a graduate student at Columbia and Union Theological Seminary, and a singer/songwriter from San Diego, California.
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Culinary Pluralism; or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Olive
Posted on February 15, 2012 at 4:00am 3 Comments 1 Like
I was once what adults called a picky eater. There were only certain colors I would eat. The beige family is the most reliable, and it also encompasses most bread-based breakfast foods (rainbow-colored food coloring foods are also safe). There were only certain textures I would eat: melted cheese and bread-based foods. Anything extreme, like a spice, a vinegar kick or overt fishiness was way out of the question. Unidentified animal part? Take a hike. The biggest offenders, crete certo,…
Continue Statehood, Selfhood, and the Importance of Boundaries
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 4:00am 3 Comments 1 Like
A few years ago I was going through a very hard time. I said to my father, “I just want my dignity back!” My father, a Navy survival instructor, replied, “Jenny, no one can take away your dignity! Even if you are hanging by your toes in a prisoner of war camp, your dignity is still yours! Nobody can take it away!”
This message of unassailable human dignity is expressed in Article 1 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity…
Continue Praying at the Wishing Wall of Jerusalem
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 4:00am 1 Comment 1 Like
The first thing I noticed about the Western Wall is that everybody was crying.
I had been lost in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City, and when I rounded the gate above the Wall (the Kotel) the first thing I saw was the sun bouncing off the Dome of the Rock, blinding me in the Shabbat noon light. The glow did not relent and I drew through the security gate, mesmerized, magnetized toward the surviving wall of the Second Temple of Rabbinic Judaism, left standing after the…
Continue Being the Change You Wish to See in the Middle East
Posted on January 9, 2012 at 5:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Today is the first full day in Israel. Jet lag woke me up at 5:45am and I grew restless waiting out the dawn in my twin bed, so I pulled on running shoes and trotted out into the indigo chill. The Sea of Galilee, black then silver then blue, reflected the slowly brightening sky as I traversed the quiet morning streets and found a muddy trail on a bluff overlooking the blustery sea.
There’s too much to a day in Israel to even record, remember, keep track of. Thus the crucial importance…
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- At 2:45pm on June 17, 2011, Blue Moon gave Jenn Lindsay a gift…
- At 2:45pm on June 17, 2011, Blue Moon said…
- I really enjoy reading your blog and I can personally relate to MANY of the things you express..... thanks for keepin it real.
- At 6:34am on August 15, 2010,
engin aksu said… - IF WE BELİEVE İN GOD WE ARE BROTHERS
My name is called as Engin AKSU. I am the writer myself and living in the city Kütahya in Türkiye. Also I work as a Turkish teacher in my own country. "Divine Brotherhood" was published by Red Lead Press in 2007 and it is open to sales in Amazon.com now.
The events in the book take place in London İn England. The Preface of the book has been written by Hasan KUŞÇUOĞLU.
Galip Hasan KUŞÇUOĞLU focusses on Love, Peace and Brotherhood for a new start in the life and a new way to live in his books and sayings in the web-site www.galibi.com .
Can you share your thoughts with us by looking into www.galibi.com or searching on him in the frame of Religions' Diologue.
I would be pleased to see your own ideas and thoughts in the most possible time.
I would be pleased to see your own ideas and thoughts as soon as possible, so that we would like to pray for you to go to heaven
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