In the latest installment of SACRED STEPS from KALW’s The Spiritual Edge, we’ll meet two Catholic nuns who, after decades of work with immigrant detainees, aren’t slowing down. Sisters JoAnn Persch and Pat Murphy say their age — one is in her 80s, the other in her 90s — is irrelevant when there is so much need. They attend rallies and prayer vigils, meet with … [Read more...]
SACRED STEPS: Risking his life to be a voice of opposition in Honduras
In the latest installment of Sacred Action from KALW’s The Spiritual Edge, we’ll meet a Honduran Catholic priest who risks his life to speak up on behalf of his country’s most vulnerable people. His activism over the airwaves, in his writings and speeches places him in the crosshairs of a government that has killed its opponents, including this priest’s friends … [Read more...]
SACRED STEPS: A Former Israeli Soldier Questions His Country And Faith
In a new series from The Spiritual Edge, we hear from a former Israeli soldier who questions violence towards Palestinians, and what it means to be Jewish if he’s no longer a Zionist. *** Tel Aviv, ISRAEL — Dean Issacharoff wears small round glasses. He has bushy brown hair and bright eyes. The night I visited his Tel Aviv apartment, he opened the door for me barefoot, in cutoff denim shorts … [Read more...]
PREVIEW: Land, Salmon, Ceremony and a Dam
Land, Salmon, Ceremony and a Dam will tell the story of the Winnemem Wintu tribe of Northern California. At its heart, it is the story of a clash between two cultures: that of California’s Native peoples and those of the settlers, and state and federal bureaucracies that took over their lands. It’s a clash that has pushed the Winnemem Wintu to the edge of extinction. The Spiritual Edge … [Read more...]
Zohar translation revives poetry and nuance of Jewish mystical text
SEPT. 19, 2016—Western literature’s most important books have been translated, not once, but many times. The book at the top of the charts is the Bible: more than 100 translations, and that’s just in English. Why so many? It’s hard to capture all the nuances of meaning and style from the original. Which is why a recently completed translation of the Zohar—the book at the bedrock of the Jewish … [Read more...]
