Religion and Diplomacy; Hiring the Homeless; High Holidays
Shaun Casey on Religion and Diplomacy; Hiring the Homeless; Jewish High Holidays Boot Camp
Previews + Extras
Jewish High Holidays Boot Camp
S20 E5 - 3m 43s
Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, founder and leader of the Lab/Shul community in New York City, talks about the necessary spiritual and mental preparations to undertake in advance of the Jewish High Holy Days (October 2-12), from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur. The rabbi holds a boot camp filled with workshops, food, and music to encourage introspection, repentance, and honesty.
Hiring the Homeless
S20 E5 - 8m 36s
While many cities in the U.S. have moved to criminalize homelessness, imposing fees for lying down, camping and begging, Albuquerque, New Mexico has taken a different approach. It has initiated a program it calls “There’s a Better Way,” picking up homeless individuals and transporting them to jobs that pay them in cash at the end of the work period. Correspondent Lucky Severson reports.
Shaun Casey on Religion and Diplomacy
S20 E5 - 5m 1s
This week, the US State Department sponsored a conference in Washington on the intersection of religion and diplomacy. Clergy, faith-based activists, academics, and diplomats attended. Critics have long charged that the US government has not done a good job in acknowledging the role of religion in foreign policy. Correspondent Kim Lawton talks with, US Special Representative Shaun Casey.
Extended Interview: Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie
S20 E5 - 3m 53s
“There’s something about the shofar that is like the chatter of children. It’s the crying of babies. It’s the mother giving birth. It’s the grief wailing. It is a human, primitive voice.”
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