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  This week, two great faith traditions pause… and remember. For Jews, it is Passover . For Christians, it is Holy Week . They begin in the same place— and then they tell two very different endings to the same story. I’ve always found that deeply moving. Both observances are rooted in the ancient story of the Exodus—the escape from slavery in Egypt, the long road to freedom, the formation of a people. That story, told and retold for thousands of years, still shapes how both Jews and Christians understand suffering, hope, and deliverance. In Jewish homes, Passover unfolds around the Seder table. The story is not just remembered—it is relived. Each generation is asked to see themselves as if they personally came out of Egypt. It is about survival, identity, and a covenant that binds a people across time. In the Christian tradition, that same historical moment becomes the setting for the final days of Jesus’ life. The Last Supper is understood as a Passover meal—but what it comes to m...

    Recently,  An Afternoon's Dictation  (Greenebaum), reached #29 on the Amazon bestseller list of books in ecumenism Christian theology, #78 in Christian ecumenism, and #115 in faith and spirituality.. The book has been on bestseller lists many times.  Book Description:  In 1999 Steven Greenebaum felt he'd hit the wall. Fifty years old, he could not make sense of his life or the world around him. For several months he angrily demanded answers from God, if God were there. One afternoon, an inner voice told him to get a pen and paper and write. Steven then took dictation - three pages, not of commandments but guidance for leading a meaningful life.   An Afternoon's Dictation  grapples with, organizes, and deeply explores the revelations Steven received and then studied for over ten years. His sharing is NOT offered as the only possible way to understand it the dictation. It is offered, rather, as a start. The book's sections include deep explorati...

    Recently,  An Afternoon's Dictation  (Greenebaum), reached #29 on the Amazon bestseller list of books in ecumenism Christian theology, #78 in Christian ecumenism, and #115 in faith and spirituality.. The book has been on bestseller lists many times.  Book Description:  In 1999 Steven Greenebaum felt he'd hit the wall. Fifty years old, he could not make sense of his life or the world around him. For several months he angrily demanded answers from God, if God were there. One afternoon, an inner voice told him to get a pen and paper and write. Steven then took dictation - three pages, not of commandments but guidance for leading a meaningful life.   An Afternoon's Dictation  grapples with, organizes, and deeply explores the revelations Steven received and then studied for over ten years. His sharing is NOT offered as the only possible way to understand it the dictation. It is offered, rather, as a start. The book's sections include deep explorati...