The Sacred Goat and the Holy Coin: Uniquely You
Below is the first of four sermons I delivered at Manchester Reform Synagogue over the Yom Tovim. Since writing this I have seen this...
Rabbi Robyn Ashworth-Steen
Welcome to Wandering Rabbi! AÂ space to explore the liminal nature of being a human being in this world, and particularly of being a Jew and a rabbi.
The hope for this space is that it acts as a tapestry of words and thoughts. A place where I can weave various strands together, which otherwise would remain buried and stuck. In the words of Clarissa Pinkola Estés I know that 'art is not meant to be created in stolen moments only'. This is a commitment to creativity and my voice and, as such, a commitment to you and your voice. An encouragement to find the space you need and the inspiration which fires you up.
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A place where Judaism, feminism, justice, community, books, liminality and critical thinking meet and mingle.
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‘Lilith’ by Robyn Ashworth-Steen, in Feeding Women of the Talmud, Feeding Ourselves: Uplifting the Voices of Talmudic Heroines and Honoring Them with Simple, Vegan Recipes, edited by Kenden Alfond, 2022, Turner.
‘The Power of Language’ by Robyn Ashworth-Steen, in What Makes me Angry: Howls of Rabbinic Rage…and Solutions, edited by R. Jonathan Romain, 2022, The Movement for Reform Judaism.
‘Wandering Jews: Using our Exilic Condition to Create Communities and Change’ by Robyn Ashworth-Steen, in Mapping Faith: Theologies of Migration and Community, edited by Lia D. Shimada, 2020, Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
- You can find a podcast based on this chapter on the LBC Lehrhaus website here.
‘If not with others, how?: Creating Rabbinic Activists Through Study’ by Robyn Ashworth-Steen and Deborah Kahn-Harris, Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies, Vol. 2.1 (Autumn 2020).
‘How Satisfactory is Maimonides’ Solution to the Problem of Evil’, Robyn Ashworth-Steen, European Judaism, Vol. 50, No.1, Spring 2017:113-122.