When I tell people I’m Jewish, I get a variety of different reactions. Some people excitedly say, “me too!” or tell me about someone who’s close to them who is also Jewish. Others view me …
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Faith, Justice and Pluralistic Futures: UW Madison’s First Interfaith Bioethics Conference
By Mia McCauley, Student Intern How would you want to be cared for when you’re sick? How can doctors balance scientific advancement with human-centered and interfaith-informed care? This February, nearly 200 UW-Madison students, faculty, staff, …
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Interfaith Iftar– February 23
Faith, Justice and Pluralistic Futures: UW Madison’s First Interfaith Bioethics Conference
By Mia McCauley, Student Intern As science continues to advance, the moral questions surrounding medicine have never been more significant. This February, UW-Madison students seek to answer these questions through a two-day bioethics conference. The …
Living in Eternal Optimism–Amaris Kaur Kaleka
Growing up, I must’ve moved around school districts over three times. Yet, with all the moving, I’d never met another Indian person in my grade, much less a Sikh person. It was impossible not to …
What Does it Mean to Look Normal?–Daleep Singh Sandhu
If you were asked to picture a ‘normal-looking’ person, a turbaned man probably wouldn’t be the first image to come to mind. But does that mean a man wearing a turban is not normal? Of …
Tawakkul–Musaab Tareen
Having blind trust is not something that many people feel comfortable with at all. It’s a concept that we generally see only in our closest relationships and often takes years of shared experiences, patience, and …
Finding God in a New Place–Precious Ayodabo
I’ve always been a Christian, but holding on to that identity hasn’t always been easy, especially when I came to college. My parents and I immigrated from Nigeria to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when I was just …
Faith in Humanity: Lessons Outside of Belief–Jackie Beck
In a recent Interfaith Fellows meeting, we explored an essay by Sherman Alexie titled Theology 101. The piece prompted me to think deeply about my own relationship with religion, reflecting on how my upbringing in …