Truitt Center Daily Reflections

May 15
2 min

Behar - Bechukotai

In this week's Torah portion, Behar - Bechukotai, the last Torah portion for the book of Leviticus, God tells Moses to speak to the Israe...

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Joel Harter

May 12
3 min

Finding Today's Haystack of Light

"Every day I see or hear something that more or less kills me with delight..." –Mary Oliver

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May 11
3 min

On Prayer in 2020

Today I wrote a prayer for graduates of Elon this year that I plan record for the conferral of degrees. I think this is the prayer I wil...

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May 8
2 min

Emor - Be Kind

This week's Torah portion is Emor from the book of Leviticus. There are two things I want to point out about this week's Torah portion. T...

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May 6
3 min

Sacred Scripture is Not Apolitical

Since the first moment of this global pandemic this has been a political issue. So it is difficult to talk about the pandemic without tal...

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May 4
3 min

Life is a Thin and Precious Thread

Last Sunday, I hauled my rocking chair from the living room to the front stoop of my house and sat in the warm air, watching a few neighb...

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May 3
3 min

An Abundance of Oreo

In the words of the hilarious Leslie Jordan, I’ve been “hunkering down” throughout this time of social distancing at my parents’ house ne...

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May 1
2 min

We Are Holy Human Beings

“Who are holy beings? They are beloved, clear of mind, and courageous. Raising their voices in constant gratitude. They marvel at every d...

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Apr 29
3 min

Change

Heraclitus, an ancient Greek philosopher, is famous for saying, “No person ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same rive...

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Allison Pelyhes

Apr 28
3 min

Holy Envy makes for Intention Making

This morning, I woke up fully intending to share a message with you all which was carefully crafted throughout last week. However, today ...

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Apr 26
3 min

Reopening, Resurrection, and Remaining in Place

Like many of us, I’m sure, there have been more than a handful of moments throughout the past six weeks where I’ve felt overwhelmed by new...

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Apr 25
2 min

Ramadan Reflection

The religion of Islam teaches that we should care for our souls as well as our bodies. Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic lunar cale...

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Apr 24
3 min

A Modern Pandemic, Second Chances, and Light

This week's Torah Portion is Tazria-Metzora, and it's a Parsha we love to hate, universally dreaded by all Bar and Bat Mitzvah students. ...

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Apr 23
1 min

Numen Lumen | Nancy Luberoff | 4/23/20

We are returning to #ThrowbackThursday fashion by bringing back one of our most loved Numen Lumen talks. Previous and first Hillel direct...

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Allison Pelyhes

Apr 21
3 min

Earth Week Reflection

Yesterday morning, my inbox was flooded with a chain of images of my grandfather greeting a heron in his back yard. A Michigander through...

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Apr 20
2 min

Peace Be With You

Sometimes these days, I can’t get much done. Well, to be honest, this is the way I feel every day. What I once accomplished daily has di...

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Apr 18
3 min

Looking Deeper

The central teaching of Islam revolves around declaring the Oneness of God. An important point to make here is when we speak ofOneness, i...

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Apr 17
2 min

Shmin - Shemini

In the Torah, God commands the Israelites to make offerings to God in the form of sacrifices. The Israelites would bring forth offerings ...

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Apr 15
4 min

A New World

As Christians continue to celebrate Easter, the time when we remember and rejoice at Jesus rising from the dead. It might be helpful to ...

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Allison Pelyhes

Apr 14
2 min

House of Light

Lately, Mary Oliver has been the friend that wakes me up in the morning. She whispers to rise with the sun and reminds me of the present ...

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