Bernard Starr
ARTICLES BY: Bernard Starr
Navigating the Bumpy Terrain of Interfaith Relationships and Marriage (INTERVIEW)
Spiritual teacher Ram Dass once quipped: "If you think you are enlightened go spend a week with your family." A family gathering can be especially challenging...
Jesus, Paul, and Others Saw Themselves as Jews
If you were accused of a crime punishable by death wouldn't you use your best defense? And if you believed that you didn't commit a...
Jesus’ Circumcision: The Cut That Divided Jews and Christians
I was puzzled when I first learned about the Christian Feast of the Circumcision. The celebration, which dates to the sixth century or earlier, commemorates the...
Why Are We Silent About the Falsification of Biblical History in Artworks?
When I recently visited the impressive Marc Chagall exhibit at the Jewish Museum in New York City, I was surprised that more than half of...
Millions Still Believe ‘The Jews’ Killed Jesus
Just when I thought that society had gotten over the bizarre charge that Jews were collectively responsible for the death of Jesus, an equally bizarre...
The Return of the Blood Libel: Can Art Stop the Hemorrhaging of Hate?
One of the most bizarre accusations against Jews dates back to the Middle Ages, and continued well into the nineteenth century. The Nazi propaganda machine...
Jesus in Jewish Art: The Missing Pieces
Medieval and Renaissance artworks commonly Christianized Jesus, his family, and close followers while omitting their Jewish identities. This phenomenon contributed significantly to the historic rift between...
The Shameful Behavior of House Republicans on Food Stamps
A 2012 University of Chicago study reveals that the U.S is among the five most religious nations. How does that play out? Listen to sermons throughout religious...
Chagall’s Jewish Jesus Exhibit at NYC’s Jewish Museum
Last week I viewed the new exhibit of Marc Chagall's paintings at New York's Jewish Museum (Chagall: Love, War and Exile). The show features images of...
Artwork Can Help Heal the Jewish-Christian Divide
From its very beginnings, Christianity sought separation from Judaism. No small task since Christianity arose from Jewish prophesies and a connection to the Jewish Davidic...
Art Exhibit Corrects History and Helps Repair Jewish/Christian Relations
Rembrandt and the Images of Jesus, a 2011-2012 exhibit curated by the Louvre, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Detroit Institute of Arts presented artworks, primarily...
Reza Aslan: Why Aren’t You a Jew?
Muslim Author Reza Aslan was subjected to an absurd and brutally ridiculous interview by Fox News religion correspondent Lauren Green. Aslan who is a Muslim wrote a...
The Story of Jesus: Many Myths, Few Facts
In writing my book Jesus Uncensored: Restoring the Authentic Jew I immediately faced a dilemma: Which Jesus needs to be restored? The historical "facts" about Jesus range...
Will ‘Schmekelgate’ Stop the Rise of Weiner and Spitzer?
Jesus said to the crowd about to stone a woman to death for committing infidelity, "Let him who is without sin among you be the...
