An old friend of mine from college has recently moved to Jerusalem for intensive Hebrew language studies in preparation for rabbinical school in Germany next fall. He's been blogging about his experiences, and I'm really enjoying the read. Today he posted about the ordination of Germany's first rabbis since the Holocaust. I first read about the story in an Associated Press article and immediately wanted to send it to Paul. When I went to his site, I found his own thoughts on this milestone, as well as a very impressive translation that he did from an article in Die Zeit that highlights one of the three men who is to be ordained, a Czech.
I've never considered myself to be a conventionally religious person, but I really enjoy reading about issues of faith as presented by deeply religious and thoughtful people. I guess the key in that sentence is thoughtful. There's nothing blind or rote about what I read on Paul's blog, and for that I'm grateful.