RABBI BRIAN
While I had rational explanations at the time as to why I was going to rabbinical school, none really satisfied. Why would rational, humanist from New York City who never believed in God do such a thing?
After leaving organized religion, I became a high school mathematics teacher and learned the importance of patience, positivity, compassion, and having someone believe in you.
Incorporating these lessons with wicked amounts of honesty, I started a blog to share the answers I found, and my stuggles finding them.
My thought pieces became The 77% Weekly Newsletter — helping a few thousand readers, 40/52 weeks a year prioritize their spiritualious lives.
Now, just past 50, I know why I became a rabbi—because starting a religious revolution works better when you are an iconoclast with a good title.
RELIGION OUTSIDE THE BOX
Religion Outside The Box is a different way of thinking about religion.
Religion Outside The Box wants to empower you to lead on your spiritualigious live.
Religion Outside The Box is filled with folk who feel somewhat chaffed by organized religion.
Religion Outside The Box only uses the G.O.D. word to refer to (the) God (of your understanding). Nothing more. Nothing less.
Religion Outside The Box has 1,000’s of memebers all over the world. None of whom have all the answers.
Religion Outside The Box is made up of Jews, non-Jews, Catholics, ex-Mormons, a bunch of Canadians, and even a few lawyers are members. Many members never thought they would have a rabbi in their lives.
Religion Outside The Box is kinda cool. And, I’m glad you’re here.
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Some Experience
SOME. EXPERIENCE. A certain type of experience I first remember having a certain type of experience in late 2007. Emmett is a wee-little one. Annie,
Spiritual Self Violence
A few years before children and my beloved minivan, I sit behind the wheel of my red Acura TSX in a line of cars waiting
A Rabbi’s Apology
***A RABBI’S OPEN LETTER*** To those affected by the discovery of unmarked graves of First Nation’s children In Canada. I am Rabbi Brian Zachary Mayer.
Unity. Not Binary.
UNITY. NONBINARY. *Jesse, calmer* Most of my millennial friend’s ever-present anxiety is notably absent as we sit in the clutter of their apartment.
The Music. By Hafiz
THE MUSIC BY HAFIZ Many people don’t know it is my friend’s words on the bumper sticker, “Even after all this time the Sun never
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I’M SORRY; I SEEM TO HAVE HAD A REVELATION. Revelations 101 I’m not 100% certain how to deliver these messages that I have—or
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