Posts by Ronald J. Brown

Shazam! The Power of Language in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

by Ronald J. Brown, Associate Professor at Touro College and Unification Theological Seminary
December 10, 2010

From “Abracadabra” to “Shazam,” and from “Say the magic word” to “Open Sesame,” humans have long believed that words and languages have a power far beyond and far deeper than their simple rational meanings.

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The New York Public Library Announces Historic Agreement to Display Original Copy of the Bill of Rights

MAY 22 – Members of the public in both New York City and Pennsylvania will soon get to see The New York Public Library’s original copy of the Bill of Rights, which will be exhibited for the first time in decades.

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Meet the Neighbor, and Artist: Fred Gutzeit

One of the goals of exhibiting art in our library is to highlight the talents of local community residents. Fred Gutzeit is not only a frequent library patron at the Mulberry Street Library, but a vibrant visual artist who wanted to contribute his work so that other library-goers could enjoy and

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