The following letter is from this week's Dear Rabby, an advice column in our weekly publication, Shulchan Shelanu. This blog offers a slightly expanded response to the question posed in the letter. Dear Rabby. I am a high school student from a bi-racial family. My Dad is black, and my Mom is a white Ashkenazi […]
From the Interfaithfulness Blog
I just returned from eleven days in Brooklyn, New York, the city of my birth. I loved being there. I love to walk the streets, to see the faces, to talk with the people I see there. I realized this most recent time in New York that what i feel when I’m there is joy. […]
The Jewish community understands how we must bring our imaginations to the task of interpretation. Many verses are pregnant with implications only visible to those prepared to picture what’s going on in Scripture. The text is music in our ears when we pay attention to what it says and to what it leaves unsaid. As […]
Christians and Jews always should have been friends, each growing in their own traditions, sharing a warm relationship with the same God and with each other. But it seems we’ve forgotten how, and some people say this can’t and even shouldn’t be done. We don’t think it has to be that way, nor should it. Here at Interfaithfulness we tear down walls, and instead build bridges. We don't claim to have all the answers, but perhaps we can help you find clarity on the questions.
Let's build bridges together.
