BUILDING BRIDGES:
ABRAHAMIC PERSPECTIVES ON THE WORLD TODAY

What is the relationship between religion and violence?
Must your faith tradition be wrong in order for mine to be right?
What is the role of God in a democratic society?

Season I, Building Bridges: Abrahamic Perspectives on the World Today. This popular series which premiered in November 2006 on Bridges Television (American Muslim TV Network), looks at these and other vital questions about the role of religion in America today. Conceived by CLAL President Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, this landmark program brought religious leaders together from the three major faiths to answer the tough questions dividing our country and world. From religion and violence, to abortion, to the place of women, the series asked leaders to probe their own traditions for insights on the big issues to create a new listening, understanding, and foundation for bridge building.

Check back with us in the coming weeks for more Building Bridges episodes.

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Fitting In: Creating Cultural Continuity
What does it mean to be a minority in America? Is assimilation a blessing or a curse? Perhaps the term is itself problematic. Instead, we might ask, how do we find the right balance between maintaining religious/ethnic integrity, and locating a larger American identity? As a nation of immigrants, these issues have been addressed by each of our communities. What can we learn from each other’s experience, and how in particular does religion hinder and/or promote such learning?

Click on the play button to view each segment of the half hour show:

 Segment 1

 Segment 2

 Segment 3