Last evening our confirmands and mentors worshiped at Temple Emanu-el. Rabbi Avi Perets welcomed us warmly and spent time with us after the service answering questions. As usual, our youth found much about this service to be fascinating, but hard to comprehend. We reminded them that this is probably how the non-churched feel when they visit our church. The language and the meaning of what we do have to be explained for participants to truly worship.
Each year I include this synagogue experience in the confirmation preparation. It is important for us to understand our Jewish roots. Also, interfaith awareness and dialogue invite us to establish an environment for bridge building. May this generation be open to new possibilities of peace by working together more closely with the other religions.
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