Let’s Talk: Interfaith Voices on Israel, Part 1

15/03/2024 57 min
Let’s Talk: Interfaith Voices on Israel, Part 1

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Episode Synopsis

This is the first session in the series: Let’s Talk: Interfaith Voices on Israel. In this series, Rabbanit Alissa Thomas-Newborn, President of Neshama:Association of Jewish Chaplains, engages in dialogue with diverse faith leaders across America to discuss their personal and religious connections to Israel in a series co-sponsored by NAJC, Moishe House, the International Rabbinic Fellowship and Congregation Netivot Shalom of Teaneck, NJ. Each virtual event in this series features a positive interfaith bridge-builder. In this program Rabbanit Alissa engages in conversation with Bishop Kenneth Ulmer, PhD., of the Baptist tradition. This program initially took place before a live online audience on March 13, 2024. This episode is also available to watch on YouTube. 
About our host:Rabbi Edward Bernstein, BCC, is the executive producer and host of NeshamaCast. He serves as Chaplain at Boca Raton Regional Hospital of Baptist Health South Florida. He is a member of the Board of Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains. Prior to his chaplain career, he served as a pulpit rabbi in congregations in New Rochelle, NY; Beachwood, OH; and Boynton Beach, FL. He is also the host and producer of My Teacher Podcast: A Celebration of the People Who Shape Our Lives. NeshamaCast contributor Chaplain David Balto is a volunteer chaplain at Washington Hospital Center  in Washington, D.C. and Western Correctional Insitution, Maryland’s maximum security prison. He coordinated the annual National Bikur Cholim Conference.  Support NeshamaCast and NAJC with a tax deductible donation to NAJC. For sponsorship opportunities as either an individual or institution, please write to Rabbi Ed Bernstein at [email protected] Thank you to Steve Lubetkin and Lubetkin Media Companies for producing this episode. Transcripts for this episode and other episodes of NeshamaCast are available at NeshamaCast.simplecast.com and are typically posted one week after an episode first airs.  Theme Music is “A Niggun For Ki Anu Amecha,” written and performed by Reb-Cantor Lisa Levine. Please help others find the show by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts or other podcast providers.  We welcome comments and suggestions for future programming at [email protected]. And be sure to follow NAJC on Facebook to learn more about Jewish spiritual care happening in our communities.  

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