More than three quarters of Americans believe religion is somewhat or very important in their lives and yet 15% of American teenagers cannot name any of the world's five major religions. It is my firm belief that the more we get to know each other, the less we will fear each other.
Did you know that the synagogue attacked on October 27 is a Conservative synagogue—one of the three mainstream denominations of Judaism in North America? Did you know that the diversity within Judaism is often more dramatic and more divisive than the differences between Judaism and other faiths? Can you even imagine how many times I have been asked if I speak "Jewish"? (FYI: you can't speak Jewish. It's a religion, not a language. Israelis speak Hebrew).
Need a place to begin? Start by checking out The Pluralism Project or reading this very accessible book by Huston Smith.
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