“Why do you Christians have an interest in this old synagogue?” Jewish visitors often ask dramatically. They sense excitement as we present our 2000-year-old ruins but perhaps sometimes, they lack awareness of important contexts documented by the earliest Christian writings. At times, while presenting remarkable facts about our synagogue, I ask Jewish visitors if [...]
Two old friends bring two faith communities together, as Passover and Holy Week arrive By Eileen Benthal, RiverheadLOCAL Passover and Holy Week coincide this year and for Rabbi Gadi Capela of Congregation Tifereth Israel in Greenport and the Rev. Roy Tvrdik of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Island in Manorville, it’s the perfect [...]
It’s more important than ever for our community to come together and focus on our similarities rather than our differences. In this episode, CMM Managing Partner Joe Campolo spoke with Father Roy Tvrdik, Shrine of Our Lady of the Island, and Rabbi Gadi Capela, Congregation Tifereth Israel, about their work on Project Genesis, which is [...]
Project Genesis in Greenport Encourages New Thinking on Old Texts EastEndBeacon.com by Beth Young All religions share a common thread of ideas about walking a moral path in the world, and when you find a group of disparate theologians in conversation, you will often find a fascinating dialogue about the parallels different religions share. For the [...]
