I want to
describe a conversation I had while in Israel this summer. It has to do with how we see one
another.
While our
rabbinic group was involved with its program at the Hartman Institute in
Jerusalem, a group of Christian theologians were simultaneously involved in their own program. As we’ve done for the past several summers, we had a few joint
sessions with the Christian leaders.
For one
session we joined in small groups to discuss the concept of the Jews as the
chosen people.
A rabbinic
colleague and I joined with a Baptist minister from Massachusetts. She spoke to us about the experience of
being African American and serving a largely white congregation for several
years before taking an administrative role in the church.
