Yom Kippur Afternoon Panel: The Future of Democracy & Interfaith Work Post-10/7

The Future of Democracy & the Future of Interfaith Work Post-10/7
Reverend Paul Brandeis Raushenbush (Interfaith Alliance) and Reverend Chloe Breyer (Interfaith Center of New York) in Conversation with Rabbi Lauren

Join us as we consider the future of American democracy and the future of interfaith alliances post-10/7. In this session, we will learn from leaders of city and national interfaith organizations about what we can do to promote democracy in the coming weeks before the most consequential election of our lifetime as well as considering what we can do day in and day out to promote the principles of democracy and freedom for all in our country. We will also explore what Jewish involvement in interfaith relations might look like after 10/7 and the war in Gaza. In an increasingly polarized climate, is there room for Jews in interfaith coalitions? How can interfaith leaders support a climate that affirms the dignity of both Israelis and Palestinians and that can hold us all? We do not expect to uncover all the answers to the questions of democracy and Jewish-Interfaith involvement, but we anticipate a thought-provoking and timely conversation.

About the Speakers:
An ordained Baptist minister, Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush is a longtime leader in the interfaith movement. At Interfaith Alliance he works with affiliates, networks and leaders in Washington, D.C. and across the country to forge powerful alliances among people of diverse faiths and beliefs to build a resilient, inclusive democracy and fulfill America’s promise of religious freedom and civil rights not just for some, but for all. Rev. Raushenbushis regularly invited to offer commentary on issues of religion and civil rights in national outlets and has published two books on faith in public life.

Rev. Chloe Breyer has been Director of the Interfaith Center of New York since 2007. During the past decade and a half, ICNY has developed a pioneering curriculum in civics training for grassroots religious leaders, built multi-faith advocacy coalitions preventing bias crimes, and promoted criminal justice and immigration reform. An Episcopal Priest in the Diocese of New York, Rev. Breyer has served at Harlem churches for more than two decades, she is the author of The Close: A Young Woman’s First Year at Seminary (Basic Books 2000) and her op-eds have appeared in Slate, the NY Daily News, the International New York Times (Herald Tribune), and elsewhere.