Jconnect is an initiative aimed at “building Jewish community for post-college young adults in Seattle.” It “offer[s] regular weekly classes for Jewish young adults to enrich their minds and bodies. These courses are planned based on the interests of our participants and designed to be engaging, convenient and affordable.”

Here is the official listing for Dov and Dwight’s emerging conversation in Seattle, entitled “Seeking Common Ground”:

A Conversation with a Rabbi and a Pastor On Religious Identity and Belief in a Pluralistic World

Taught by Rabbi Dov Gartenberg and Pastor Dwight Friesen

Tue May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 from 7:30 pm to 9 pm at Hillel

$25 per person for 5 sessions - SIGN UP NOW!

Our first Jconnect Seattle class specifically reaching out to Jewish and Christian young adult participants, this new course will offer a unique opportunity for interfaith discussion on religious identity and faith in a world of diverse choices and religious contentiousness. Does my religious identity or lack thereof help or deter my relationship with others in a diverse society? Does a sense of religious choseness make sense in our times? What is religious conversion in pluralistic world? What does it mean to affirm your faith tradition in a world of multiple ‘truths"? This course will use dialogue, text, and film to spur discussion as we attempt to answer some of these emerging questions about the future of religious life. Do you have a Christian or Jewish friend who might be interested in this class? Email them a link to this description.

Rabbi Dov Gartenberg is the founder and rabbi of Panim Hadashot-New Faces of Judaism, a pluralistic education and outreach organization which has received national attention for its innovative approaches. Dov is a Conservative Rabbi with a strong background in comparative religions.

Pastor Dwight Friesen is a local Christian theologian and leader of the emergent Christianity movement.

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