Crossing the Broken Bridge: Exploring Black-Jewish Relations
Channel: Congregation Beth Hatikvah, Summit, NJ
Date: 2021-01-20

Panel discussion inspired by the play, "Crossing the Broken Bridge,"  a frank and provocative exploration of the strengths and strains in Black-Jewish relations. Participating were actors Jordana Oberman and Eric B. Anthony; director Karen Sommers Cooper; and clergy members Rev. Vernon Williams (Fountain Baptist Church), Rabbi Erin Glazer (Temple Sinai), Rabbi Avi Friedman (Congregation Ohr Shalom), and Rabbi Hannah Orden (Congregation Beth Hatikvah). This virtual event took place on January 17, 2021, as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance of the Jewish congregations of Summit, NJ.