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What Our Faith Demands - Rev. Raquel Alston, Rev. Tanya Spencer, Rabbi Jonathan Freirich

Rabbi Jonathan Freirich

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What our faith demands. A multi-faith discussion and action plan: the discussion of three faith leaders, two African American Methodists, Rev. Raquel Alston and Rev. Tanya Spencer, and one Jewish rabbi, Rabbi Jonathan Freirich, focusing on energizing cross-community partnership and building bridges that lead to community collaboration. Supported in part by a grant from: A More Perfect Union - Jewish Partnership for Democracy https://www.jewishdemocracy.org/

Recent Episodes

MAY 12, 2026
What Our Faith Demands - Episode 3 - Rabbi Freirich, Rev. Alston, Rabbi Rishon, Rev. Spencer
A wide-ranging and important conversation this week on What Our Faith Demands. Parallels between worship as minorities in Churches and Synagogues, commitments to self-disrupt, authenticity and insecurity, civility and respect, Exodus consciousness, and avoiding self-enslavement and slavocracy, and so much more, with Rabbi Shais Rishon, Rev. Raquel Alston, Rev. Tanya Spencer, and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich. Support the show
46 MIN
APR 27, 2026
What Our Faith Demands - Episode 2 - Rev. Alston, Rabbi Freirich, Rev. Spencer
Rev. Raquel Alston, Rev. Tanya Spencer, and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich, talk about the problems with power, the challenges of polarization and what to do about it, not raising our voices, being present and listening, and so much more. Join us for blessings and a deep dive into What Our Faith Demands. Support the show
40 MIN
MAR 30, 2026
What Our Faith Demands - Episode 1, Part 2
Rev. Raquel Alston, Rev. Tanya Spencer, and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich move from the theoretical into the practical as they talk about feeling the love of the Divine, cultivating healthy self-love, and then using that to act on "loving our neighbors as our selves". Support the show
18 MIN
MAR 30, 2026
What Our Faith Demands, Episode 1, Part 1
Burnout, accountability, speaking the truth, and more! Rev. Raquel Alston, Rev. Tanya Spencer, and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich begin a discussion about how to put "loving our neighbors as ourselves" into action. Support the show
18 MIN
JUL 27, 2025
Building Better Stories - Huck Finn & James
A special edition of Building Better Stories including 30 minutes with Professor Shelley Fisher Fishkin, author of Jim: The Life and Afterlives of Huckleberry Finn's Comrade, and more thoughts about James, by Percival Everett. Support the show
79 MIN