Common Faith

Building Bridges: How Black and Jewish Communities Found Common Ground

Common Faith

Show Notes

Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove and Jon Frankel welcome Rabbi Michael Siegel and Pastor Chris Harris for a conversation on faith, friendship, and healing across divides. From the South Side of Chicago to Tel Aviv, their work has built bridges between Black and Jewish communities through honest dialogue, shared service, and trauma-informed leadership inspired by Israel’s NATAL model. This is a story of what happens when faith leaders don’t just pray for change — they make it.

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