So in the midst of some very distressing aspect of what is occurring in our society, this is one of the wonderful phenomena that we can really celebrate, which is that precisely as much of larger culture has grown hostile

to a great deal of what people of traditional faith hold dear, different faith communities

have found each other.

And they found each other not by denying the real differences between them, but on the

contrary, in the realization that we them, but on the contrary,

in the realization that we truly believe that truth, capital T, truth, matters,

and that this very belief in truth is one of the most profound agreements that we can have.

And our connection to scriptures is one of the most profound connections that we can have.

And so the one real blessing of the many challenges that we, as people of faith,

face in society today is the way we have found each other.

I'm Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the Church News, welcome to the church news podcast.

We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

This year, as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints study the Old Testament,

we dedicate this episode of the Church News podcast to the Hebrew Bible.

Today we welcome Rabbi Dr. Mayor Soloveitchek, a Jewish writer and educator, an influential

and important world religious leader.

He is the senior rabbi of congregation, Shereith Israel, known as the Spanish and Portuguese

synagogue of New York, the oldest Jewish congregation in America.

He is also director of the Strauss Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University.

Rabbi Solovec has lectured internationally to Jewish and non-Jewish audiences.

He hosts several podcasts, including a daily podcast titled Jerusalem 365, which tells the story of

Jerusalem in one year. You can find his writings and podcasts on his website, Mayor Soloveacek.com.

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