Multi-Denominational Rabbis Panel on Church-State Separation

Moderated by Nomi Joyrich, Michigan Coordinator of the Jews for a Secular Democracy initiative, this in-person and online event discussed what the Jewish tradition tells us on key issues including reproductive rights and public funds to private religious schools. The panelists were Rabbi Brent Gutmann (Reform) of Temple Kol Ami, Rabbi Asher Lopatin (Modern Orthodox) of Kehillat Etz Chayim and AJC of Detroit, and Rabbi Blair Nosanwisch (Conservative) of Adat Shalom Synagogue. The event was co-sponsored by the rabbis’ organizations mentioned above, along with the Society for Humanistic Judaism; Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit; and National Council of Jewish Women Michigan.