Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (YCT) is doing something radical. For their Gendler Grapevine Project initiative, YCT is working to forge meaningful relationships between the Jewish and Muslim American communities. There has been a lot of recent publicity regarding the ways Jews and Muslims are working together to promote religious tolerance and understanding. YCT is unique as this Orthodox rabbinical school is [...]

Beth Am Synagogue is one of Gendler Grapevine Project’s 2015 New Seeds grant recipients, and their initiative focuses on developing cross-cultural, coming-of-age curriculum. A Task Force of Beth Am members and community residents has guided the program since its inception, and they are about to move into the implementation phase of this long-term project. Recently, Beth Am engaged the services of Gabriel [...]