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Premiered: August 30, 2005 at 10PM | Check for Rebroadcasts

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Faith and 'The Other'

"Hiding and Seeking" poses critical questions for both people of faith and secular society in the 21st century. Listen or read along to two audio conversations in which we explore the challenging themes developed by the film.

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A Life Apart

Menachem Daum

Menachem Daum, Filmmaker

"I think in some ways this insular kind of Judaism demeans God. It reduces Him to a tribal deity who's only interested in us, to the exclusion of everybody else."

We asked Menachem Daum to reflect on the meaning he sees at the heart of the film: history, belief and his humanist ethic.

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Rabbi Irving Greenberg

Rabbi Irving Greenberg,
PRESIDENT, JEWISH LIFE NETWORK/STEINHARDT FOUNDATION

"The word 'tolerance' is no longer adequate. We're seeing today the weakness of tolerance when it meets highly-charged, highly-emotional religious faith. The film challenges us not to tolerate but to understand in an empathetic way the humanity and power of the other."

An ordained Orthodox rabbi and scholar, Irving Greenberg has been a seminal thinker in confronting the Holocaust. He has written extensively on the theory and practice of pluralism. We spoke with Rabbi Greenberg about the tension between faith and doubt and asked him to reflect on the roots and response to fundamentalism.

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Audio Podcast

"Faith and 'The Other'" is a featured episode of P.O.V.'s regular podcast. Below, download this episode in two MP3 files or subscribe to P.O.V.'s podcast feed.

Menachem Daum:
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Rabbi Irving Greenberg:
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Posted August 29, 2005

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