Passing the Mic: Kaufman Interfaith Institute's Allison Egrin answers, "What tenet of your faith tradition most stands out to you right now?"

The Rapidian

Brett Townsend, Community Services Specialist at Grand Rapids Community Media Center (CMC), asks leaders or practitioners in Grand Rapids faith communities:

"What tenet of your religious or spiritual tradition most stands out to you right now?"

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Allison Egrin, Jewish practitioner and Program Assistant at Kaufman Interfaith Institute, responds, and passes a question on to other faith communities in the city:

"What aspect of your tradition has been the most difficult or taxing within the last year?"

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Passing the Mic is a project of CMC that promotes online, community-wide discussion of local issues and topics using the spoken word.

Residents are invited to share one to three-minute audio responses to locally-focused questions from fellow neighbors, with questions geared toward all Grand Rapidians or specific communities within the city. Keeping the discussion going, speakers are encouraged to end their responses with their own question related to a local issue or topic -- passing along the opportunity to amplify community voices.

Opinions expressed through Passing the Mic are those of the speakers and do not reflect the editorial voice of The Rapidian or CMC. Posted responses are subject to The Rapidian’s Terms of Use, which include adherence to inclusiveness, civility, ethical reporting, proper credit, local emphasis, and open identity (no anonymous posting).