A Human Rights Odyssey: From Dreams Deferred to Reconciliation

It is August 2014. Rabbi Isaac Levin's dream has been realized. Rodef Tzedek synagogue has provided a home for secular and other faith-based organizations in northern Manhattan. This community center would become a "city on a hill," a model of interfaith cooperation.

Two tragedies spoke out against this wonderful milestone: the shooting of Michael Brown, an African American man in Ferguson, Missouri; and the murder of Tina Fontaine, a young indigenous girl in Winnipeg, Manitoba. As Rabbi Lev...