Today on The Living Experiment you will meet a female Rabbi, Rabbi Irene Failenbogen, who met the love of her life, a Catholic Priest named Reverend Bill McBride. You will hear how they met and built a beautiful life and family together, simply through destiny.

Rabbi Irene Failenbogen is the faith leader for The New Synagogue of Long Island, a Synagogue for Spiritual Judaism located on The Brookville Multifaith Campus in Brookville, New York.

Rev. Bill McBride is the Minister of Worship at the Brookville Church which is also located on The Brookville Multifaith Campus. In addition, both Rev. Bill and Rabbi Irene are the Directors of Education for The Interfaith Community of Long Island.

Listen to learn what it takes to live with values and deep respect for each other’s faith traditions while building a multifaith community who connect to one another by embracing similarities while celebrating differences.

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