John Block, producer and Cantor Meredith Greenberg
John Block’s I WILL BUILD THIS WORLD FROM LOVE tells the story of several young women and men from the country of Georgia who aspire to practice their Judaism in all its fullness and without limitation. While their impending b’nai mitzvah ceremony raises the ire of Georgia’s dominant patriarchal orthodox Jewish community, they find acceptance from Georgia’s former Evangelical Baptist archbishop – demoted for his controversial stand against homophobia and Islamophobia. Undaunted, he builds a Peace Cathedral, housing a church, synagogue, and mosque under one roof, all in an effort to advance interfaith relations and global harmony.
Cantor Meredith Greenberg has been cantor at Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, NJ. since July 2008. Cantor Greenberg has performed professionally as a soprano soloist in both Jewish and secular music genres and venues.
As a spiritual leader at Temple Ner Tamid she seeks Lehavot Eish: “to spark a fire within each of us by creating meaningful davening experiences through music and prayer, teaching us to open to contemplative practice, study and connection to one another”.