By Marissa Brostoff, The Forward: At synagogue overlooking Obama's house, blacks and Jews live side by side
Talkback
Title:The Goldene Medina
Name:Jay A Friedman
City: Ra`ananaState: ISRAEL
I`m an Orthodox Jew.

I know. I know. I don`t daven in a mixed minyan. I don`t drive to shul. I would never think of allowing members of a different religius faith occupy my sanctuary for their religious services.

I know all that.

But isn`t the American idea beautiful? Different people...different ideas...different faiths. Common hopes.

Can we in the Middle East find the way?

The Obama children learnt a little bit of Torah when they were babies. It`s time for all of us to start acting like children.