Rabbi Michael Holzman sits down with Rich Harwood, founder of the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, to explore what civic culture actually means and why rebuilding it starts smaller than most people think. Rich has spent four decades working in communities across all 50 states and 40 countries. In this conversation, they discuss the unique role faith leaders can play in that work, why starting within your sphere of influence is not a compromise but a strategy, and how ideas spread like a positive contagion when you begin with the willing. Rich also shares four practical mantras for anyone ready to get started.
Show Notes
0:49 — Defining civic culture
10:05 — The ripple effect in Reading, PA
15:00 — When faith divides instead of unites
27:55 — Building trust for hard conversations
38:03 — Four mantras for getting started
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