It has been roughly four months since the start of The G-d Project, and wow, have we learned a lot. Traveling across the country, filming Jewish people about their experiences with the Divine, has lead to some amazing insights. While it’s best to watch these miracles of the human spirit directly on our website, we wanted to share a few interesting “talking points” about what we are learning.

G-d is not a guy on a throne

We have yet to hear someone talk about G-d in an anthropomorphic (human-like) way. Ironically, the people who seem to reject the idea of G-d seem the most interested in talking about G-d in this human-like way. Could it be that we are teaching children early on that G-d is a sky-parent, and that this is planting the seed for doubt which we must overcome in our adulthood (or not at all?)

Mixed ideas about G-d’s role in the world

It seems that there are mixed views about whether G-d actively intervenes in the world. This issue relates a lot to the question of bad-things-happening-to-good-people and especially resonates with people whose families were in some way part of the Holocaust. Whether or not G-d is active in the world, it seems so far that people believe G-d is in control in the end. What do you think?

Loose definitions for terms like “secular” and “Reform”

We have encountered plenty of secular Jews who believe in G-d. On the other hand, we have also met atheist Jews who identify with the Reform movement (which does promote liturgically and organizationally) a theistic view of Judaism. It has shows us the way in which the Jewish people use and adapt terms to meet their needs.

We will have more insights in the coming months. Meantime, make sure to check out our videos and submit your own video!