RALEIGH, N.C - What does it take to be a good neighbor? Raleigh faith leaders wanted to find out on Saturday.

The As-Salaam Islamic Center organized the Being A Good Neighbor forum and invited residents across all religious and racial demographics to discuss the issues in their communities.

"We feel that it's necessary for someone to step up and bring humanity back," said Imam Oliver Muhammad of the As-Salaam Islamic Center. "We live in a very diverse society with people of different races. In Islam, it says God has created us not to despise each other, but to get to know each other."

The event also featured leaders from Pullen Memorial Baptist Church and the Yavneh Jewish Renewal Community. They say it's important to build bridges across religious lines, especially in the wake of the Anti-Semitic attack inside of a Pittsburgh synagogue.

"Within 24 hours of the Pittsburgh assault, a thousand people from our community showed up," said Rabbi Raachel Jurovics of the Yavneh Jewish Renewal Community. "How amazing is that? It didn't happen here but in a way it did."

As-Salaam plans to make the forum an annual event. Muhammad says it's necessary to attempt to bring Raleigh closer together as it continues to grow.

"We have to see ourselves as one body," said Muhammad. "When one part of the body hurts, the whole body will feel the discomfort and feel the pain."