Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch on How Support for Israel is Key to the Future of Reform Judaism

As the senior rabbi of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch believes Zionism is a core value of Judaism. Rabbi Hirsch sat down with guest host Laura Shaw Frank, AJC's Director of Contemporary Jewish Life, to discuss the danger of a waning commitment to Israel among a portion of Reform Judaism, a recent delegation to the Poland-Ukraine border, and how being #JewishAndProud is as important to him as breathing. 

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(0:40) Listeners on #JewishAndProud

(2:59) Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch

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