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Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch on How Support for Israel is Key to the Future of Reform Judaism People of the Pod
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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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Episode Lineup:
(0:40) Listeners on #JewishAndProud
(2:59) Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch
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Show Notes:
What does being Jewish mean to you? We want to know your answer. Call the People of the Pod hotline at 212-891-1336 and leave a message of a minute or less in our voicemail inbox. Don’t forget to include your name and city with your answer. You may hear your voice on a future episode!
Urge the White House to Combat Domestic Antisemitism
Urge Congress to Stand with Israel
AJC’s Emergency #StandWithUkraine Fund
Urge Congress to Counter Russian Aggression
Listen to our latest episode: How Do American Millennial Jews Feel About Israel?
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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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Episode Lineup:
(0:40) Listeners on #JewishAndProud
(2:59) Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch
___
Show Notes:
What does being Jewish mean to you? We want to know your answer. Call the People of the Pod hotline at 212-891-1336 and leave a message of a minute or less in our voicemail inbox. Don’t forget to include your name and city with your answer. You may hear your voice on a future episode!
Urge the White House to Combat Domestic Antisemitism
Urge Congress to Stand with Israel
AJC’s Emergency #StandWithUkraine Fund
Urge Congress to Counter Russian Aggression
Listen to our latest episode: How Do American Millennial Jews Feel About Israel?
Don’t forget to subscribe to People of the Pod on your favorite podcast app, and learn more at AJC.org/PeopleofthePod
You can reach us at: peopleofthepod@ajc.org
If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please be sure to tell your friends, tag us on social media with #PeopleofthePod, and hop onto Apple Podcasts to rate us and write a review, to help more listeners find us.
25 min