.@juliajassey didn’t set out to lead the charge against #antisemitism on college campuses, but a brush with casual #Jew-hatred her freshman year changed the course of her life. Hear how this college student created @JewishonCampus_ to fight back.
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Stephen Wise
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New York City's Stephen Wise Free Synagogue is a catalyst for progressive Jewish thought and committed social action. Led by Senior Rabbi @AmmiHirsch
- An eloquent advocate for peace and coexistence,@YKleinHalevi didn't start out that way. This former militant Jewish extremist tells our Rabbi @AmmiHirsch his story & how he's modeling a new kind of conversation between Jewish #Israelis and #Palestinians.
- Raised ultra-#Orthodox, this mother of 10 found the courage to leave her 20+ year marriage — and everything she'd ever known. Now the executive director of @yaffedorg, @beawebwriter is fighting for NY's #Hasidic children to receive an education.
- .@KenBurns is a master storyteller and a true patriot. @UNUMKenBurns' 35 films about baseball, the Civil War, and now the US and the #Holocaust see our country not only for what it is, but what it could be. Hear him in convo with our Rabbi @AmmiHirsch: apple.co/3UBjuMu
- Brought up #Catholic, Stephen J. Dubner discovered his family's #Jewish past later in life — and Judaism called to him from within. Hear the @Freakonomics co-author & radio host in conversation with his Rabbi @AmmiHirsch:
- In a wide-ranging interview with @Jerusalem_Post’s @ZvikaKlein, our @AmmiHirsch delves into the concerns shared by many within the American Jewish community over what’s happening in #Israel following the elections. Link below 👇I sat down w/ @ZvikaKlein to discuss #Israel’s elections and what they mean for diaspora relations. As someone who’s been at the hub of this relationship for 30+ years, I’ve never been as anxious and worried as I am now. Conversation in @Jerusalem_Post: jpost.com/diaspora/artic…
- A central player in Egypt's revolution, @daliaziada was forced to flee her home after voicing support for #Israel in the wake of #October7th. Speaking with Rabbi @AmmiHirsch, she helps unpack the Egyptian-Israeli relationship and Arab support for #Hamas.
- There are some people who'd have you believe it's impossible to support #liberal causes and be a #Zionist... Today our Rabbi @AmmiHirsch sits down with @ZionessMovement's Amanda Berman to learn about her fight to reclaim #progressive spaces for #Jews.
- She was living her dream as one of the music industry's top journalists. Then one tweet in support of #Israel turned @Eve_Barlow's world upside-down. On our Rabbi @AmmiHirsch's podcast, hear her inspiring story of courage in the face of overwhelming hate. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eve…
- #October7 forever changed the course of #Jewish history... As #antisemitism and anti-#Zionism explode on college campuses, we'll hear from experts including Harvard Divinity School visiting scholar @RabbiWolpe at #RechargingReform Judaism May 29–30 in NYC. rechargingreform.com
00:00 - Perhaps today’s most prominent advocate for #COVID-19 #vaccines, Dr. @PeterHotez is struggling to untangle politics, anti-science and #antisemitism — and save lives. Hear him in convo with our Rabbi Ammi Hirsch: apple.co/3Zt0X68
- Forced to marry a member of Al Qaeda, @YasMohammedxx eventually found the strength to cut ties with her abusive, fundamentalist family. Today she tells our Rabbi @AmmiHirsch how her story helps her inspire others to free their hearts and minds... apple.co/3Jjwgdm
- He sought passage to #Israel and he paid the price… 9 years of hard labor in a Soviet prison. It only hardened his resolve. Hear Natan Sharansky's legendary story of #Jewish resistance and his take on #Russia’s war against #Ukraine. swfs.org/listen
- Since arriving in #Israel as a teenager, journalist @MattiFriedman has spent his life and career trying to make sense of the #Jewish state — and why it receives such outsized coverage. Hear his convo with our Rabbi @AmmiHirsch 👇
