Ammiel Hirsch: 'What Did We Do Wrong?' Peoplehood and the Reform Movement [Denominations 2/5]
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In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, senior rabbi of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and a leader of the Reform Movement, about the way Jewish Peoplehood is understood among the non-Orthodox majority of American Jews.
Rabbi Hirsch is known in the Reform Movement and beyond for his decades-long staunch commitment to Jewish Peoplehood. We recorded this interview before Oct. 7, and especially considering Rabbi Hirsch’s leadership on issues related to Zionism, a follow-up conversation with him will follow shortly. In this episode we discuss:
Interview begins at 19:50.
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch is a leader of the Reform Movement. He is the senior rabbi of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and former executive director of the Association of Reform Zionists of America/World Union for Progressive Judaism, North America. He wrote two books: The Lilac Tree: A Rabbi's Reflections on Love, Courage, and History (2023) and One People, Two Worlds: A Reform Rabbi and an Orthodox Rabbi Explore the Issues That Divide Them (2003), which he co-authored with Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman.
References:
One People, Two Worlds: A Reform Rabbi and an Orthodox Rabbi Explore the Issues That Divide Them by Ammiel Hirsch and Yaakov Yosef Reinman
The Impostor by Avner Gold
18Forty Podcast: “Altie Karper: When a Book Is Banned”
“The Believer” by Armin Rosen
“Dissent in the Reform Ranks” by Armin Rosen
The Lilac Tree: A Rabbi's Reflections on Love, Courage, and History by Ammiel Hirsch
The Book of Jewish Values: A Day-by-Day Guide to Ethical Living by Joseph Telushkin
“Who Can Be Called Rabbi?” by Gil Student
“Shomer Yisroel” by Omek Hadavar
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, senior rabbi of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and a leader of the Reform Movement, about the way Jewish Peoplehood is understood among the non-Orthodox majority of American Jews.
Rabbi Hirsch is known in the Reform Movement and beyond for his decades-long staunch commitment to Jewish Peoplehood. We recorded this interview before Oct. 7, and especially considering Rabbi Hirsch’s leadership on issues related to Zionism, a follow-up conversation with him will follow shortly. In this episode we discuss:
- Where should the State of Israel fit into our priorities as a people?
- How has Reform Judaism course-corrected its views on Jewish Peoplehood over time?
- How can we be a unified people when we can’t always agree on who is a Jew?
Interview begins at 19:50.
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch is a leader of the Reform Movement. He is the senior rabbi of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and former executive director of the Association of Reform Zionists of America/World Union for Progressive Judaism, North America. He wrote two books: The Lilac Tree: A Rabbi's Reflections on Love, Courage, and History (2023) and One People, Two Worlds: A Reform Rabbi and an Orthodox Rabbi Explore the Issues That Divide Them (2003), which he co-authored with Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman.
References:
One People, Two Worlds: A Reform Rabbi and an Orthodox Rabbi Explore the Issues That Divide Them by Ammiel Hirsch and Yaakov Yosef Reinman
The Impostor by Avner Gold
18Forty Podcast: “Altie Karper: When a Book Is Banned”
“The Believer” by Armin Rosen
“Dissent in the Reform Ranks” by Armin Rosen
The Lilac Tree: A Rabbi's Reflections on Love, Courage, and History by Ammiel Hirsch
The Book of Jewish Values: A Day-by-Day Guide to Ethical Living by Joseph Telushkin
“Who Can Be Called Rabbi?” by Gil Student
“Shomer Yisroel” by Omek Hadavar
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.
2024-05-21
82 min
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