Ammiel Hirsch: How To Understand Reform Judaism’s Anti-Zionist Crisis [Denominations Bonus Episode]

This series is sponsored by Joel and Lynn Mael in memory of Estelle and Nysen Mael. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast , we follow up with Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch to break down the anti-Zionist crisis facing the Reform Movement. As young Jews feel increasingly disconnected from the Jewish People, America’s non-Orthodox synagogues, summer camps, and day schools are challenged to ensure continuity and unity for the Jewish future. In this episode we discuss: —Do we need to choose between caring about our fellow Jews and caring about the world? —Why are younger Jews more antagonistic toward Israel than previous generations? —Can American Jewry survive without a connection to Israel? Tune in to hear a conversation about the past, present, and future of American Jewry. Interview begins at 6:12. 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: 18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers Leviticus 19:17 Genesis 12:3 Amos 9 The War of Return by Adi Schwartz and Einat Wilf Jewish Wisdom by Joseph Telushkin The Book of Jewish Values by Joseph Telushkin This episode is sponsored by Twillory . New customers can receive a discount by using the coupon code 18Forty. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support .