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Register here for the Live Call me Back event at the Streicker Center on Thursday Oct 23: https://t.co/Y5tCz9uXwo Subscribe here to INSIDE Call me Back: https://inside.arkmedia.org Rabbi Angela Buchdahl's book: https://tinyurl.com/4m4mrfft Gift a subscription of Inside Call me Back: http://inside.arkmedia.org/gifts Subscribe to Amit Segal’s newsletter ‘It’s Noon in Israel’: https://arkmedia.org/amitsegal/ Watch Call me Back on YouTube: youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcast Check out Ark Media’s other podcasts: For Heaven's Sake: https://lnk.to/rfGlrA ‘What’s Your Number?’: https://lnk.to/rfGlrA For sponsorship inquiries, please contact: callmeback@arkmedia.org To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: https://arkmedia.org/ Ark Media on Instagram: https://instagram.com/arkmediaorg Dan on X: https://x.com/dansenor Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dansenor To order Dan Senor & Saul Singer’s book, The Genius of Israel : https://tinyurl.com/bdeyjsdn Today’s Episode: For a bonus episode, Dan was joined by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl to discuss her new book Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi’s Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging . Rabbi Buchdahl is the senior rabbi at Central Synagogue in New York City. She was the first East-Asian to be ordained as a rabbi, and has received national recognition for her Jewish leadership, including being listed as one of Newsweek’s “50 most influential rabbis.” She shares her journey from feeling like an outsider to Judaism to becoming a contemporary Jewish leader. They also discuss how Rabbi Buchdahl guided her congregation after Oct. 7 and how the past two years have changed the Jewish community around her. 00:00 Introduction 06:33 Grief After October 7 09:21 Engaging with the Jewish community post-October 7 11:14 Facing antisemitism in America 12:21 Rabbi Buchdahl's first sermon after October 7 15:55 Progressive dilemmas and the Israeli/Palestinian narratives 18:02 Visiting Israel and reflecting on Jewish peoplehood 21:14 Rabbi Buchdahl's Jewish journey 30:48 Diaspora versus Israeli Jewish perspectives 35:08 The mitzvah of loving oneself as a prerequisite for loving others 37:06 Remaining spiritual, not just political 40:58 Rebuilding after trauma CREDITS: ILAN BENATAR - Producer & Editor ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY - Executive Producer MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor MARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional Editing MAYA RACKOFF - Operations Director GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer