Adam and Mia Raskin: Can Families Live with Denominational Differences? [Denominations 5/5]

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Religion & Spirituality, Judaism

4.6 • 638 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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This series is sponsored by Joel and Lynn Mael in memory of Estelle and Nysen Mael.

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Adam J. Raskin—a Conservative rabbi in Maryland—and Mia Raskin, his Orthodox daughter.

In discussing the ideological and sociological realities of Jewish denominations, we often lose sight of their real-world manifestation in Jewish life. By hearing how a real family navigates denominational differences, we might, in fact, learn a lesson or two about Jewish unity. In this episode we discuss:

What does a Conservative rabbi think about the practice of his less observant congregants?
How did Mia deal with religious observance as a Division I basketball player?
How do the apparent barriers between Jewish groups play out when we interact in the world?

Tune in to hear a conversation about how we might think more deeply than the labels of “secular,” “frum,” “baal teshuva,” and the like.

Interview begins at 6:58.

Rabbi Adam J. Raskin is the rabbi and spiritual leader of Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac, Maryland. Adam is a member of the Executive Council of the Rabbinical Assembly, the international organization of Conservative Rabbis, and is a founder of the Potomac-Area Interfaith Communities.

Mia Raskin is a program director and Marketing Analyst for Athletes for Israel, a graduate of Binghamton University, where she played college basketball while keeping Shabbos.

References:

God in Search of Man by Abraham Joshua Heschel

The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel

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1:45.5	sensitivities to give you new approaches to timeless Jewish ideas. I'm your host, David Bischepkin,
1:51.5	and this month we are continuing to explore Jewish denominations. Thank you so much to my dearest
1:57.4	friends and sponsors, Joel and Lynn Mail, who have sponsored this entire
2:01.6	series in memory of Joel's parents, Estelle and Nissim Mail, Esther Bas-Zvi, and Nissim
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