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The Fox News Rundown

Extra: Dana Perino and Rabbi Angela Buchdahl Talk Faith, The Rise Of Antisemitism, And The Importance Of Unplugging

The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Podcasts

News, Daily News, Politics

3.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

This past week, FOX News’ Dana Perino joined the FOX News Rundown as a special guest host to speak with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, author of the new book, “Heart of a Stanger”. As the first Asian American Rabbi, Buchdahl serves as the Senior Rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York City, becoming the first woman to lead one of the world’s largest synagogues in its nearly 200-year history. She shared with Dana what it was like to be born in Seoul to a Korean Buddhist mother and a Jewish American father, and discussed the challenges she faced on her journey to becoming one of today’s most admired religious leaders. The two also discussed how our society can work to combat the recent rise in antisemitism around the world, our country’s growing political divide, and our society’s addiction to our cell phones. We often must cut interviews short during the week, but we thought you might like to hear more of this very candid and insightful conversation. Today on the FOX News Rundown Extra, we will share Dana Perino’s entire discussion with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Fox News Rundown Extra.

0:06.4

I'm Dana Perino.

0:08.5

Rabbi Angela Bookdall is a trailblazer in the world of faith and leadership.

0:12.9

As the first Asian-American rabbi, she serves as the senior rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York City,

0:19.5

becoming the first woman to lead one of the world's largest

0:22.3

synagogues in its nearly 200-year history. Born and soul to a Korean Buddhist mother and a Jewish-American

0:29.5

father, Angela's journey to become one of today's most admired religious leaders was not easy,

0:35.6

as she often faced resistance from naysayers and dealt with

0:39.0

her own self-doubt. However, she has used her notoriety to spread her message worldwide to people

0:45.7

of all religions and speak out passionately about the scourge of anti-Semitism and the threats

0:51.6

Jewish people have faced, especially since the Hamas attacks on Israel

0:55.5

on October 7, 2023.

0:58.6

Rabbi Angela Bookdall recently joined me on the Fox News rundown to discuss her new book,

1:03.1

Heart of a Stranger, an unlikely rabbi's story of faith, identity, and belonging.

1:08.9

We made some edits for time and thought you might like to hear the entire conversation.

1:13.4

So, thanks for listening.

1:15.2

And if you haven't already, please go to foxnewsrundown.com to follow our daily weekday

1:20.3

rundown podcast.

1:21.9

Now, here's Rabbi Angela Bookdall on the Fox News Rundown Extra.

1:31.2

Rabbi. Rabbi Angela Bookdall on the Fox News Rundown Extra. Rabbi Angela Bookdall, thank you so much for being here.

1:34.6

Thank you, Dana.

1:35.2

Thanks for having me.

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