Summary
After a listener misgenders someone at synagogue, a torrent of feelings, recriminations and emails ensue, leading one congregant to email another with the subject “Hey Asshole.”
Rabbi Shira and Hanna welcome Rabbi Lily Solochek of The Liberal Jewish Synagogue in London, whose work focuses on creating inclusive Jewish communities, especially for queer and trans people and families.
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| 1:06.6 | Welcome back to Chutzpahd, real life lived better, where each week we apply Jewish tradition and a little schmeckle to talk about something that is live in our lives. |
| 1:08.5 | I'm Rabbi Shira Stutman. |
| 1:09.8 | And I'm Hannah Rosen. |
| 1:11.5 | Schmeckle, huh? |
| 1:16.3 | Listen, this is a deep dive opening question for you today. |
| 1:22.5 | Have you ever found yourself sort of ensnared in synagogue politics? |
| 1:24.9 | Interesting. |
| 1:29.9 | I mean, I was not personally ensnared in synagogue politics. I've definitely heard about fights around all kinds of things, all kinds of things. First, when the rabbi came out as gay, |
| 1:36.6 | and not fights about that, but just like gossip, oh my God, but the Israel stuff is the big stuff. |
| 1:43.1 | Is like, what do we say about Israel? What do we |
| 1:45.1 | support? Who can we have as speakers? I mean, it's like the generational divide on display. |
| 1:50.8 | Now, there's no way you have not been ensnared in synagogue politics, Shira. I'm sure you have |
| 1:56.5 | been. Right. Of course. It's a professional hazard. Right. And when I asked you that question, |
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