Jewish Values + Reproductive Rights with The Red Tent Fund CEO Allison Korman
Being Jewish with Jonah Platt
Jonah Platt
4.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Host Jonah Platt interviews Allison Tombros Korman, the founder and executive director of the Red Tent Fund, a national abortion fund rooted in Jewish values. The conversation spans Korman's personal and professional journey, including her experiences with antisemitism in progressive spaces post October 7th, that led her to being forced out of her job at the DC Abortion Fund and eventually establishing the Red Tent Fund. They discuss the fund's mission to support abortion seekers through a Jewish lens, the impact of Roe v. Wade's overturning, misconceptions about third-trimester abortions, and the controversial 'Fund Abortion, Not War' campaign.
The Red Tent Fund operates by providing money directly to clinics to aid any abortion seeker regardless of religion or political affiliation, reflecting values of bodily autonomy, compassion, and community care.
Discussed
- The Birth of the Red Tent Fund (Jewish Values, Access for All)
- The Purpose of Abortion Funds
- The Intent and Framework of Reproductive Justice
- The Jewish Perspectives on Abortion, As Interpreted by Rabbis and Scholars
- Challenges and Realities of Abortion Access
- Fund Abortion, Not War: A Controversial Movement
- Why People Must Travel Across State Lines for Reproductive Health
- The Research of medical Sociologist Katrina Kimport, PhD, on Why People Get Third Trimester Abortions
- The Intersection of Abortion Rights and Anti-Israel Sentiments
Mentioned In The Episode:
Allison Tombros Korman Tablet Magazine Article
Michal-Cotler Wunsh Being Jewish Episode
Antisemitism and Antizionism in Reproductive Health
Jewish Perspective on Red Tent Site
Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance
How much does an abortion cost?
Data on Third Trimester Abortions
Black Women and Reproductive Justice
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*Correction: In the episode The Red Tent Fund is described as the first National Jewish Abortion Fund. The National Council of Jewish Women's (NCJW) Jewish Fund for Abortion Access was the first national Jewish abortion fund, launched in 2022.
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| 0:58.0 | Over 80% of American Jews support the right to abortion. |
| 1:01.1 | What does Judaism say about abortion? |
| 1:02.8 | I didn't expect my professional life to become immediately wrap in the events of October 7th. |
| 1:08.1 | Why is an abortion fund having a position on a war in the Middle East anyways? |
| 1:12.3 | Bodily autonomy and compassion. |
| 1:13.9 | They're not exclusively Jewish values. |
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| 1:23.6 | Same vibe, same tribe, shorter episodes. |
| 1:26.9 | My guest today is breaking barriers at the intersection |
| 1:29.9 | of Jewish values, reproductive rights, and combating anti-Jew bigotry in progressive spaces. |
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