R' Shoff Q&A on the Campus Where Charlie Kirk Was Killed

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🗓️ 20 September 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Rabbi Elchanan Shoff visits the campus where Charlie Kirk was tragically shot to host an open Ask Me Anything with students.

In this powerful and candid conversation, he answers tough questions about Judaism, Israel, antisemitism, faith, and the meaning of life after tragedy.

Students raise concerns about controversial Talmud passages, AIPAC and politics, interfaith differences, and what happens after death — and Rabbi Shoff responds with clarity, warmth, and respect.

This unique exchange captures raw, honest dialogue at a moment of national shock, bridging gaps between communities and sparking meaningful conversation about morality, God, and human dignity.

If you're interested in religion, politics, or the intersection of faith and public life, this is a must-watch discussion.

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0:00.0	I go around universities and have challenging conversations.
0:14.0	What is so important to our country is to find our disagreements respectfully.
0:25.0	We sent our bail connochev to Utah Valley University, the campus where Charlie Kirk was unfortunately killed.
0:26.8	Students sat across from him and asked whatever was on their mind.
0:30.2	An Orthodox rabbi face-to-face with a college campus searching for answers, this is asking
0:35.1	anything only on Meaningful People Podcast.
0:39.3	When people stop talking, that's when violence happened.
0:45.3	That's what we need two redheads on camera at once.
0:49.3	How are you? Rabbi Shaf.
0:50.3	When I used to go to the synagogue with my friends, you know,
0:53.3	the first time the rabbi found out I wasn't Jewish, because I led with my name Mendelssohn because I used to go to the synagogue with my friends, you know, the first time the rabbi found
0:55.0	out I wasn't Jewish because I led with my name Mendelssohn because I wanted to get in the door. But the second he found out I wasn't Jewish, he labeled me a goyem. Called me a goy. A goy is not an insulting word. That's a slur. It's not. I know it is. It's not. They call us that all the time.
1:09.6	It's not.
1:10.3	Aguoy means a gentile.
1:11.3	The thing is, I know there are things that Israel isn't telling us. It's not. And they call us that all the time. It's not. A goi means a gentile.
1:11.5	And so the thing is, I know there are things that Israel isn't telling us. Goy does not, it's not a slur. It's used like a slur by the people that use it against me. Not by Orthodox Jews. If they said to you, what is this Goy doing here? It's the same thing saying, what is this Gentile doing here? So it could be that they were being rude and not welcoming, which is heartbreaking.
1:28.5	And they call us William.
1:30.2	Plain is not an insult. It's plural. what is this Gentile doing here? So it could be that they were being rude and not welcoming, which is heartbreaking.
1:28.5	They call us Goyim.
1:30.1	Goyim is not an insult.
1:31.2	It's plural for Goy.
1:32.7	So, I mean, with all due respect, a Jewish person telling me that I haven't been wronged
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