Rabbi Diana Fersko, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT ANTISEMITISM
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Zibby Owens
4.5 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 18 October 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Zibby Owens and Rabbi Fersko discuss her long-standing mission to address anti-Semitism, a cause she fervently pursued following an attack on her synagogue during the Black Lives Matter protests. She explains how subtle negative comments or micro-aggressions can signal or lead to more obvious and open forms of anti-Semitism. The conversation also looks at the recent increase in attacks against the Jewish culture worldwide. Rabbi Fersko suggests three ways to respond: leaving unfriendly places, fighting anti-Semitism directly, or the unacceptable choice of doing nothing. She emphasizes the crucial support of non-Jewish friends in this struggle, encouraging them to show support and take action.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. |
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| 1:03.0 | Today is Monday, October 16th, and I just interviewed Rabbi Diana Fersko. She is the senior |
| 1:09.3 | rabbi of the village temple in downtown Manhattan |
| 1:11.8 | and the author of We Need to Talk About Anti-Semitism. Our conversation was so timely that I am |
| 1:18.9 | releasing this as a bonus episode. Rabbi Fursko served as National Vice President of the Women's |
| 1:24.7 | Rabbinic Network and as a member of the New York Board of Rabbis. She received her rabbinic ordination from Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion, |
| 1:32.8 | where she also earned a master's degree in Hebrew literature. For more than a decade, Rabbi Fersko |
| 1:37.7 | has been preaching and teaching about anti-Semitism. I hope that this episode gives some comfort to all of us out there who are |
| 1:48.8 | deeply troubled by what has gone on with the massacre in Israel by Hamas terrorist group. And I've |
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