S2 Ep1127: A Zionist Jewish Rabbi's Perspective on the War in Israel-Palestine: Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger

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🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Hanan Schlesinger is an Orthodox rabbi and teacher, and a passionate Zionist settler who has been profoundly transformed by his encounters with Palestinians and the Palestinian People beginning in late 2013. Originally hailing from New York, Rav Hanan immigrated to Israel on his own at the age of 20 and has lived in Alon Shvut, Gush Etzion, for almost 35 years. His family background is Reform, but already at the end of high school he began delving into observant Judaism. Following his B.A., he spent over 10 years in advanced Jewish study, primarily at the Har Etzion College of Jewish Studies and in the M.A. program of the Dept. of Jewish Philosophy at the Hebrew University. In early 2014, Ali Abu Awwad and an Israeli partner Shaul Judelman, together with Rav Hanan and other Israelis and Palestinians, founded Roots/Judur/Shorashim. Rav Hanan currently serves as its Director of International Relations. He also is the founder of the American Friends of Roots, a multi-faith organization dedicated to supporting the work of Roots/Shorashim/Judur. Rav Hanan frequently speaks in the USA together with one of his Palestinian partner about the amazing work that Roots/Shorashim/Judur is doing in Judea/Palestine.

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1:06.7	through the 20th. Hey friends, welcome back to another episode of Theology in the Rose,
1:12.3	part of my ongoing desire to understand the current conflict in Israel, Palestine. I have on the
1:18.8	show today my very interesting guest, fascinating story. My guest today is Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger,
1:27.6	who lives in the West Bank in the land of Israel, Palestine. He is one of the founders of
1:34.6	roots, the Palestinian Israeli grassroots initiative for understanding nonviolence and transformation.
1:40.4	He currently serves as a director of international relations for that organization. Prior to that,
1:45.8	he spent many years teaching Jewish studies in various seminaries, colleges, and frameworks in
1:52.0	Jerusalem and beyond. Rabbi Hanan is a Jewish Zionist settler and all of those terms are going to be
2:00.8	very politically charged and he doesn't pack what those mean, but he's got a really fascinating
2:05.8	story and I don't want to give away too much up front. I'm really excited for you to listen to
2:11.1	this really fascinating, challenging and intriguing conversations. Please welcome to the show
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