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Empathy Is Who We Are: Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove on Being Jewish Today

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove discusses the dual challenges Jewish communities face in balancing the need for Israel's self-defense with empathy towards those suffering in Gaza. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Jewish HistoryJewish IdentityZionismGazaSelf DefenseEmpathyEstherHospitalityGeneration Z

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"AJC Global Forum is returning to New York City, April 27-29, 2025."
Israel
"I've done quite a bit of soul-searching in the 15 months since October 7th."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"How do I grapple with the tragedy in Israel and Gaza and the hatred Jews face on American soil without scaring my children away from Judaism?"
New York, United States
"And it was about that same time that Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, the spiritual leader at Park Avenue Synagogue in New York, picked up his pen and began to write his latest book."
Iran
"...the ring of fire that Israel sits in by way of Iran and its proxies."
Canada
"If you missed last week's episode, be sure to tune in for my conversation with Canadian Jewish filmmaker Alan Novak about his heartwarming short documentary, Crossing the River, From Poland to Paradise."

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