1 May

How To Do Activism Right, with Jay Ruderman, Tuly Weisz, and Pesach Wolicki

0 Jewish Law Politics

JL;DR SUMMARY Activists Jay Ruderman, Tuly Weisz, and Pesach Wolicki discuss effective activism, emphasizing the importance of a strategic, non-intimidating approach. 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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Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel

"My friends and family members who are Orthodox, many of them, my children are teenage. They're in their early 20s. Many of them are moving to Israel. They're making aliyah. They're serving in the army. They're getting married. They're settling down. They're going to university in Israel."

Haifa, Haifa District, Israel

"establishing the only academic program on the American Jewish community at the University of Haifa, which has been around for 13 years."

Haifa District, Israel

"establishing the only academic program on the American Jewish community at the University of Haifa, which has been around for 13 years."

Jerusalem, Central District, Israel

"the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria because they're opposed to Jewish sovereignty in the land of Israel. And that's, that's what we're fighting for."

Central District, Israel

"the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria because they're opposed to Jewish sovereignty in the land of Israel. And that's, that's what we're fighting for."

Salem, Haifa District, Israel

"You went to law school. You picked Salem, Massachusetts, a town known for its history of trials."

Salem, Massachusetts, United States

"You went to law school. You picked Salem, Massachusetts, a town known for its history of trials."

Massachusetts, United States

"We have a senator in Massachusetts who was elected when I was 10 years old to Congress. He's been in Congress for 49 years."

New York, United States

"I don't live in Hollywood or New York. But we became very critical of the portrayal or the inauthentic portrayal of disability in film and TV."

Hollywood, California, United States

"I don't live in Hollywood or New York. But we became very critical of the portrayal or the inauthentic portrayal of disability in film and TV."

California, United States

"I used to make the rounds to studios and talk to them and say, listen, the way you're doing it is wrong."

Connecticut, United States

"Sandy Hook shooting and became an activist against guns in schools and identifying potential mass murderers. And, you know, she's been successful espousing her cause and making a difference."

Texas, United States

"Leroy Torres, who served in the Iraq war and was a victim of the burn pits and had terrible respiratory problems and came back to Texas and was actually let go by the state police where he worked and was denied benefits by the VA."

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

"We've been sponsoring panels on mental health at gaming conferences. And, you know, with... Very famous gamers. And they talk about their mental health. And it's been hugely impactful. We did it in Las Vegas and San Diego and Boston."

San Diego, California, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States