Conversation with Rabbi Brant Rosen, Founder of Tzedek Chicago
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Today on the show, we welcomed Rabbi Brant Rosen who founded in 2015, Tzedek Chicago, a non-Zionist and social justice focused synagogue with its core values creating Jewish spiritual communities rooted in values beyond Zionism, where he serves as a Rabbi.
Rabbi Rosen is also co-founder of the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council and he chronicles his path towards Palestinian solidarityand Judaism beyond Zionism in his blog, Shalom Rov.
We discussed Rabbi Rosen's founding of Tzedek Chicago, his pro Paestinian activism, the growing movement within the US to end the Israeli occupation, within the American Jewish community and the current Israeli government and the intersectionality of global social justice movements.
Well recognized 1uote by Rabbi Rosen on his solidarity with the Palestinian people:
“The cornerstone value of my religious tradition commands me to stand in solidarity with all who are oppressed? It would thus be a profound betrayal of my own Jewish heritage if I consciously choose not to stand with the Palestinian people. That Jewish liberation is intrinsically bound up with Palestinian liberation.”
A must watch episode.
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