https://jonathanwittenberg.substack.com/api/v1/audio/upload/a17d26f5-ae3c-4747-ab01-880802af005a/src
I was invited to speak about the Judaism we need today for Yom Masorti, last Sunday, and feel so passionately about the subject that afterwards I recorded the gist of what I said.
Janine Stein kindly summarised my words:
The Judaism we need now is a Judaism of community, compassion, justice, truth, and serious commitment, rooted in deep engagement with tradition, while affirming the dignity of all human beings created in God’s image, and the preciousness of all creation. Such a Judaism offers not only resilience in difficult times, but a path towards a more hopeful future for the Jewish People worldwide and for society as a whole.
It is a Judaism that brings strength, joy, hope and purpose. It is a Judaism we need to live by, celebrate and fight for.