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The months since October 7th have brought tremendous grief, loss, uncertainty, and fear to North American Jewish communities. Jewish community leaders are working tirelessly to support their communities through these trying times. In early February, alumni of The Wexner Foundation's fellowships for Jewish professional leadership gathered at their annual conference. This week's guest host, Maital Friedman, spoke with seven of these leaders about the challenges they're facing, the questions they're asking, and how they are forging a path forward.     Guests featured on this episode: Ilana Aisen, CEO of JPro Jacob Feinspan, Executive Director of Jews United for Justice Erica Frankel, Executive Director of the Office of Innovation and co-founder of Kehillat Harlem Rachael Fried, Executive Director of JQY (Jewish Queer Youth) Dalit Horn, Executive Director of the Vilna Shul Daniel Olson, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Research at the National Ramah Commission Adam Weisberg, Executive Director of Urban Adamah You can now sponsor an episode of Identity/Crisis. Click HERE to learn more. JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS 

It was so powerful today not just to be the hands and feet of love to the residents of war torn Sderot but to tell them our Arab Christian brothers are standing with you and sending aid with the love of our Messiah! What a witness of God's redeptive love!!!As you may already know, Israel faced a coordinated attack Saturday morning. It included missiles and terrorists breaching our borders.The impact has been devastating, with hundreds of lives lost in the southern regions and thousands more injured or displaced.Please give now to offer vital assistance to Israelis in crisis, including:https://www.oneforisrael.org/israelis-relief-2023/Emergency Food: Providing nourishment to those in immediate need.Essential Supplies: Ensuring families have access to critical items.Trauma Support: Offering comfort and care to those traumatized by the events.Funding for Evacuation Accommodations: Helping families find safe shelter during this crisis. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.lightsource.com/donate/1604/29

Rumi Forum, Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington, and Washington Theological Consortium presented the 4th Interfaith Leadership Forum: “Interfaith Engagement with the Environmental Crisis” on May 31, 2023. The program featured keynote speaker Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb, an interfaith panel, and an opportunity for small group dialogues. Keynote by: Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb, D.Min. started at Adat Shalom when the synagogue was only eight years old, and meeting at the JCC – he was still in rabbinic school, Founding Rabbi Sid was part-time, Shabbat morning services were every other week, and cell phones hardly existed. Upon ordination from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 1997, he became its first full-time rabbi and has joyfully served here ever since. Rabbi Fred currently serves as Chair of the National Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life and is on the boards of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment and Interfaith Power and Light (The Regeneration Project). Fred has also been deeply engaged in social and racial justice (including Jews United for Justice), multi-faith (a past board member of the Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington), and Israeli-progressive (J Street and more) efforts. Panelists: Sevim Kalyoncu: Growing up in Alabama surrounded by woods and creeks, Sevim Kalyoncu discovered early that her most direct connection with God came through nature. To this day, she still finds peace in natural surroundings and holds a deep concern regarding humankind's responsibility as vicegerent of the earth. She is involved with multiple local climate action groups and is dedicated to helping educate youth about the importance of environmental awareness for spiritual, mental, and physical well-being. She holds a B.S. from Georgetown and a master's degree from the University of Chicago and has many years of nonprofit experience in Washington, DC, and the San Francisco Bay Area. She is also a naturalist interpreter and a yoga instructor. Rev. Dr. Gilson Waldkoenig: Rev. Dr. Gilson Waldkoenig teaches methods for understanding ministry in context and applied theology rooted in the resilient grace of Christ. As Director of the Town and Country Church Institute (TCCI), Dr. Waldkoenig teaches courses in rural and Appalachian ministry and is sought out by synods, judicatories, and other seminaries for consultation and teaching. His research has included multiple-church ministries, environmental ministries, and a variety of other topics, all reflecting his practical theology of “means of grace and scenes of grace.” He belongs to St. James Lutheran Church in Gettysburg. His books include Cooperating Congregations and Symbiotic Community, The Lost Land, and his reviews appeared in Agricultural History, Journal of Appalachian Studies, Journal for Study of Religion, Nature & Culture, Christian Century, and others. Dr. Rajwant Singh: Dr. Rajwant Singh is the founder and President of EcoSikh, a global organization working on the climate crisis facing the planet. It has engaged the worldwide Sikh community to take action on environmental issues. He also co-founded the National Sikh Campaign, an initiative to inform Americans about the Sikh identity. Dr. Rajwant Singh is also the Chairman of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education (SCORE), an organization that has worked with the White House and the members of the United States Congress. He organized a large gathering of the Sikhs to interact with political and elected leaders at Capitol Hill. He was instrumental in organizing the first-ever celebration of Guru Nanak's birth anniversary at the White House in 2009. Kristin Barker: Kristin Barker is co-founder and director of One Earth Sangha, whose mission is cultivating a Buddhist response to ecological crises. She graduated from Spirit Rock's Community Dharma Leader program and now teaches with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington. As a co-founder of White Awake, Kristin has been supporting white people since 2011 with a Dharma approach to uprooting racism in ourselves and in our world. With a background in software engineering and environmental management, she has worked at several international environmental organizations. She is a GreenFaith Fellow and serves on the advisory board of Project Inside Out. Kristin was born and raised in northern New Mexico and currently lives in Washington, DC, the traditional lands of the Piscataway people. The Interfaith Leadership Forum (ILF) presented its 4th program during Days of Unity, entitled “Interfaith Engagement with the Environmental Crisis”. Rumi Forum and its partners were glad to collaborate with the Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington (IFCMW) for the 4th ILF, which coincides with their 6th Annual Days of Unity during the month of May 2023.

It's another edition of Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking. Tom is joined once again by two of our favorite film aficianadoes: Ann Hornaday, the movie critic for The Washington Post and author the best-selling filmgoers' guide, Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies; and Jed Dietz, the founder and former director of the Maryland Film Festival. Today, Ann and Jed remember the extraordinary, groundbreaking contributions of Sidney Poitier, the first Black actor to win an Academy Award, who died January 6 at the age of 94. Then they size up the Golden Globe Awards, which have lost some of their luster in recent years. And they review some of the best films of 2021 and the best new theatrical and streaming releases of 2022. Among the movies they discuss today are The Power of the Dog,Licorice Pizza, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Don't Look Up, The Lost Daughterand Red Rocket. ________________________________________________________________ And this note about an event this weekend honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On Sunday afternoon at 1:00, Jews United for Justice and a consortium of synagogues and other Jewish organizations are presenting on online program called The Enduring Relevance of “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” with the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, Taylor Branch, the activist Tara Huffman, Tre' Murphy of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and students from the Baltimore School for the Arts. For more information on this event, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shmita and the Climate Crisis. In this insightful podcast, Joelle Novey and guest editor Yaira Robinson discuss Shmita, who "owns" the Earth, the rhythms of Jewish sacred time, how to sustain activism, paradoxes, and more. About Joelle Joelle Novey is director of Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA). She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University where she received a BA in Social Studies and a minor in the Study of Religion. She is also co-author of Green and Just Celebrations, a purchasing guide that Jews United for Justice (JUFJ) distributes to local congregations for assisting families in making greener purchasing decisions around weddings and bar/bat mitzvah celebrations. She is also an active leader in her local Jewish community. About Interfaith Power & Light National office State affifiliates References Joelle's purchasing guide (book): Green and Just Celebrations Jewish communuty Joelle co-founded: Tikkun Leil Shabbat Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb Environmental Torah Dobb's source sheet (to inform a Jewish response to climate change) Rabbi Joseph Karo 5782 is a Shmita year Faith community land acknowledgements  Jewish Brachot (blessings said before eating and at other times) Rabbi Simcha Bunim Rabbi Levy, Talmud scholar  Katharine Hayhoe, Saving Us Joelle Novey and Katharine Hayhoe discuss Saving Us Quotes I come from people who get involved and take action when life is at stake. Certainly, with the climate crisis we are in such a moment right now, and I feel like if I get anything from my tradition in facing this moment it's that I need to take action rather than look for reasons to delay.The older I get the more I feel like we just have to live with irresolvable paradoxes and that if we can navigate through them with some kind of balance, and feeling tension on both sides, that's the wise path, that's the way forward.  I think we have to have weekday consciousness in one pocket and Shmita consciousness in the other pocket. I am grieving for so much that I love. I am grieving for the people I love who will experience a warmer and more dangerous world. I am grieving for the species that will not make it. I am feeling grief that is grounded in tremendous love. And then suddenly, with my heart open and my hands open, that's a tremendously powerful thing. It's like, I'm gonna be a warrior in the world for the things I love. I'm gonna have fierce, mother-bear protective energy for all that  I love. And, I'm in the fight of my life for all that I love. We have to make time to release and restore. There' s a role for everyone that's completely authentic to who they are. . . Everyone already is who they need to be, to respond to the climate crisis, because they all already love someone who will be harmed by the climate crisis. And, we can never invite people to be someone else, but we can always invite them to be more fully who they are. ###############Thanks for listening. This podcast was produced and edited by Chris Searles.Audio processing by Jeffrey Haley. Visit the AllCreation podcast site or AllCreation.org for more. 

Interview with Burt White — 0:30 - 19:30This year's Focus meeting and pandemic lessons.Measuring LPL's growth.Transitioning from the 60/40 mindset.The role of chief investment officers and where their focus should be.LPL's new householding feature.Interview with Zach Teutsch — 19:45 - 46:45Focusing on a progressive niche.How tax planning fits for a more left-minded client base.Developing and finding the niche.The path not taken at Bear Stearns.Tips to finding one's niche.Related Article:  LPL cuts ties with adviser accused of racism in TikTok videoRelated Article:  A socialist adviser helps far-left clients accumulate wealth while fighting for financial fairnessGuest Bios:Burt White is the managing director of investor and investment solutions and chief investment officer at LPL Financial.Mr. White has served as managing director, investor and investment solutions and chief investment officer of LPL Financial since January 2017. He served as managing director, research, and chief investment officer from 2009 to December 2016. Mr. White is responsible for the strategic direction and continued growth of LPL Financial's research, marketing, products, and investment platforms.Zach Teutsch founded Values Added Financial to help clients live more fulfilling lives by making wise financial, career and other life decisions. Before he launched Values Added Financial, Zach developed the first national financial empowerment programs in the labor movement and reached several hundred thousand union members. After that, he joined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, where he was a subject matter expert on financial education and empowerment. Zach has taught investment and financial planning topics to groups all around the country and has served individual clients for 15 years. His writing has appeared in Vox (link), The Billfold (link, link, link), and Greater Greater Washington (link). He has taught at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, Brown Alumni Association, National Labor College, Congressional Hispanic Staff Association, DC Bar Association, Tzedek DC, Jews United for Justice, The DCJCC, 6th+I, the National Havurah Institute, and for dozens of unions and union locals. 

Dr. Sahar Khamis discussed an important topic "Religious Celebrations and Interfaith Activism in a time of Crisis" with her three guests, Rabbi David Shneyer, Rev. Mansfield (Kasey) Kaseman, and Ms. Hurunnessa Fariad. The Reverend Mansfield "Kasey" Kaseman has served 40 years in ecumenical and interfaith ministries that has included founding and administering non-profit organizations, networking with all sectors of community life, and serving on regional and national boards. He has degrees from Westmar College, Andover Newton Theological School, and Yale Divinity School. Since allegedly retiring Kasey has served as Senior Vice President of CTIS (a healthcare informatics company), Vice President of Van Eperen & Company (communications and marketing company) and Interfaith Community Liaison for the County Executive in Montgomery County, Maryland, where he is heading the Faith Community Working Group (FCWG). Rabbi David Shneyer is the founder, director, and spiritual leader of Am Kolel, an independent Jewish community serving the Greater Washington DC area, and he is the past president of Ohalah, the Rabbinic Association of Jewish Renewal Rabbis, Rabbi David is a composer of new liturgical music. He also helped found Jews United for Justice and is active in the Chesapeake Climate Action Network and T’ruah - Rabbis for Human Rights and other social justice organizations. He is a member of the Faith Community Advisory Council of Montgomery County and also directs Sanctuary, an ecumenical retreat center. Reb David is also the spiritual leader of Kehila Chadasha, a fellowship community-based in Bethesda. Ms. Hurunnessa Fariad is Head of Outreach/PR & Interfaith at the ADAMS Center (All Dulles Area Muslim Society) where she oversees the Outreach, Public Relations, and Interfaith efforts of the center to educate the DMV community about the ADAMS Center and the American Muslim community it serves. She serves on the board of directors for a few interfaith organizations nationally. She is the Music Director of America's first Mosque Youth Choir, ADAMS BEAT. The episode was broadcast: 24/4/2020 US Arab Radio can be heard on wnzk 690 AM, WDMV 700 AM, and WPAT 930 AM. To listen to the program from all USA, you can dial 1605.472.9011 To listen directly please visit arabradio.us/live Please visit: www.facebook.com/USArabRadio/ Web site: arabradio.us/ Youtube: US Arab Radio Online Radio: www.radio.net/s/usarabradio Twitter: twitter.com/USArabRadio Instagram: www.instagram.com/usarabradio/ YouTube: US Arab Radio

Tonight thousands of people across the country will join in vigils to push back against the way the U.S. government treats migrants--separating families, and holding them in jammed detention centers. It’s a national movement, called “Lights for Liberty.” We talk with local organizers Zainab Chaudry from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Tracie Guy-Decker from Jews United for Justice, and Elizabeth Alex, from CASA-Baltimore.

Full show notes: http://bit.ly/2q0rwSw To help us explore the paid leave issue in the district—the legislation as it’s passed, the coalition that came together to fight for it, and what’s coming next—we spoke with Hannah Weilbacher, previously a community organizer with Jews United for Justice who worked on the DC Paid Family Leave Campaign. Call To Action This is our clearest call to action yet: go to the DC Paid Family Leave Campaign website and volunteer. Seriously, they make it so easy for you to contribute however you can—showing up at events, making phone calls, shooting out tweets, or even just talking to your friends about the issue. You can also show your support by signing this petition or sign up directly to make weekly phone calls to targeted council members demanding full funding for program startup costs in the 2018 budget being debated now throughout the month of May. It took a popular movement to get to this point. Now we need to keep the pressure on so that the Council and the Mayor know that we’re watching, and we won’t accept anything less than full implementation of this paid family leave program.

1st hour guest: Sam Blumenfeld joins me in a discussion about immigration, executive orders, education and the propensity on the part of leftist elitists to try to control the world. 2nd hour guest: Charles Jacobs, Director of the Center for Peace and Tolearance and Margot Einstein from the Christians and Jews United for Israel discuss the anti-Israel propaganda promulgated in the Newton Public School system. Ironically Newton, a suburb of Boston, is an affluent liberal community with a sizable Jewish population. Link: http://www.peaceandtolerance.org/ Link: http://cjui.org/CJUI2AboutUs.html

Chuck Morse is joined by Raymond Hanna, recently installed President of Christians and Jews United for Israel, in a talk about their work countering the anti-Israel arguments presented by Hamas and their leftist supporters. Website:http://cjui.org/

In the second hour of "Chuck Morse Speaks" Chuck is joined by Margo Einstein and David and Chris Funnell for a talk about their vital work at Christians and Jews United for Israel. Link: http://cjui.org/

What are the differences in Christ between Jews and Gentiles?

Guests Dr. Zahi Damuni, of Al-Awda: Palestine Right to Return Coalition, and Rabbi Dovid Weiss of Jews United Against Zionism.