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News Highlights President Rabbi Anisfeld Appears on Identity/Crisis Podcast from Shalom Hartman

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Rabbi Sharon Cohen AnisfeldRabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, President of Hebrew College, was the featured guest on the April 16, 2024 episode of “Identity/Crisis,” produced by the Shalom Hartman Institute. Give it a listen!

Episode Description:
Celebrating Jewish redemption on Passover this year feels nearly impossible, while the Israel-Hamas war rages on and so many hostages remain in captivity. Can the Exodus story and the raw pain of the current moment exist together at the seder table? In this episode, Yehuda Kurtzer turns to president of Hebrew College, Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, to share her thinking on intergenerational disagreements, communal boundaries, prayer, and freedom as we approach the holiday.

About the show:
In a frenzied media cycle, Identity/Crisis delves into the big ideas behind the news from a uniquely Jewish perspective. From the Shalom Hartman Institute, host Yehuda Kurtzer invites leading thinkers to unpack current events effecting Jewish communities in North America, Israel, and around the world, revealing the core Jewish values underlying the issues that matter to you.

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