Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote

Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote https://jcastnetwork.org With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake in this election and why they believe it should be front and center in the minds of voters. Fri, 23 Oct 2020 21:12:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 yes

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With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake in this election and why they believe it should be front and center in the minds of voters. JCast Network no All rights reserved All rights reserved podcast a JCast Network Podcast JCast Network https://jcastnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/JCNTotal3k.png http://jcastnetwork.org Darone Ruslkay 49538327 Judaism,Election,2020,Podcast,Morality,Torah,Jesse,Olitzky,Values,Votedruskay@jcastnetwork.orgJCast Network Behind The Ballot Box: On Politics and Torah (with Rabbi Sharon Brous) https://jcastnetwork.org/bbb/behind-the-ballot-box-on-politics-and-torah-with-rabbi-sharon-brous/ Tue, 27 Oct 2020 14:00:45 +0000 https://jcastnetwork.org/?p=26724

With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake in this election and why they believe it should be front and center in the minds of voters.

Host Rabbi Jesse Olitzky of Congregation Beth El in South Orange, NJ speaks with Rabbi Sharon Brous, Founder and Senior Rabbi of IKAR in Los Angeles about the relationship between politics and Torah. Each prior episode dealt with a specific issue at stake in November’s election. In this final episode, they discuss how synagogues, Jewish communal institutions, and rabbis should or should not take a stand on issues that are often deemed as “political,” how they grapple with members of their community that may disagree with them, and how we rebuild a very broken and divided society after the election. Don’t forget to vote!

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druskay@jcastnetwork.org (JCast Network)Judaism,Election,2020,Podcast,Morality,Torah,Jesse,Olitzky,Values,Vote Behind the Ballot Box: On Healthcare (with Rabbi Len Sharzer) https://jcastnetwork.org/bbb/behind-the-ballot-box-on-healthcare-with-rabbi-len-sharzer/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 14:00:38 +0000 https://jcastnetwork.org/?p=26703

With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake in this election and why they believe it should be front and center in the minds of voters.

Host Rabbi Jesse Olitzky of Congregation Beth El in South Orange, NJ speaks with Rabbi Leonard Sharzer, MD about the future of healthcare in America and how November’s election, and the future of the Supreme Court may impact that. Rabbi Sharzer is Assoicate Director for Bioethics Emeritus of the Finkelstein Institute of Religious and Social Studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary. In their conversation, they explore how the Jewish community — and the government — should act during a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, how rabbinic tradition prioritizes healthcare over anything else, what Pekuach Nefesh (saving a life) really means, and what the rabbis say about medicare for all. Vote like your life depends on it, because as they acknowledge in their conversation about the future of healthcare in this country, for many, their life does depend on it.

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druskay@jcastnetwork.org (JCast Network)Judaism,Election,2020,Podcast,Morality,Torah,Jesse,Olitzky,Values,Vote Behind the Ballot Box: On Voting Rights (with Jordana Horn Gordon) https://jcastnetwork.org/bbb/behind-the-ballot-box-on-voting-rights-with-jordana-horn-gordon/ Tue, 13 Oct 2020 14:00:13 +0000 https://jcastnetwork.org/?p=26682

With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake in this election and why they believe it should be front and center in the minds of voters.

Host Rabbi Jesse Olitzky of Congregation Beth El in South Orange, NJ speaks with local Voting Rights and Voting Access Activist Jordana Horn Gordon. Jordana is co-chair of NCJW/Essex’s ‘Get Out The Vote’ Initiative and chair of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ CRC’s Election Committee. She is also a podcaster and contributing editor for Kveller. Join them as they discuss mail-in voting during a pandemic, how to make sure your vote is counted, voter suppression, and how the mishnaic concept of not separating yourself from the community means fighting to make sure every vote counts.

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druskay@jcastnetwork.org (JCast Network)Judaism,Election,2020,Podcast,Morality,Torah,Jesse,Olitzky,Values,Vote Behind the Ballot Box: On Israel (with Seffi Kogen) https://jcastnetwork.org/bbb/behind-the-ballot-box-on-israel-with-seffi-kogen/ Mon, 05 Oct 2020 14:00:31 +0000 https://jcastnetwork.org/?p=26676

With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake in this election and why they believe it should be front and center in the minds of voters.

Host Rabbi Jesse Olitzky of Congregation Beth El in South Orange, NJ speaks with Seffi Kogen, Global Director of Young Leadership at American Jewish Committee (AJC) about what Donald Trump and Joe Biden each think of the US-Israel relationship. We know that there are many issues at stake in November’s election that concern the Jewish community. Many assume that Israel is ‘the issue.’ Join Jesse and Seffi as they talk about the Abraham Accords, Trump’s decision to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem, Joe Biden well-known story of visiting with Golda Meir during his first trip to Israel, and how Trump’s relationship with Netanyahu has changed the American Jewish community’s view of Israel and the Prime Minister. They discuss what it means to be a Zionist, when it is appropriate for the American Jewish community to criticize decisions by Israel’s government and how a candidate being “good for Israel” is actually quite subjective.

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druskay@jcastnetwork.org (JCast Network)Judaism,Election,2020,Podcast,Morality,Torah,Jesse,Olitzky,Values,Vote Behind the Ballot Box: On Homelessness (with Rabbi Noah Farkas) https://jcastnetwork.org/bbb/behind-the-ballot-box-on-homelessness-with-rabbi-noah-farkas/ Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:00:16 +0000 https://jcastnetwork.org/?p=26656

With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake in this election and why they believe it should be front and center in the minds of voters.

Host Rabbi Jesse Olitzky of Congregation Beth El in South Orange, NJ speaks with Rabbi Noah Farkas of Valley Beth Shalom in Los Angeles, California about how the Jewish community should help the homeless in this country. Rabbi Farkas is an appointed commissioner and former Chairperson of the LA Homelessness Services Authority and recently led a two-year campaign to address homelessness in Los Angeles county, galvanizing a coalition of faith-based communities. They discuss how despite what we teach in our tradition, the Jewish community too often treats our homeless neighbors as invisible, and how to respond especially now during a pandemic and economic downturn, in which the homeless or near-homeless population has increased and the number of shelters have decreased. Their conversation highlights what ethics and values of Jewish tradition should guide our thinking before voting in November’s election, when considering how to help the most vulnerable.

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druskay@jcastnetwork.org (JCast Network)Judaism,Election,2020,Podcast,Morality,Torah,Jesse,Olitzky,Values,Vote Behind the Ballot Box: On LGBTQ Rights (with Idit Klein) https://jcastnetwork.org/bbb/behind-the-ballot-box-on-lgbtq-rights-with-idit-klein/ Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:00:52 +0000 https://jcastnetwork.org/?p=26573

With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake in this election and why they believe it should be front and center in the minds of voters.

Host Rabbi Jesse Olitzky of Congregation Beth El in South Orange, NJ speaks with Idit Klein, President and CEO of Keshet, the national Jewish organization that works to ensure the full equality of all LGBTQ Jews and families in Jewish life as well as advancing LGBTQ rights nationwide. They discuss the groundbreaking Supreme Court decisions over the past decade that have advanced LGBTQ rights, including, US v. Windsor, Obergefell v. Hodges, as well as the most recent Bostock v. Clayton County, and what’s at stake in the upcoming election. Additionally, they share what each synagogue and Jewish community can and should do to create a more welcoming, sacred, and safe space for LGBTQ Jews.

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druskay@jcastnetwork.org (JCast Network)Judaism,Election,2020,Podcast,Morality,Torah,Jesse,Olitzky,Values,Vote Behind the Ballot Box: On Racial Justice (with Rabbinical Student Kendell Pinkney) https://jcastnetwork.org/bbb/behind-the-ballot-box-on-racial-justice-with-rabbinical-student-kendell-pinkney/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 14:00:31 +0000 https://jcastnetwork.org/?p=26547

With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake in this election and why they believe it should be front and center in the minds of voters.

Host Rabbi Jesse Olitzky of Congregation Beth El in South Orange, NJ speaks with Jewish Theological Seminary Rabbinical Student Kendell Pinkney about his experiences as a Jewish communal leader and a Jew of Color. They discuss this moment in our country’s fight for racial justice, the Black Lives Matter movement, police brutality, avoiding generalizations about the “Jewish community” and the “Black community,” the difference between not being a racist and teaching anti-racism, and what synagogues and Jewish organizations can do to be more welcoming to the diverse spectrum of the Jewish community.

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druskay@jcastnetwork.org (JCast Network)Judaism,Election,2020,Podcast,Morality,Torah,Jesse,Olitzky,Values,Vote Behind The Ballot Box: On Gun Violence (with Rabbi Menachem Creditor and Dorian Karp) https://jcastnetwork.org/bbb/behind-the-ballot-box-on-gun-violence-with-rabbi-menachem-creditor-and-dorian-karp/ Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://jcastnetwork.org/?p=26520

With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake in this election and why they believe it should be front and center in the minds of voters.

Host Rabbi Jesse Olitzky of Congregation Beth El in South Orange, NJ speaks with Rabbi Menachem Creditor, founder of Rabbis Against Gun Violence and the Pearl and Ira Meyer Scholar-in-Residence at UJA-Federation New York, and Dorian Karp, Senior Advocacy and Policy Manager at Jewish Women International, about Gun Violence and Mass Shootings in this country. This discuss going up against the NRA, the challenges of the iron pipeline, gun sale loopholes, and why idol worship in this country leads to children using weapons of war. Listen to their conversation to see what is at stake in November’s election and how Judaism obligates us to make sure we do not stand idly by when we see the bloodshed of another.

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druskay@jcastnetwork.org (JCast Network)Judaism,Election,2020,Podcast,Morality,Torah,Jesse,Olitzky,Values,Vote Behind The Ballot Box: On Reproductive Justice https://jcastnetwork.org/bbb/behind-the-ballot-box-on-reproductive-justice/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 14:00:42 +0000 https://jcastnetwork.org/?p=26488

With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake in this election and why they believe it should be front and center in the minds of voters.

Host Rabbi Jesse Olitzky of Congregation Beth El in South Orange, NJ speaks with Sheila Katz, CEO of National Council of Jewish Women, and Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, Scholar-in-Residence at NCJW, discuss NCJW’s new #RabbisForRepro campaign, an initiative to encourage Jewish clergy to teach and preach about abortion rights from the bimah. In their conversation, they discuss the balance of the Supreme Court, the blatant racism of state laws that limit safe abortion access, and why “Judeo-Christian” values isn’t really a thing, especially when it comes to reproductive rights.

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druskay@jcastnetwork.org (JCast Network)Judaism,Election,2020,Podcast,Morality,Torah,Jesse,Olitzky,Values,Vote Behind The Ballot Box: On Food Insecurity (with Abby Leibman) https://jcastnetwork.org/bbb/behind-the-ballot-box-on-food-insecurity-with-abby-leibman/ Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:00:51 +0000 https://jcastnetwork.org/?p=26482

With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake in this election and why they believe it should be front and center in the minds of voters.

Host Rabbi Jesse Olitzky of Congregation Beth El in South Orange, NJ speaks with Abby Leibman, President and CEO of Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger about Food Insecurity in this country. They discuss SNAP Benefits, the Farm Bill, the Food Stamp Challenge, the balance between advocacy work and the charitable work of food banks and food pantries, and what is at stake in November’s election.

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]]> With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote, With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake […] JCast Network full false 52:34

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druskay@jcastnetwork.org (JCast Network)Judaism,Election,2020,Podcast,Morality,Torah,Jesse,Olitzky,Values,Vote Behind The Ballot Box: On The Climate Crisis (with Nigel Savage) https://jcastnetwork.org/bbb/behind-the-ballot-box-on-the-climate-crisis-with-nigel-savage/ Tue, 18 Aug 2020 14:00:51 +0000 https://jcastnetwork.org/?p=26461

With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake in this election and why they believe it should be front and center in the minds of voters.

Host Rabbi Jesse Olitzky of Congregation Beth El in South Orange, NJ speaks with Nigel Savage, Founder and Director of Hazon, the largest faith-based environmental organization in the country about the Climate Crisis. They discuss the Paris Accords, the Green New Deal, how to recreate the Garden of Eden and what synagogues and Jewish communities can do leading up to — and after — November’s election to make a difference in this true fight for our survival.

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]]> With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote, With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake […] JCast Network full false 33:20

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druskay@jcastnetwork.org (JCast Network)Judaism,Election,2020,Podcast,Morality,Torah,Jesse,Olitzky,Values,Vote Behind The Ballot Box: On Mass Incarceration (with Rabbi Hilly Haber and Evie Litwok) https://jcastnetwork.org/bbb/behind-the-ballot-box-on-mass-incarceration-with-rabbi-hilly-haber-and-evie-litwok/ Tue, 11 Aug 2020 14:00:44 +0000 https://jcastnetwork.org/?p=26110

With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake in this election and why they believe it should be front and center in the minds of voters.

Host Rabbi Jesse Olitzky of Congregation Beth El in South Orange, NJ speaks with Rabbi Hilly Haber, Director of Social Justice Organizing and Education at Central Synagogue and a Prison Chaplain and Evie Litwok, Founder and Executive Director of Witness to Mass Incarceration, about our country’s prison systems, justice, mercy, and teshuvah. They discuss what laws have caused us to increase the number of people we imprison in this country, and how November’s election may change the way we rethink our criminal justice system.

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druskay@jcastnetwork.org (JCast Network)Judaism,Election,2020,Podcast,Morality,Torah,Jesse,Olitzky,Values,Vote Behind The Ballot Box: On Immigration (with Rabbi Rachel Timoner and Rebecca Kirzner) https://jcastnetwork.org/bbb/behind-the-ballot-box-on-immigration-with-rabbi-rachel-timoner-and-rebecca-kirzner/ Tue, 04 Aug 2020 14:00:01 +0000 https://jcastnetwork.org/?p=26084

With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake in this election and why they believe it should be front and center in the minds of voters.

Host Rabbi Jesse Olitzky of Congregation Beth El in South Orange, NJ speaks with Rabbi Rachel Timoner of Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, Brooklyn and Rebecca Kirzner, Senior Director of Grassroots Campaigns for HIAS, about the trip they went on last fall to the US-Mexico border, how this pandemic has impacted refugees seeking asylum, and what our faith teaches us about welcoming the stranger.

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druskay@jcastnetwork.org (JCast Network)Judaism,Election,2020,Podcast,Morality,Torah,Jesse,Olitzky,Values,Vote