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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- Behind The Ballot Box: On Politics and Torah (with Rabbi Sharon Brous) - October 27, 2020
- Behind the Ballot Box: On Healthcare (with Rabbi Len Sharzer) - October 20, 2020
- Behind the Ballot Box: On Voting Rights (with Jordana Horn Gordon) - October 13, 2020
