LimmudFest NY 2020

This session is intended for rabbinical students. In a world that is increasingly polarized, the question of when we should bring our politics into religious spaces is both deeply fraught and deeply important. While some people prefer their synagogues to be politics-free, others see political speech as part of being a religious leader. We will look at two possible models--moral imperative and moral concern--to try to better understand what our tradition says about the ways we can stand up for our values, and the moments where we might need to moderate our voices.