Finding Connections - Chats with Rabbi Jonathan Freirich
17 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago -Conversations between people who care to make a difference in the world and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich, located in Buffalo, New York.
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Accomplices for Justice - Take Ten
July 10, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBHonest, bold, and value-driven conversations about working towards justice in a society structured by unhindered capitalism, anti-black racism, anti-indigenous genocide, and misogynist patriarchy. This week, we look at the history of the racial wealth gap and what to do about it with the wisdom of Dorothy A. Brown's, The Whiteness of Wealth, to guide us. Check out The Whiteness of Wealth here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/591671/the-whiteness-of-wealth-by-dorothy-a-brown/
Accomplices for Justice - Take Nine
June 19, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBHappy Juneteenth! History of the holiday and what it means today. How we celebrate and observe it and the challenges of inclusion and solidarity and retelling a better history all with the company of Kermit Roosevelt III's "The Nation that Never Was".
Accomplices for Justice - Take Eight
June 01, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBHonest, bold, and value-driven conversation about working towards justice in a society structured by unhindered capitalism, anti-black racism, anti-indigenous genocide, and misogynist patriarchy. This week, we consider the complexities and challenges of functional society and group formation using the thoughts inspired by the book: "Belonging without Othering: How We Save Ourselves and the World", by john a. powell and Stephen Menendian. Check out the book and other interesting information...
Accomplices for Justice - Take Seven
May 24, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBHonest, bold, and value-driven conversation about working towards justice in a society structured by unhindered capitalism, anti-black racism, anti-indigenous genocide, and misogynist patriarchy. This week, joined by Dr. Gabrie'l Atchison, we reflect on the legacies of Dr. King and Malcolm X and how they might apply with regard to activism and ideological purity and alliances for justice in 2024. Starting off with responses to Professor James H. Cone's seminal work: Martin & Malcom & Ameri...
Accomplices for Justice - Take Six
May 02, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBHonest, bold, and value-driven conversation about working towards justice in a society structured by unhindered capitalism, anti-black racism, anti-indigenous genocide, and misogynist patriarchy. This week, we reflect on the conversation between Dr. King and Malcolm X regarding non-violence and refer to these works: "This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed - How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible", by Charles E. Cobb, Jr "Negroes With Guns", by Robert F. Williams
Accomplices for Justice - Take Five
April 17, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBHonest, bold, and value-driven conversation about working towards justice in a society structured by unhindered capitalism, anti-black racism, anti-indigenous genocide, and misogynist patriarchy - with Rev. Wylie Hughes and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich. This week reflecting on points raised by Jim Wallis in his new book: The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy.
Accomplices for Justice - Take Four
April 03, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBHonest and real conversation taking on the challenges of finding justice in a society woven by white christian nationalism. Rev. Wylie Hughes and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich discuss.
Accomplices for Justice - Take Three
March 22, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBContinuing conversations with profound attention to race consciousness with Pastor Wylie Hughes and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich and whomever wants to join. Topics include: - How White Supremacy and "Winners Take All" capitalism stand in the way of seeing paths forward, and more ideas about what we can do about it. - Public Discourse - how can we rekindle and improve it? - What's next for multi-faith - is it possible to really use the teachings of our faith traditions to make progress under Wh...
Accomplices for Justice - Take Two
March 06, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBContinuing conversation with serious race consciousness between Pastor Wylie Hughes and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich. Covering: - The Black-Jewish Alliance - what happened to it and how to revive it? - Public Discourse - can civil conversation return to civic life? - The illiberal Left - can we revive liberalism among progressives? The answers discussed - only when we pull apart the Gordian knot of White Supremacy, American misogyny and patriarchy, and anti-Indigenous genocide, for a start.
Accomplices for Justice - Take One
February 14, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBPastor Wylie Hughes and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich are joined by Nanette Massey for a discussion of the challenges and opportunities of DEI currently and historically, what might or might not help directly impacted minorities in majority minority communities, and more.
A Minister and a Rabbi Get Real About Antiracism
August 18, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBOur first episode - why "colorblind" and "I don't see color" are unintentionally racist and other well-intentioned racist statements. There is no neutrality in aiming for anti-racism and we talk about how to get there.
The Wilderness is Normal
February 24, 2020 21:00 - 13 minutes - 9.13 MBA sermon given to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo on Sunday, February 23, 2020.
Justice, Religion, Race and Ethnicity with Rev. Mark Blue
December 04, 2019 14:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBA personal and community-oriented exploration of the issues of personal spirituality, religion, and racial justice with Rev. Mark Blue, Pastor of the Second Baptist Church in Lackawanna, New York, and the President of our local NAACP.
Spirituality and Religious Education
September 11, 2019 16:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBBeth Steinberg and Kara Kane, the Director and Assistant Director of Temple Beth Zion's Religious School discuss how our experiences lead us to passions for education and communal transformation.
Education and Spirituality
September 05, 2019 19:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBAndrew Deyell, Head of School at Elmwood Franklin School in Buffalo, New York, and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich, discuss life as religious people who are dedicated to creating pluralism in education and throughout our communities.
Crossroads with Rabbi Rachel Barenblat and Rabbi David Evan Markus
May 14, 2019 17:00 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBIn anticipation of Rabbi Barenblat and Rabbi Markus joining us in Western New York next weekend, May 17-19, we chat about their backgrounds as rabbis and Jews and leaders who take teachings of the heart and apply them to improving the world.
Social Action, Racial Equity, and more, with Pastor Tom Yorty
April 18, 2019 19:00 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBThe Senior Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Tom Yorty, and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich, of Temple Beth Zion, chat about social action in religious organizations and how best to coordinate our communal work on issues of poverty and equity in Western New York.