Anti-Semitism; How to Understand It. How to Respond to It With Rabbi David Zaslow

Anti-Semitism; How to Understand It. How to Respond to It

With Rabbi David Zaslow

March 31 at 7 pm Pacific Time

Sexism, racism, and anti-semitism are the trinity of hatreds in Western cultures. Join Reb David as he takes us on a historical  journey into the sociology and psychology of the hatred of Jews. Starting with the Good Friday narratives read and acted out in most churches, to the anti-semitism that is systemic to both the far right and the far left on the political spectrums. Before World War 2 the Stalinists accused the Jews as being exploitative capitalists while the Nazis accused the Jews of being communists. There are indications that this perfect storm of hatred of Jews is rising up once again. In Charlottesville the white supremacist chant “Jews will not replace us” indicated the trope that Jews are so powerful that they want to replace the “white race.” And at the other extreme the chant “From the Jordan to the Sea, Palestine will be free” is an example of how delegitimizing Israel’s right to exist. Come learn some of this sad history and how we might respond to it in our own communities. With Good Friday coming up just a few days after this talk it is a good time to learn about this ancient hatred.