Join host Donna Truong and Rabbi Greg Hersh of Reconstructionist Judaism synagogue Temple Emmanuel of Wakefield and listen to their discussion of, "What even is Judaism?" In this episode, we go over what it means to be Jewish, anti-semitism, what it means to eat kosher, and, of course, Hanukkah.
Prior to graduating from Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Rabbi Greg Hersh earned his Bachelors of Arts degree in Philosophy and Religion at George Washington University. After college, Rabbi Hersh lived in a Buddhist monastery in Southeast Asia and explored the Buddhist and eastern philosophies. After, Rabbi Hersh found Reconstructionist Judaism and decided to become a rabbi.
He now is the rabbi of Temple Emmanuel of Wakefield and works part-time at the Burning Bush Adventures, where he takes Jewish people out in the wilderness.
Check out the Temple Emmanuel of Wakefield website (https://www.wakefieldtemple.org/) and the Burning Bush Adventures website (https://burningbushadventures.com/).
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Thank you to Joseph McDade for letting us use his song Elevation as our theme song!