For thousands of years, a defining element of the Jewish experience has been the capacity to sustain a sense of peoplehood and spirituality through numerous events of persecution and relocation. Nowadays, with changes occurring worldwide, and with public discourse in Australia becoming heated and - at times - violent, the resilience of that tradition is being put yet again to the test.
To better understand the pressures, changes and experiences of ‘the tribe’ at this moment in time, we are launching a new podcast corner called "Hopes & Fears in the Jewish Sphere".
Through conversations with specialists in psychology, philosophy, and religion, this new corner will examine the interplay of Jewish spirit, identity and belonging.
We look to ask our guests questions such as:
- How do you perceive the current Jewish experience - locally and globally?
- Is this ‘more of the same’, or do you think something has changed?
- How can we hold to an ancient sense of identity in a radically evolving world?
In this first conversation for the series, we speak with Rabbi Glasman, who is a senior Rabbi at the St Kilda Shule.
Holding both Rabbinical training and a Master's of Counselling from Monash University, the Rabbi offers a unique insight into the question of Jewish identity in Australia at this point in time.
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