Everything changed on October 7th. In A Leaflet Drops in Shul, Rabbi David Minkus explores this heartbreaking and disorienting time through a small act of rebellion in his Chicago synagogue. It’s a story that shows both how easily a community can lose its center, and how we might come together to find it again.
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Everything changed on October 7th. In A Leaflet Drops in Shul, Rabbi David Minkus explores this heartbreaking and disorienting time through a small act of rebellion in his Chicago synagogue. It’s a story that shows both how easily a community can lose its center, and how we might come together to find it again.
In this episode, Rabbi David Minkus speaks with rabbis Lizzi Heydemann and Jess Minnen and journalist Jodi Rudoren to explore the roots of the “you’re doing it wrong” phenomenon in Jewish life. Is it about protecting tradition? Maintaining control? Preserving identity? Together, they explore the cultural, historical, and emotional forces that shape this deeply embedded instinct.
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You Are Doing It Wrong
Everything changed on October 7th. In A Leaflet Drops in Shul, Rabbi David Minkus explores this heartbreaking and disorienting time through a small act of rebellion in his Chicago synagogue. It’s a story that shows both how easily a community can lose its center, and how we might come together to find it again.
