Subject: After a long time ...
Dear Jeremy
I wonder if you would mind sharing your thoughts on an internal dilemma I have. I am no longer a member of a synagogue so have no other rabbi to ask.
A number of high-profile people in the arts/media have shared views in respect of the Israel/Gaza situation which I regard as anti-semitic, even a statement such as ‘Free Palestine’. An example is the film star Rachel Ziegler, currently starring as Evita in the West End.
My dilemma is in going to / watching / listening to those people perform. Is that bolstering the tide of anti-semitism ? For example, can I watch and applaud Rachel Ziegler on stage without effectively providing tacit support for somebody who, in my view, promotes anti-semitism ?
I appreciate there may be no easy answer to this, but of course on a confidential basis I would value any thoughts you are willing to share with me.
Very best wishes
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Hi,
Good to hear from you, and I hope all is well.
For questions like this … you should be in Jewish community.
That’s not meant to be facetious, or at least not just facetious.
I don’t believe questions like this, as clearly as you have expressed
them, can be answered in isolation. That is to say there is no objectively correct
answer. There are lived answers in community and relationship and over time.
Always welcome at New London and if there’s a partic reason why we might
not be the best place for you and your Jewish journey, do let me know what you
are looking for and I can recommend.
All good wishes,
Rabbi Jeremy
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