Jonathan Wolf, a Jewish educator and activist based in Evanston, IL, reflects on the life and legacy of his father, Rabbi Arnold Jacob Wolf, of blessed memory, in an extended My Teacher Podcast Father’s Day edition.
Additional Resources:
The Prophetic Voice of Rabbi AJ Wolf--Civil Rights, Study Guide compiled by Rabbi Ed Bernstein
The Prophetic Voice of Rabbi AJ Wolf--Zionism, Study Guide compiled by Rabbi Ed Bernstein
New York Times Obituary for AJ Wolf
Rabbi Wolf recalls Dr. Martin Luther King's visit to Solel (This clip of an interview from circa 1996 is the only piece of this interview that can be found on YouTube as of publication of this podcast. Rabbi Ed Bernstein is seeking footage of this entire interview and information about its filming. Please contact Rabbi Bernstein at myteacherpodcast@gmail.com if you have any information.)
Here’s an article about Solel’s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s address at the congregation on June 30, 1966, during a year in which Dr. King resided in Chicago to advocate for fair housing.
Rabbi AJ Wolf calls for Israeli-Palestinian Peace, filmed shortly before his death December 23, 2008.
Additional Suggested Reading:
Wolf, Jonathan, Ed., Unfinished Rabbi: Selected Writings of Arnold Jacob Wolf (Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1998).
Glossary of Hebrew/Jewish terms, acronyms and organizations in podcast:
CLAL (Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, promoting pluralism and cooperation among Jewish denominations)
New CAJE (Coalition for the Advancement in Jewish Education)
Kibitz: Speak informally; chat
HUC: Hebrew Union College, Reform Judaism’s rabbinic seminary. Rabbi Wolf was ordained at HUC’s first—and at that time only—campus in Cincinnati. HUC now has additional campuses in New York, Los Angeles and Jerusalem.
Lashon Hara—literally, an “evil tongue,” refers to gossip and slander.
Sh'ma: A Journal of Jewish Ideas
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