What Matters Now to Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove: What binds US Jews to Israel post-Oct. 7
New book by influential Conservative NY rabbi delves into the invisible thread that has tied the Jewish state to US Jewry – and how it could be snapped in the next generation
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleWelcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring one key issue currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World with host Amanda Borschel-Dan.
This week, we’re joined by Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, a leading voice in Conservative Judaism, who has served as head rabbi of New York’s Park Avenue Synagogue since 2008.
We speak about his soon-to-be-published book, “For Such a Time as This: On Being Jewish Today” (Harper Collins), which was written after the October 7 Hamas massacre of 1,200 and abduction of 251.
The book is a blend of memoir, Torah study and reflection on what it means to be a Jew in the Diaspora today even as Israel continues its war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Using the October 7 onslaught as a touchstone, the book is roughly divided into past, present and future and examines the connection between American Jewry and Israel throughout the decades. Cosgrove addresses concerns such as a new generation of young Jewish Americans who are proud of their religious heritage, but repudiate the nationalism exhibited by the Jewish state.
So this week, we ask Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, what matters now.
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