Rabbi Jeremy Gordon who is the Rabbi at New London Synagogue in St Johns Wood.
\nRabbi Jeremy graduated with a first class honours degree in Law from Cambridge University before going on to work in television.
\nHe subsequently went on to become a Rabbi, studying at the Hebrew University, the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem and the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. While in New York, Rabbi Jeremy trained as a hospital Chaplain and spent many hours working as a Chaplain with the Red Cross in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks
\nOn this episode he speaks about
\n~ humans are built for imperfection.
\n~ there is strength in softness.
\n~ living in alignment with your values can look rebellious!
\n~ leadership of a community.
\n~ pivoting out of COVID.
\nStay on after the interview as we revisit Rabbi Jeremy to comment on the Black Lives Matter movement which covers his optimism about humans in a change process.
\nHere's a link to Rabbi Jeremy's blog http://rabbionanarrowbridge.blogspot.com/
\nThis is where you can find him - https://www.newlondon.org.uk/about-us/religous-leadership/rabbi/
\nHe mentions:
\nRabbi Louis Jacobs - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Jacobs
\nBen Okri, Poet and Author - https://www.ft.com/content/f89f39ec-ab3b-11ea-a766-7c300513fe47
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