Benjamin Spratt and Joshua Stanton

Rabbi Benjamin Spratt is Senior Rabbi of Congregation Rodeph Sholom in New York City. Rabbi Joshua Stanton is Rabbi of East End Temple and Senior Fellow of CLAL - The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership. This article is inspired by their forthcoming book, Awakenings: American Jewish Transformations in Identity, Leadership, and Belonging.

(A)theologies, Archive, OMFG, Racial JusticeMay 12, 2022

Who’s ‘Really’ Jewish: the Sefardi Floridian, the Ashkenazi Californian, or the New York Jew By Choice? ‘Authenticity’ is a Trap

By Benjamin Spratt and Joshua Stanton

Jared Armstrong was raised Jewish in the United States and wants nothing more than to…