A Rabbi on Arab-Jewish Identity & the Antisemitic Logic of Zionism I Hakham Esther Azar

Hakham Esther Azar is a rabbi, social worker, writer, and educator whose work explores the intersections of collective shame, trauma, Zionism, colonialism, Jewish identity, and systems of domination. Raised in Brooklyn's Syrian Jewish community, Esther shares her remarkable journey from growing up in a deeply Zionist environment to becoming a prominent Jewish voice challenging Zionism through the lenses of psychology, theology, and anti-colonial thought. In this conversation we explore: • Collective shame and the psychology of supremacy • Arab-Jewish identity and what colonialism erased • Esther's journey from Right Wing Zionism through liberal Zionism and finally to anti-Zionism • Christian Zionism, empire, and settler colonialism • The relationship between Zionism and antisemitism • Ideological rupture and leaving inherited belief systems • Judaism, faith, scripture, and moral responsibility • Israel, Palestine, and Palestinian liberation For this episode we are drawing attention and support for The Sumud School, a grassroots educational lifeline for displaced Palestinian children in Gaza.   / friendsofsumudschool   https://www.estherazar.com/ https://www.instagram.com/rabbiesther... ❤️ SUPPORT THE SHOW Patreon:   / ezralipp   🇵🇸GET INVOLVED JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/ CONNECTING GAZA https://www.connectinggaza.org/ 🎙 LISTEN / WATCH / FOLLOW THE THIN VEIL All podcast platforms: https://www.ezralipp.com/the-thin-vei... YouTube channel:    / @thethinveilwithezralipp   Instagram:   / thethinveilwithezralipp   👋 FOLLOW EZRA Instagram:   / ezralipp   Website: https://www.ezralipp.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ezra.lipp 🎵 THEME MUSIC Magic In The Other:   / magicintheother   https://www.magicintheother.com