Ep 5 - Lessons from Jewish Anti-Zionist Organizing: A Conversation with Rabbi Alissa Wise

Joanna and Jonny interview ​​Rabbi Alissa Wise about anti-Zionism, organizational building, Jewish Voice for Peace, and a book she co-wrote on lessons in anti-Zionist organizing.Rabbi Alissa Wise is a community organizer, educator, organizational consultant, and ritual leader with over two decades of movement-building experience. She is the Lead Organizer of Rabbis for Ceasefire which she founded in October 2023. She is co-author of Solidarity is the Political Version of Love: Lessons from Jewish Anti-Zionist Organizing (Haymarket, 2024).Also, on our episode, we share feedback from listeners. Email us at [email protected] to give us your feedback and we’ll feature you. Joanna shares about her community came together after a tragic loss they suffered; and Jonny waxes on the beauty and hope of the game of baseball. To sign Mennonite Action’s pledge, donate, or sign up for our Email list visit www.mennoniteaction.org.Buy Alissa’s book here: https://www.solidaritylovebook.org/Jonny’s ode to baseball: https://jonnyrashid.substack.com/p/an-ode-to-baseballEdited by Ken Ogasawara and Christen KongArtwork by Jesse BergenProduced by Jonny Rashid, Joanna Lawrence Shenk and Nick Martin