“Heart of a Stranger” with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl — In Conversation with Rabbi Shmuly

Rabbi Shmuly sits down with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl to talk about her new book Heart of a Stranger. Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl serves as the Senior Rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York City, the first woman to lead this flagship congregation in its 185-year history. Under her leadership, Central Synagogue has grown to become one of the largest synagogues in the world, including congregants attending via livestream in more than one hundred countries. Born in Korea to a Jewish American father and a Korean Buddhist mother, she is the first Asian-American to be ordained as a rabbi in North America. Rabbi Buchdahl was invited by President Barack Obama in 2014 and President Joe Biden in 2023 to share blessings for the White House Hanukkah Party. She has been featured in dozens of news outlets, including the Today Show, NPR, Wall Street Journal, PBS, and Newsweek’s Most Influential Rabbis. Rabbi Buchdahl and her husband, Jacob Buchdahl, live in New York City and have three children. ★ Support this podcast ★