P’kudei: Let Each Gem Shine (A Conversation with Rabbi Barry Block)

In this conversation with Rabbi Barry Block, we talk about the precious gems in the High Priest's breastplate, as a metaphor for the imperative to create equity by considering the individual needs of students/communities in education. Plus, in the bonus interview, we talk about the Jewish context around social and racial justice in the American south. Rabbi Block's book: The The Social Justice Torah Commentary, published by the Central Conference of American Rabbis. Rabbi Block's book recommendation: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson.