Two Jews Debate Abdul El-Sayed

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comOur guest is Rabbi Asher Lopatin, the Director of Community Relations at the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor and the Rabbi of Kehillat Etz Chaim in Oak Park, Michigan.I’ve known Rabbi Lopatin for a long time. He’s not only a great teacher of Torah, he’s also a mensch. Which makes his willingness to support Mike Rogers over Abdul El-Sayed even more distressing to me. Nonetheless, we had a respectful conversation. I’m grateful to him for having it.We discuss:El-Sayed’s condemnation of AIPACEl-Sayed’s views about IsraelThe allegation that El-Sayed is singling Israel outMike Rogers’ refusal to say that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election