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Diana Fersko

Dec 22, 2025, 6:14 PM

Jews are Reluctant to Say the Word “Enemy.” Judaism Isn’t.

Last week two ISIS gunmen opened fire on civilians on Bondi Beach as the Jewish community celebrated Chanukah. The terrorists killed a rabbi, a ten-year-old girl and more than a dozen others. Our collective and personal grief is real,...

Jul 19, 2018, 3:37 PM

Why liberal Jews should embrace Tisha B’Av

Illustrative: Medieval anti-Semitic illustration

Gaining fluency in the ugliness of our past is no longer optional; here's time to do just that

About Me

Diana Fersko is the Senior Rabbi of The Village Temple in downtown Manhattan and the author of We Need to Talk About Antisemitism (Seal Press/Hachette 2023).