Elias Lieberman: Ally | Ep #9

Elias Lieberman: Ally | Ep #9

Author: Rick Koonce February 12, 2021 Duration: 29:16

Rabbi Elias Lieberman has been Rabbi of the Falmouth Jewish Congregation on Cape Cod since 1990. In that time, he's been a steadfast champion of LGBTQ rights, signing on early to support same-sex marriage when it first became law in Massachusetts, and later, becoming an outspoken advocate of transgender rights as well. His congregation also served as the host location for meetings of PFLAG Cape Cod for many years. For Rabbi Lieberman, social justice efforts are all in a day's work, and in keeping with Reform Judaism's focus on "repairing the world through a commitment to social justice." A concept referred to as Tee Koon oh lahm.

As he tells PFLAG's Rick Koonce in this interview, the roots of Rabbi Lieberman's commitment to social justice run deep, and have been a constant in his life, since his boyhood years in Baltimore, when his family gathered for the observance of Shabbat, often welcoming others to their Friday night dinner table.

For more information, visit the PFLAG Cape Cod website: https://www.pflagcapecod.org/podcasts.html

© 2021 PFLAG Cape Cod


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