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Heart to Heart with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl

A candid conversation with the rabbi everyone is talking about, the trailblazing leader of New York City’s Central Synagogue who is one of today's most influential Jewish spiritual figures.

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About this episode

In conversation with Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein, Angela Buchdahl, the trailblazing senior rabbi of New York City’s Central Synagogue and one of America’s most influential Jewish spiritual leaders, joins Hadassah Magazine Presents to discuss her remarkable journey from South Korea, where she was born, to the rabbinate; finding light and joy in Judaism today amid the many challenges; and her new memoir, Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi’s Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging.

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Hadassah Magazine Presents, a podcast based on the popular monthly Zoom series, was created to bring to life some of the features of Hadassah Magazine that our readers love. From author interviews with women writers whose books touch on Jewish themes, to deep dives and panel discussions on timely topics, you’ll find something to inform, entertain, engage and uplift you. This podcast is perfect listening for when you're commuting, exercising, on a walk, wherever you travel, enabling you to enjoy a bit of Hadassah Magazine on the go.

The show is hosted by Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein and produced by Hadassah Magazine with the support of the Engagement and Marketing divisions of Hadassah.

Our podcast editors are Arielle Kaplan and Eli Hershko.

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ANGELA WARNICK BUCHDAHL serves as the senior rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York City, the first woman to lead the 185-year-old congregation. Born in Seoul, Korea, and raised in Tacoma, Washington, she graduated from Yale University and went on to become the first Asian American ordained as a cantor and also was the first Asian American to be ordained as a rabbi in North America. Rabbi Buchdahl has been nationally recognized for her innovations in leading worship at Central, which draw large crowds in the congregation’s historic sanctuary and a million live streamers in more than 100 countries. Rabbi Buchdahl was invited by President Barack Obama in 2014 and President Joe Biden in 2023 to share blessings and light the menorah for the White House Hanukkah Party. Her new memoir, Heart of a Stranger, a New York Times best seller, was published by Penguin/Random House in October 2025. Rabbi Buchdahl and her husband, Jacob, have three children.

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