Rabbi Ken Chasen is Senior Rabbi of Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles, California and Vice Chair of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights.
Ken Chasen
By Ken Chasen
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Community Americans Need A Dose Of German Guilt
12 years ago, I met with a young German Christian woman who sought my assistance in converting to Judaism. As I listened to her reasons for wishing to be Jewish — her marriage to a Jewish man, her partnership in raising a Jewish daughter, her affection for the customs and traditions of Judaism — I…
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Community I Rescued My Synagogue’s Torah Scrolls From Los Angeles Inferno
Shortly after 5:00 am on Wednesday, December 6th, my ringing phone startled me from my sleep. “Wake up,” a member of my congregation said, “The hills are all on fire.” I quickly turned on my television and saw flames engulfing the massive hillsides framing the Sepulveda Pass, the main thoroughfare through the northwest part of…
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Opinion Our Three Faiths Tell Us That Trumpcare Is A Godless Attack On The Vulnerable
If you are a person who looks to your God for wisdom and inspiration when making the most important decisions in your life, you are surely feeling a great unease in this moment, as we are. As Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders, we are privileged to guide religious life in a country whose political leaders…
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Opinion It’s Time For Republican Senators To Stand Up To Trump
President Donald J. Trump is a race-baiting, xenophobic religious bigot. A delusional narcissist. An orange-faced windbag. President Trump is a megalomaniac strongman with a relentless focus on dividing Americans. A sniveling coward and a pathological liar. President Trump bragged about preying upon women. He has shown complete disregard for common decency. He opts to mock…
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