Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger
Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger lives in Alon Shvut, Gush Etzion, and serves as the Director of International Relations for Roots/Judur/Shorashim, the Israeli Palestinian Local Initiative for Understanding, Nonviolence, and Transformation - https://www.friendsofroots.net/. He also frequently travels to Dallas Texas where he serves as the Executive Director of the Jewish Studies Initiative. His website is www.ravhanan.org
Articles by Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger
Prophets in the Holy Land
Who is a prophet? A possible definition might be he or she who proclaims today the moral truths of tomorrow. ...
Will We Let Purim Make Peace Impossible?
The joyous, sometimes boisterous, holiday of Purim is approaching. Twice during the holiday, Jews will publicly read the Book of ...
Go Someplace Else – Our Clinic is Only for Us!
The phone rang early in the morning, just a few minutes after I had gotten out of bed. It was ...
All in the (Extended) Family
She took his head between her palms, bent down and planted a little kiss on the top of his head. ...
Palestinians Must Find the Courage to Wield Their Secret Weapon
"The atmosphere in the Palestinian street here in the West Bank is too hot, he said. We can’t go on a trip together; I am afraid of what they might do to me were anyone to catch sight of us in public."
Sharing Sorrow, Bringing Hope
Thousands of people had passed by before we managed to gather a minyan (quorum) of ten for the evening prayers. ...
Passover and Palestinians
Palestinians are not slaves. But they are also not free.
Recalibrating – It’s Not Only About Us!
For decades I have taught that Jews live with a double identity. On the one hand we are B’nai Adam, ...
How to Prevent Intermarriage – Stay at War Forever?!
“What will be with us?” she asked...
Anti-Zionism = Antisemitism? Not Necessarily!
What if a Palestinian state is absolutely out of the question?