Rabbi Joseph Dweck
Rabbi Dwek in Conversation with Ollie Anisfeld: Forgiveness in the Age of Cancel Culture
Summary
As Yom Kippur approaches, we are encouraged to forgive one another as we ask for forgiveness before God. Yet we live in a time where society has deemed some people to be permanently unforgiven or ‘cancelled’. What would a Rabbi make of cancel culture? Are there times when it is valid? When does it go too far? These questions and others will be explored with Rabbi Joseph Dweck and Ollie Anisfeld.
Rabbi Joseph Dweck
Rabbi Joseph Dweck is the Senior Rabbi of the S&P Sephardi Community of the United Kingdom. Rabbi Dweck is American born and has lived in Los Angeles, California, and Brooklyn, New York. He studied in Jerusalem at Yeshiva Hazon Ovadia under the tutelage of former Sephardi Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef ZL. He also studied psychology and philosophy at Santa Monica College in California and received a BA in liberal studies from Excelsior College. Rabbi Dweck received his Semikha (rabbinic ordination) from Rabbi Ovadia Yosef under the auspices of the Sephardic Rabbinical College of Brooklyn, New York. He received a MA in Jewish Education from Middlesex University at the London School of Jewish Studies. Rabbi Dweck currently resides in London with his wife, Margalit, and five children.
Ollie Anisfeld
Ollie Anisfeld is the founder and director of J-TV, a global, online Jewish channel that aims to inspire positive Jewish identity, values, and knowledge through engaging video media. J-TV features content on current affairs, Jewish philosophy and values, Jewish history, and other entertainment. Ollie launched J-TV in 2015 while he was in his final year at University College London reading history. J-TV has viewers all over the globe with a viewership that is predominantly aged between 16–35. Ollie’s favorite word is “edutainment”—a combination of educational and entertainment content to influence hearts and minds.