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Rick Warren, Angela Buchdahl, and Yasir Qadhi
Finding Your Roots reveals the ancestral pasts and family histories of religious leaders Pastor Rick Warren, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, and Sheikh Yasir Qadhi. Watch full episode. Episode credits.
A Show That’s Like a Surprise Party
Filming an interview for “Finding Your Roots” feels like throwing a surprise party. You stay up all night with beer and Pad Thai making a gift (the Book of Life, a scrapbook of their family’s history) and party favors (scrolls of family trees). Continue reading …
Angela Buchdahl: A Korean and Jewish Heritage
I didn’t even know that women could become rabbis, let alone a woman whose mother is a Korean Buddhist! To my surprise, I encountered Angela Buchdahl: the world’s first Jewish-Korean female cantor and rabbi, presiding over one of our country’s largest and most beautiful synagogues in the middle of Manhattan. Continue reading …
Not Just Part of My DNA
Korean-American Rabbi Angela Buchdahl talks with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. about coming to terms as a young adult with not looking classically Jewish, and the moment when she realized she wanted to become a Jewish rabbi. Watch video.
Angela Buchdahl
Angela Warnick Buchdahl serves as the Senior Cantor of Central Synagogue, a flagship synagogue of the Reform movement with a membership of over 6500 members. The Wall Street Journal recently dubbed Central as New York City’s first “megashul,” for its … Continue reading …
