Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg becomes darling of Squad, Israel haters
A self-described “radical queer” rabbi has become a darling of the Squad and CNN for her rabid anti-Zionism — outraging critics who ripped her as “pathetic.”
In just weeks, Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg crashed a high dollar Biden fundraiser demanding a ceasefire, published an op-ed for CNN and also appeared on the network for an interview. The crush of attention even resulted in a private powwow with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) of the far left Squad.
“Extremist Jews like Rosenberg, are truly the most pathetic and frightened of all the Jews,” said Mort Klein, President of the Zionist Organization of America. “Their positions of appeasement … they believe this will protect them from our enemies physically harming us. This is fear, this is not an ideology.”
Rosenberg, 38, first came to wide public attention on Nov. 1 when she interrupted a fundraiser for President Biden to demand a ceasefire.
“Mr. President, if you care about Jewish people, as a rabbi, I need you to call for a cease-fire right now,” Rosenberg screeched before being shouted down by other attendees. Rosenberg said she spent $1,000 to get access to the event.
On Nov. 16, Rosenberg met with Omar.
“I was honored to meet with Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg, a proud Minnesotan. In our powerful conversation, we agreed that true peace can only happen when the current violence ends. I sincerely pray for an immediate ceasefire and the safe return of all hostages,” Omar gushed in a tweet, while a masked Rosenberg loomed over her.
Omar has come under withering criticism for condemning the Israeli government’s handling of its war against Hamas.
Days later Rosenberg — sporting her trademark goatee — hit CNN to insist that people should not feel obligated to support Israel if they wanted to stand with Jews.
“I want to say I know there are many non-jews who believe that supporting Israel in this war is how to stand in solidarity with Jews,” she said. “I want to say that ending antisemisim in all the places that Jews live, that is how you stand in solidarity with Jews.”
Rosenberg was ordained as a rabbi by Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Wyncote, Pennsylvania in 2018, though she does not appear to have a formal congregation today.
She lives in Minneapolis — which she described on her website as “Dakota land” — a reference to indigenous people who once lived there. She also notes she was born on “Lenape land” — a suburb of Philadelphia.
Though she has come to public notoriety with the current war in Israel, Rosenberg is a longtime Israel critic — often cloaking her far left extremism behind her rabbinical credentials, critics said.
In a July she co-wrote a piece defending the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel.
“The Palestinian-led movement for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions is a set of common sense and reasonable demands for justice and human rights, and a clear strategy to get there, all deeply aligned with our Jewish values,” Rosenberg said.
In March 2024, Wayne State University Press will publish her book “For Times Such As These: A Radical’s Guide to the Jewish Year,” which Rosenberg describes as “infused with the values, organizing, and ritual commitments of feminist, anti-Zionist, anti-racist movements for justice and liberation.”
Rosenberg is also a collaborator on “Radical Jewish Calendar 5784” — which in addition to Passover and Hanukkah commemorates such dates as the launching of the first and second Palestinian intifadas.
She is also a member of the rabbinical council of Jewish Voice For Peace, a far left, pro-Palestinian activist group which has now been banned by Columbia University.
“These people, they have a large megaphone but a relatively, small constituency, obviously it’s very painful,” said Rabbi Menachem Genack, a one time spiritual leader to former President Clinton who now leads Temple Shomrei Emunah in Englewood, New Jersey.
“You would expect unity within the Jewish people especially when the issue is the survival of the Jewish people, which is what’s at stake now.”
Rosenberg did not respond to request for comment from The Post.
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