Heart to Heart With Rabbi Angela Buchdahl

<p>In conversation with <em>Hadassah Magazine </em>Executive Editor Lisa Hostein, Angela Buchdahl, the trailblazing senior rabbi of New York City’s Central Synagogue and one of America’s most influential Jewish spiritual leaders, joins <em>Hadassah Magazine Presents </em>to discuss her remarkable journey from South Korea, where she was born, to the rabbinate; finding light and joy in Judaism today amid the many challenges; and her new memoir, <em>Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi’s Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging</em>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Further Resources</strong></p><ul><li>Purchase a copy of <em>Heart of a Stranger</em> on <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/heart-of-a-stranger-an-unlikely-rabbi-s-story-of-faith-identity-and-belonging-angela-buchdahl/1081c7ce5e5eb07b?ean=9780593490174&next=t&next=t&affiliate=93390" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Bookshop</a></li><li>Read <em>Hadassah Magazine</em>&#39;s profile <a href="https://www.hadassahmagazine.org/2025/10/16/angela-buchdahl-an-unlikely-rabbi/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">&quot;Angela Buchdahl, ‘An Unlikely Rabbi’&quot;</a> by Gary Rosenblatt</li><li>Follow Rabbi Buchdahl on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rabbibuchdahl/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Instagram</a> and on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RabbiAngelaBuchdahl?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=fcZKY5UhrhVUAZBj&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F17RjJfv8ZM%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Facebook</a></li><li>Listen to <a href="https://www.centralsynagogue.org/worship/sermons/author/angela-w-buchdahl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Rabbi Buchdahl&#39;s sermons</a> from Central Synagogue</li></ul><p><br></p><p>The show is hosted by <em>Hadassah Magazine</em> Executive Editor Lisa Hostein and produced by <em>Hadassah Magazine</em> with the support of the Engagement and Marketing divisions of Hadassah.<br>Arielle Kaplan edited this episode. <br>Get more of <a href="https://www.hadassahmagazine.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><em>Hadassah Magazine</em>!</a> Follow us on <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fhadassahmagazine%2F%3Fhl%3Den&data=05%7C02%7Cakaplan%40hadassah.org%7Ce8e60f9d65d34589659c08dd7c64a5d1%7Cf4beb4a25c044274845d27d523c6ace3%7C0%7C0%7C638803493910352321%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=dsz6MweWTynsWdRJI5yf1nGmohYj%2B0CE1H%2B4eS68Fgs%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FHadassahMag%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cakaplan%40hadassah.org%7Ce8e60f9d65d34589659c08dd7c64a5d1%7Cf4beb4a25c044274845d27d523c6ace3%7C0%7C0%7C638803493910367183%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=33Y7PoAByGJAq%2FZFs8DSD5uNpE9GRpTWARoMW2Bfp6U%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhadassah.gospringboard.com%2Fsecure%2Fsubscribe-hadassah-magazine&data=05%7C02%7Cakaplan%40hadassah.org%7Ce8e60f9d65d34589659c08dd7c64a5d1%7Cf4beb4a25c044274845d27d523c6ace3%7C0%7C0%7C638803493910381800%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=A555bfUKeF%2FNMqC0T3RaAfNl%2F7eerAOTx80t8%2B1KT%2BA%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe</a> to get the latest print magazine delivered to your mailbox.</p>