The Silvermans Take on Religion (and Police) in Jerusalem

Rabbi Susan Silverman and her daughter Hallel have a one-on-one conversation about why they protested in Jerusalem, knowing they might scuffle with police

I. THE DAY BEFORE

Hallel: You were supposed to leave the next morning for Janice’s 70th birthday (her step-mom). I was in high school and so tired of hearing about the harassment of my friends who were praying with Women of the Wall and not doing something about it. So I came home from school that day and announced I was going.[1]

Susan: And I thought, “O…