"The uptick in anti-Semitic incidents is worldwide, it’s not just an American phenomenon," Nadell says. But anti-Semitism is only one aspect of the outpouring of hate.
Rabbi Francine Green Roston, one of the most visible representatives of the small Jewish community in Whitefish, Mont., is rallying locals against an ongoing hate campaign.
Israel’s team was first sent abroad in 1985, when a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Mexico City. Since then, 21 delegations have traveled to 15 countries.
In the United States, mussar is being taught in synagogues across the Jewish spectrum as well as at nontraditional settings, like a women’s prison and a yoga studio.