Rabbi Shira Stutman

Rabbi Shira Stutman, the founding rabbi of the 6th and I Historic Synagogue, shares her insights on money and identity. She reflects on childhood moments that shaped her views on class and privilege. The conversation explores the complex relationship between Judaism and money, emphasizing community dialogues about wealth. Stutman advocates for embracing discomfort to foster growth and purpose. She also discusses redefining money as a tool for service, encouraging a shift in how we understand financial responsibility and the importance of generosity.

As more Americans move away from organized religion, the moral and emotional needs once met by faith communities remain. What can secular society borrow from spiritual traditions — ritual, meaning, belonging and moral imagination — to nourish the human spirit and strengthen our shared civic life? In this conversation, recorded live at the 2025 Aspen Ideas Festival, Dave explores how sacred wisdom can still guide character, compassion, and community in a post-religious age with Krista Tippett, Father Greg Boyle, and Rabbi Shira Stutman.Krista Tippet is the creator and host of the award winning podcast On Being and an awardee of the National Humanities medal. Father Greg Boyle is the founder of Homeboy Industries, a gang intervention, rehabilitation, and re-entry program in Los Angeles and author of the New York Times bestseller, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion. Rabbi Shira Stutman is the founder of Mixed Multitudes, an organization that exposes diverse groups of Jews and fellow travelers to Jewish life, tradition, and conversation, and author of the acclaimed book The Jewish Way to a Good Life.