1.26.2022 | Season 2 — Episode 6
Anonymity and Speaking the Truth
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“Off the record” talk is often the most forthright, and anonymous surveys or peer-reviews allow us to speak honestly. But what about accountability? What do we do when our hidden identity allows us to spew vile? Which is the true me? Reply All’s The Writing on the Wall allows Context guest Rabbi Jay Henry Moses and Hypertext guest journalist Dahlia Lithwick to help host Leon Wiener Dow explore the complicated matrix of hiding behind what we say.

Guests
Rabbi Jay Henry Moses

Rabbi Jay Henry Moses is Vice President of The Wexner Foundation. He joined the staff of The Wexner Foundation in 2003 and served as the director of the Wexner Heritage Program. Ordained in 1997, Rabbi Moses served for five years as Associate Rabbi at Temple Sholom of Chicago. From 2002 to 2003, he studied Jewish mysticism in Jerusalem where he also taught and mentored rabbinical students at HUC-JIR. Rabbi Moses sits on the board of the Columbus Jewish Day School. He has had essays published in four books in the series on High Holiday prayers published by Jewish Lights Publications, and contributed insights on the role of religion in the process of healing from tragedy for Sheryl Sandberg’s book Option B. Rabbi Moses serves as the Editor-At-Large of Shabbat: A Day of Rest, a special section of Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global media channel. He lives in Columbus, Ohio with his wife, Cantor Bat-Ami Moses, who serves as the Hazzan at Temple Israel, and their sons, Caleb and Ezekiel.

Dahlia Lithwick

Dahlia Lithwick is a senior editor at Slate, and writes frequently about the Supreme Court, as well as the host of Amicus, Slate’s award-winning biweekly podcast about the law and the Supreme Court. Her work has appeared in the New York TimesHarper’sThe New YorkerThe Washington PostThe New Republic, and Commentary, among other places. Originally from Ottawa, Lithwick earned her BA in English from Yale University and her JD degree from Stanford University.  She is currently working on a new book, Lady Justice, for Penguin Press.