When Daniel Sieradski (http://danielsieradski.com/), New Media Activist, Jewish Israeli/Palestinian human-rights advocate, artist, writer, and director of Jew It Yourself: An Every Day Guide to Do It Yourself Jewish Living saw his parents lose everything in the "Great Recession" he knew he had to add yet another line to his list of achievements, and so began his growing role in the OccupyWallStreet (http://occupywallst.org/) movement, helping lead the OccupyJudaism (http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishFeatures/Article.aspx?id=241629) arm.  And now, Daniel is Dr. David Liepert's guest on The Optimistic Muslim. 99% of Jews are right there with 99% of Muslims, 99% of Americans, 99% of Christians, and 99% of everyone else: Our communities have all lost out while the rich have gotten richer, the poor have gotten poorer, and "every man for himself" has replaced the ideal at the heart of all our dreams--that the freedom to work for yourself, coupled with a personal commitment to working together, brings more success, security, and happiness to everyone. With his own parents going through a heartbreaking foreclosure on their long-time home, Daniel Sieradaski longed for a solution and a way to speak out...and along came Occupy Wallstreet.  Daniel became involved and describes his experiences throughout the episode.  But what is the real message of the Occupy movement?  And what has happened to the "American Dream?" Dr. David Liepert and Daniel Sieradaski discuss not only the political and cultural relevance of the Occupy Movement, but the religious aspects as well.  They address the religious controversy that has been brought up time and again: How would Jesus really feel about Occupy Wallstreet? Join the Optimistic Muslim as he talks to Daniel Sieradski about the lessons Judaism teaches about community living and financial responsibility--lessons that have been handed down from the bankers of Babylon!  If we're all in this together, then we should all get out of it together too; here, there and everywhere. Tune in and find out how!