The writings of Anne Emmerich are like watching a video of scripture. The Holy Bible, compared to her writings, are like Holy Snapshots.
Her depictions of Jewish life across the board were not in the least demeaning, but made me understand the reason why the Jews were considered by God to be "The Chosen People". Particularly inspiring was the holiness of the family which produced Mary and Joseph. They all prayed a lot and very intensely.
In the three-year ministry of Jesus, he would visit village after village. He would preach from the Rabbi's chair, usually on a little hill outside the village. The people, being Jewish mind you, begged Jesus to not leave them. Tears were always shed when he left them.
These Jews were the very people who became the seeds of the Church, many becoming martyrs. The 'woman at the well', a Jewish woman, was so struck with this person who talked to her at the well that she went home and told all her friends and family. She made a lot of people aware of this special man called Jesus. When she was baptized she took the name of Dina and eventually was martyred for her faith.
Jesus had a lot to say about the Jewish leaders. His constant discussion of them is why he was eventually captured and crucified. Maybe that is what the LA Rabbi is really concerned about.