Future of Jewish
Future of Jewish
Our mission is simple, and hopefully worthwhile: to help everyone better understand and become smarter about Judaism, Israel, and the Jewish world. In addition to our podcast, you’re invited to check out our digital publication: www.futureofjewish.com
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Dec 5, 2023 • 12min
Can we talk about Israel's 'occupied' territories, please?
While Sir Isaac Newton’s third law wasn’t intended to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is very much relevant here: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Dec 4, 2023 • 9min
The Case for Having More Kids
The Israel-Hamas war is making more Israeli women and their partners seriously consider having even more children. Why might this be the case?
Dec 4, 2023 • 22min
Zionism and the 'Misfortune of Success'
Zionism has been vilified for its very success in self-transforming victims into sovereigns. But isn't the very goal of progress to move away from victim to self-determination?
Dec 3, 2023 • 16min
If you lived in Palestine...
Maybe, just maybe, these are some of the reasons why we still don’t have a two-state solution.
Dec 1, 2023 • 12min
Mr. Blinken, please shut up and go home.
On Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel for the fourth time during the Israel-Hamas war, while continuing a pattern of statements full of empty and frankly meaningless clichés.
Dec 1, 2023 • 16min
The Jewish Authenticity Crisis
In 2023, what does it mean to be authentically Jewish?
Nov 30, 2023 • 19min
Israel is completely misunderstood in the West. Here's why.
Literally and figuratively, Israel sits in the very middle of “the West” and “the East” — often taking the best from both worlds, but not quite fitting in to either one.
Nov 30, 2023 • 14min
The Booming Business of Palestinian Victimhood
Inside the Palestinian money-making machine that is oiled almost perfectly with bribery, nepotism, and kleptocracy.
Nov 29, 2023 • 13min
Israel's political strength is also the source of its greatest weakness.
With a parliamentary democratic system, Israel's variety of political parties has become a double-edged sword.
Nov 29, 2023 • 18min
An Open Letter to Jews Who Are Anti-Israel or Apathetic About Zionism
Now more than ever, we need you. The Jewish world needs you. And, as we fight another war against our unfriendly Arab neighbors, Israel needs you.
