

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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May 26, 2022 • 53min
Giving the IDF a Digital Makeover, With Avital Leibovich
Lt. Col. (res.) Avital Leibovich has been the Director of American Jewish Committee Jerusalem since 2014.
Previously, she served for more than 20 years in a wide range of senior media and public relations positions within the Israel Defense Forces.
The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.

May 22, 2022 • 40min
Being One of America's Foundational Rabbis, With Rabbi David Wolpe
Rabbi David Wolpe is the Senior Rabbi at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, and has taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, the American Jewish University, Hunter College, and UCLA.
Wolpe is also the author of eight books, including the national bestseller, Making Loss Matter: Creating Meaning in Difficult Times.
The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.

May 22, 2022 • 51min
Women and the Jewish World, With Meredith Jacobs
Meredith Jacobs is the CEO of Jewish Women International, as well as an award-winning journalist and former editor-in-chief of Washington Jewish Week.
She authored The Modern Jewish Mom’s Guide to Shabbat and co-authored, with her daughter Sofie, a bestselling series of interactive journals called Just Between Us.
The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.

May 18, 2022 • 46min
Making Hebrew Education a Priority, With Rabbi Mitchel Malkus
Rabbi Mitchel Malkus has served as Head of School at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School of Greater Washington, D.C. since 2013.
Malkus is also co-chair of the Advisory Board of the Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish Education located at George Washington University.
The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.

May 17, 2022 • 45min
Telling Great Jewish Stories, With Nikki Schreiber
Following her father's sudden passing in 2013, Nikki Schreiber decided to do something in his memory, so she created an Instagram account called Humans of Judaism, which shares remarkable stories of Jews from across the world.
The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.

May 16, 2022 • 41min
The Power of Living Jewishly, With Rabbi Elie Kaunfer
Rabbi Elie Kaunfer is President and CEO of the Hadar Institute, whose mission is to empower Jews to create and sustain vibrant, practicing, egalitarian communities of Torah, Avodah, and Hesed.
Kaunfer is also a co-founder of the independent minyan Kehilat Hadar and has been named multiple times to Newsweek’s list of the top 50 rabbis in America.
The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.

May 15, 2022 • 1h 5min
Exploring Jewish Leadership, With Dr. Hal Lewis
Dr. Hal Lewis has been both an extremely successful nonprofit executive, and a highly regarded professor of leadership — over a career that has spanned more than three decades.
Most recently, he completed more than a decade as the President and CEO of Chicago’s Spertus College/Spertus Institute.
The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.

May 12, 2022 • 1h 3min
The Relationship Between U.S. Jewry and Israel, With Dana Levinson Steiner and Dr. Laura Shaw Frank
Dana Levinson Steiner is Director of ACCESS Global at American Jewish Committee, where she oversees an international program to engage young professionals through transformative leadership development, hands-on advocacy, and philanthropy.
Dr. Laura Shaw Frank serves as AJC’s Director of William Petschek Contemporary Jewish Life.
The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.

May 10, 2022 • 59min
Protecting Israel at the United Nations, With Simon Plosker
Simon Plosker is the Managing Editor of UN Watch, a nonprofit organization dedicated to holding the United Nations accountable to its founding principles. From 2005 to 2020, he was Managing Editor of HonestReporting following several years working in a variety of nonprofit organizations, and immigrating to Israel from London in 2001.
The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.

May 9, 2022 • 1h 9min
Reporting on the Jewish World, With Zvika Klein
Zvika Klein is a Jewish world analyst for The Jerusalem Post, and is considered one of the world's top journalists specializing in Jewish Diaspora affairs.
The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.


