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
Episodes
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Dec 3, 2025 • 10min
This is the most important Jewish investment in 50 years.
If we are striving for Jewish continuity, we need more than hope. We need classrooms.
Dec 2, 2025 • 12min
To be fair, we should put 'Palestinian' in quotation marks.
"Palestinian" is a modern invention. Based on Arab, Jewish, and international scholarship, the historical record is quite clear.
Dec 2, 2025 • 13min
Netanyahu just made the craziest move of his career.
Netanyahu’s pardon request isn’t desperation. Regardless of whether you like him as a political leader or agree with his politics, it’s another masterful move from “The Magician.”
Dec 1, 2025 • 13min
Too many Jews keep making this dangerous mistake about Israel.
Treating Israel like a political project, instead of a homeland, is ripping the Jewish world apart.
Dec 1, 2025 • 9min
Moving to Israel isn’t easy, but it’s life-changing.
Immigrating to the Jewish state has made my life more real, more honest, and more aligned.
Nov 30, 2025 • 7min
The Critical Difference Between Islamophobia and Antisemitism
One term identifies a threat from outside. The other creates a condition of untouchability from within.
Nov 29, 2025 • 15min
Rabbis should stay out of politics.
A rabbi ought to elevate thinking, provide nuance to the overly simple, and widen people’s moral imagination. Politics is the opposite: It rewards conviction over curiosity and dogma over truth.
Nov 29, 2025 • 10min
The old Israel is gone. It’s time to build a better one.
We will never return to the Israel of October 6th — and that may be our greatest gift.
Nov 28, 2025 • 19min
Why People Think Jews Love Money
The stereotype didn’t come from Jewish behavior, but from almost everyone else’s anxieties.
Nov 28, 2025 • 15min
The Only Way to Disarm Hamas and Hezbollah
Peace requires disarmament. Disarmament requires reality.
