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 23, 2025 • 8min
If you think Israel is the problem, you don’t understand Israelis.
Through all this chaos, death, and shock, something keeps coming up for me: the strength and moral character of the Israelis.
May 23, 2025 • 13min
Western leaders are getting Jews killed.
Powerful politicians across the West are "fighting" antisemitism with one hand, while feeding it with the other. Sadly, they don't seem to understand the link, and it is now costing lives.
May 22, 2025 • 10min
An Open Letter to the Capital Jewish Museum Murderer
You don’t seem to understand what kind of people we are.
May 21, 2025 • 8min
The Hypocritical Politics of Antisemitism in America
For too many U.S. politicians, activists, and everyday citizens, antisemitism is only condemned when it is perfectly convenient. But Jews are not a political football; we are people.
May 21, 2025 • 12min
No, Israel doesn’t enjoy killing children — and you should be ashamed for saying it.
Israel is not the side that made child death a war strategy. We are the ones trying to stop it, while the world ties our hands and lectures us on the perversion of “morality.”
May 20, 2025 • 16min
The real 'Nakba' was Jewish naïveté.
The fantasy of an Israeli-Palestinian peace process is a comforting lie we told ourselves. We believed in a future they never wanted.
May 20, 2025 • 11min
The Biggest Cultural Divide Between Israeli Jews and Diaspora Jews
Israeli Jews ask for forgiveness. Diaspora Jews ask for permission. In our post-October 7th world increasingly hostile to Jewish identity, both are necessary.
May 19, 2025 • 11min
Europe's Extreme Swing From Auschwitz to 'Allahu Akbar'
The post-World War II European war on nationalism has made it a safe space for antisemitism.
May 19, 2025 • 9min
It's absurd that ultra-Orthodox Israelis should receive an IDF exemption.
According to Jewish law, yeshiva students should not be exempted en masse from military service.
May 18, 2025 • 12min
Thailand can teach Israel about nation branding.
If Israel wants to be known not just for the tiring Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but for its boundless creativity, it might do well to borrow a page or two from Thailand’s cookbook.
