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This week we Rabbi Ken Spiro is giving us a guided tour through the history of Jerusalem and why it matters to us.  Check out more about Rabbi Ken Spiro and his work at www.KenSpiro.com Learn more about The Jewish Family Insitute at www.MyJFI.com To send us questions and ideas for topics email us at rememberwhatsnext@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at anchor.fm/rememberwhatsnext

S1 Ep 22: In this episode Rabbi Spiro and Ellie are discussing a push by antisemitic groups to have local governments in the US make resolutions stating that their police force is racist and violent because they trained with the IDF. This has passed in Durham NC, Seattle and it's on the way to several other US cities. We are looking into what is the history and halacha of Jewish rules of engagement in war, what is a moral army and what is the history of how Jewish soldiers are allowed to act, train and carry out missions. Please refer to the work of Katheryn Wolf and her article about fighting this https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/the-screamers Want more history? Go back and listen to this series from the beginning, as Winston Churchill once said “The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” so we are going all the way back, so we can understand what is happening now and plan for the future. Check out more about Rabbi Ken Spiro and his work at www.KenSpiro.com Learn more about The Jewish Family Insitute at www.MyJFI.com To send us questions and ideas for topics email us at rememberwhatsnext@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at anchor.fm/rememberwhatsnext

S1 Ep 21: In this episode Rabbi Spiro and Ellie are discussing the recent "boycott" by Ben and Jerry's in Israel, and how we as Jews are called on to respond when people attack us.  Want more history? Go back and listen to this series from the beginning, as Winston Churchill once said “The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” so we are going all the way back, so we can understand what is happening now and plan for the future. Check out more about Rabbi Ken Spiro and his work at www.KenSpiro.com Learn more about The Jewish Family Insitute at www.MyJFI.com To send us questions and ideas for topics email us at rememberwhatsnext@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at anchor.fm/rememberwhatsnext

S1 Ep 20: In this episode Rabbi Spiro and Ellie are dissecting the birth of the word “antisemitism” and how only 75 years ago, the racial and scientific dialogue of the age, and well-devised language and marketing, crafted a new and dangerous justification for hatred that ultimately ended up purposefully wiping out ⅔ of the European Jewish world, and ⅓ of all Jews worldwide in full view of civilized humanity. Want more history? Go back and listen to this series from the beginning, as Winston Churchill once said “The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” so we are going all the way back, so we can understand what is happening now and plan for the future. Check out more about Rabbi Ken Spiro and his work at www.KenSpiro.com Learn more about The Jewish Family Insitute at www.MyJFI.com To send us questions and ideas for topics email us at rememberwhatsnext@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at anchor.fm/rememberwhatsnext

S1 Ep19: In this episode Rabbi Spiro and Ellie drill down into the ancient history of Jew-Hatred, its forms, purpose and ultimately how it morphs through the ages but remains the same.  Want more history? Go back and listen to this series from the beginning, as Winston Churchill once said “The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” so we are going all the way back, so we can understand what is happening now and plan for the future. Check out more about Rabbi Ken Spiro and his work at www.KenSpiro.com Learn more about The Jewish Family Insitute at www.MyJFI.com To send us questions and ideas for topics email us at rememberwhatsnext@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at anchor.fm/rememberwhatsnext

We are returning to our journey to understand the history of our people, this week we are learning more about what is a Mizrachi Jew, where did they come from, how are we all related (more than we all think!) and how do we understand the Jewish people as a whole when we all look so different?  Want to learn more about Rabbi Spiro's work and read more resources on these topics: www.kenspiro.com Check out his incredible book "Crash Course in Jewish History" at all online bookstores. Want to learn more about Ellie Bass: www.elliebass.com www.myjfi.com  Have a topic you want us to cover? Contact Rabbi Spiro or Ellie at the above websites and let us know or leave us a message on Anchor.fm/rememberwhatsnext 

S1 Ep 18: This week Rabbi Spiro and Ellie are dissecting the various historical revisionist narratives that are out there surrounding Israel and the Jewish people.  Check out more about Rabbi Ken Spiro and his work at www.KenSpiro.com Learn more about The Jewish Family Insitute at www.MyJFI.com

Responding to the conflict that has become world news in Israel over the last few days, Rabbi Spiro is giving us an appreciation of the complexity of what is happening based on thousands of years of history and ideaology. Caveat: This is a difficult and emotional topic, and we did the best we could to speak about it in a nuanced way.  For more on Rabbi Spiro: www.kenspiro.com For more on the JFI: www.myjfi.com

Why is Jerusalem still the capital of Israel? Rabbi Ken Spiro takes us on a whirlwind tour of the history of Jerusalem. Check out more about Rabbi Ken Spiro and his work at www.KenSpiro.com Learn more about The Jewish Family Insitute at www.MyJFI.com

This week we Rabbi Ken Spiro is talking about Lag B'Omer and the Bar Kochba Revolution as it relates to this holiday. Check out more about Rabbi Ken Spiro and his work at www.KenSpiro.com Learn more about The Jewish Family Insitute at www.MyJFI.com