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Join host Joshua Hoffman, author of the book "The Future of Jewish," as he interviews guests about the future of Judaism, Jewish life, Jewish Peoplehood, and Israel.

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    Europe is losing its strategic relevance to Israel.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2026 10:27


    Ideological signaling from European governments is making many Israeli-European alliances untenable, and it will ultimately be the continent's detriment.

    A KGB operative warned us about the Israel narrative.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2026 13:22


    A Cold War playbook for distorting reality is now visible in the way Israel is framed and understood.

    If Epstein wasn't Jewish, would people care so much?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2026 10:41


    This is not an easy episode to listen to. It does not, in any way, diminish Jeffrey Epstein's despicable crimes — but it does reveal how others interpret them.

    Israel doesn't have an extremism problem.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2026 12:16


    A fringe of Israelis is being mistaken for a national trait — and the distortion says more about the narrative than it does about Israel.

    The Growing Problem with Jewish Values

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026 13:37


    Values tells us Judaism stands for something, but not what it obligates.

    The Holocaust never ended.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026 13:09


    The ideology that created the Holocaust was not defeated in 1945. Nazis from across Europe evaded punishment and instead found refuge and employment in the Middle East.

    The Ceasefire Scam in Lebanon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2026 11:55


    Who exactly is Israel negotiating with?

    Israel vs. the Religion of De-Escalation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2026 8:40


    Western naivety is Israel's security risk.

    They had 20 years to do something, and they did nothing.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 9:42


    The world had its chance. Now Israel is taking its own.

    Jew-hate is sabotaging Europe's foreign policy, again.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 10:47


    Europe chose neutrality not out of strategy, but because segments of its own societies have made supporting the Jewish state untenable — even when doing so aligns with Europe's own interests.

    “Never Again” is starting to sound like a question.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 8:50


    For my family, who endured the Holocaust, the line between history and present-day Jew-hatred has begun to blur.

    The Holocaust was not just against Jews. It was about us.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 9:08


    When you lose 63 percent of your entire continental population, you do not dilute that experience into something abstract.

    The Canadian Government's War on Jewish Charities

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 12:06


    "Any money that is going over to Israel, they seem to have an issue with it. And it ramped up after October 7th."

    In Israel, 'fine' means something different.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2026 8:19


    Where children grow up with sirens and families learn to carry on, “fine” becomes a language of resilience.

    The Zionist Question of Our Time: What now becomes possible?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2026 15:09


    The fact that everyday Israelis have weathered yet another war with the Islamic Republic of Iran so successfully should inspire us to ask what we could achieve if we weren't held back by fear.

    The New Face of Antisemitism in Europe

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2026 8:26


    A routine cab ride turns into a chilling reminder that antisemitism in Europe is adapting, migrating, and speaking openly.

    Iran's deadliest weapon was never on the target list.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 9:40


    The allies dismantled Iran's military infrastructure, but left untouched the narrative engine designed to end wars by breaking democracies from within.

    We need more of this Kabbalah practice.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 7:12


    When we rush to conclusions about the "ceasefire," we become participants in narratives that may not reflect reality. We amplify certainty where there is none.

    Israel needs diaspora Jews more than we think.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 25:16


    Jewish communities abroad are not waystations en route to Israel, nor auxiliaries of the Jewish state, but integral to the fullness of Jewish life.

    This is Netanyahu's legacy-defining moment.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 9:43


    War is the easy part. Now comes Benjamin Netanyahu's ultimate test — and it will decide his political future and legacy.

    How to Make Sense of the U.S.-Iran-Israel Ceasefire

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 13:02


    This isn't peace. It's a pressure-filled pause before what comes next.

    Is New York City's mayor connected to the Iranian regime?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 13:31


    Zohran Mamdani's mosque ties, political alliances, and public actions raise serious questions.

    Israel is not exceptional. The way people talk about it is.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 12:16


    The only unusual thing about the Jewish state is how it's viewed, discussed, and judged.

    I hope diaspora Jews have learned a thing or two.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 9:42


    Since October 7th, liberal instincts and comforting myths have clouded judgment about Israel and the Jewish People.

    The Israeli Left's Protest Addiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 8:17


    Israel's protests are back, but they're not what they say they are. The sad reality is that Israeli leftists are marching against irrelevance, not war.

    Hitler's Third-World Appeal

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2026 9:48


    Admiring Adolf Hitler isn't just a signal that you reject “the post-war Western moral order.” It's a signal that you reject the Western moral order as such.

    Liberalism can no longer protect the Jews.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2026 14:28


    A sociopolitical stream that once promised safety and belonging now struggles to distinguish between Jewish power and Jewish vulnerability.

    Stop expecting Israelis to be strong.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2026 7:43


    Calling Israelis "strong" or "resilient" actually lets the cycle of war continue.

    A notorious anti-Zionist is invited to Passover.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026 12:19


    This week, the Jewish comedian Modi showed a level of self-respect and clarity that Jews can no longer afford to live without.

    The God-Honest Truth About Israel's Death Penalty Bill

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026 7:09


    Hostage deals, repeat killers, and media spin led Israelis to a breaking point.

    Every Jew now has two jobs.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 7:59


    In 2026, being Jewish means answering questions nobody else is asked.

    A 91-Year-Old's Passover Choice in Wartime Israel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 6:03


    Facing sirens and missiles, he chose to celebrate the holiday — and taught me a lesson about courage, love, and letting go.

    Next year in Jerusalem?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 9:21


    Between greater antisemitism in the West and the promise of Israel, a new question emerges: not where Jews should live, but how they can build the freedom to choose.

    Don't feel bad for CNN journalists in the West Bank.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 13:55


    CNN helped build an anti-Israel narrative of which it now faces the consequences. When the press picks a side, it stops being journalism.

    A Personal Diary of War in Israel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 10:16


    From sirens to shelters, boredom to terror — a glimpse into daily survival, small joys, and the personal lessons war leaves behind.

    Can we be anti-Netanyahu and pro-Israel?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 9:07


    True support for Israel means backing the nation itself—not just the leaders we like.

    Don't be surprised if there's a surprise.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 8:03


    Strategic deception has shaped battles across history. Don't be surprised if the U.S. and Israel are cooking something up as well.

    Volkswagen sent Jews to die. Now Israel may save its factory.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2026 9:00


    The same company that relied on Jewish slave labor to boost profits may now rely on the Jewish state to survive.

    Stop asking how the war ends.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2026 8:12


    To ask what an American–Israeli victory over Iran would “look like” is to assume that there exists a final state that can be identified, fixed, and preserved. There is no such state.

    When Terrorism Becomes Fashion

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2026 14:32


    The glamorization of violence is hollowing out Western civilization from within.

    We can no longer fight wars by rules our enemies reject.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 10:27


    The West's moral high ground is a death trap. Restraint against ruthless adversaries only cedes advantage, costs lives, and undermines long-term security.

    Re-Zionization of the West

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 10:46


    To defend Israel is to defend the West's capacity to renew itself — because the real war is not about land. It is about whether the West still believes in its own foundations.

    This is how the Iranian regime falls.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 14:20


    Kharg Island is the kill switch.

    If the Iranian regime survives, deterrence dies.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 12:00


    Allowing the Islamic Republic of Iran to endure would signal to regimes everywhere that deception, brutality, and aggression pay off — and that the free world will not finish what it starts.

    The Internal War Over America's Iran Strategy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2026 16:27


    President Trump's approach to Iran exposes competing factions within the Republican Party, and how the Democrats might manipulate it. The topic of U.S. support for Israel is sure to follow suit.

    The Corrupted Moral Logic of Modern War

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2026 13:31


    Terrorists exploit children, then blame their enemies — and far too many people actually believe them.

    The End of the Old Middle East

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2026 11:48


    Beyond the battlefield, a new regional order is taking shape — one that could shape a new Middle East for years to come.

    The Iran war was always about 100 miles of water.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2026 14:50


    Beneath the rhetoric about the Islamic Republic of Iran lies a deeper reality: control over the world's most critical energy chokepoint.

    Israel's Iron Dome Illusion

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2026 11:11


    The Iron Dome air defense system saved Israelis — and then trapped them.

    Let's assume Israel dragged the U.S. into war with Iran.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2026 13:36


    The narrative of Israeli influence obscures the strategic logic behind America's confrontation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

    Liberal foreign policy failures led us to war against Iran.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2026 18:04


    Decades of wrong assumptions, combined with hesitant leadership and diplomatic overreach, produced the war we are witnessing today.

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