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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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    To understand antisemitism, look at Jerusalem.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 9:49


    For millennia, the ancient city has been the stage on which civilizations act out their prejudices against Jewish sovereignty and identity.

    ‘Anti-Zionism' is what happens when Jews ignore what it means to be Jewish.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2025 14:46


    The “anti-Zionist” narrative endures because it has not been deconstructed at its linguistic roots, and that process must begin within the Jewish community itself.

    'Indigenous Palestinian' is a lie.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2025 11:22


    The Holy Land didn't become “Palestine” until it became useful against Jews.

    The Terrifying Truth About Mamdani Voters

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2025 12:51


    They didn't vote for him because of policy. They voted for him because, in their ideology, “that's what good people do.” Voting is no longer about competence and credentials; it's cartoon politics.

    I spent Shabbat in Gaza, and it was the holiest Shabbat of my life.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 13:31


    As an ultra-Orthodox Israeli Jew, it's my duty to serve in the IDF.

    We should call the Nazis what they really were — socialists.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 8:35


    Hitler's party name, policies, and ideology make it undeniable: Nazism was a form of socialism.

    Dear Jews, it's time for Tikkun Olam 2.0.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 12:27


    If we truly want to make the world a better place, let's start by making hatred have real consequences, and let's restore the norms that insist bigotry is unacceptable — “by any means necessary.”

    The BBC hates Jews (and still thinks it's progressive).

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 10:48


    A recently leaked report exposes how Britain's “most trusted” broadcaster let activism, ideology, and antisemitism replace journalism.

    Europe said “Never Again” — but it's happening again.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 9:01


    This week, on the 87th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the glass is breaking again.

    This Israeli hostage story will touch you in ways words can't describe.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 8:11


    This is the improbable story of Sapir and Sasha, two young Israelis kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023.

    We need to talk about the most influential academic fraud of the 20th century.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 17:24


    Palestinian-American Edward Said tried to create, out of thin air, an Arab equivalent to antisemitism. His book has been studied across the West for decades, even though it is complete rubbish.

    When 'The Holocaust Is Fake' Shows Up on Your Street Corner

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 10:39


    Between silence and response lies the fragile space where memory lives — and where history asks to be seen again.

    Israel has a right to exist? That's not up for debate.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 13:25


    The real war against Israel is linguistic. When they can't defeat the Jews militarily, they resort to recycled prejudices disguised as moral insight.

    The Art of Making Antisemitism Look Like Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2025 14:26


    If they can recode Jewishness, if they can make the erasure of Jewish legitimacy appear as moral evolution, they will have created the prototype for the global isolation of Jews.

    Most people don't understand the danger of Mamdani.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 17:17


    Once you see the "Mamdani effect" for what it is, you'll realize just how severe this new chapter in the Western sociopolitical landscape is.

    When people forget God, they blame the Jews.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 11:27


    This is what happens when societies lose their moral vocabulary. The collapse of religion on the Left and the collapse of integrity on the Right is creating a spiritual vacuum that antisemitism fills.

    The Jewish golden age in New York is over.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2025 7:03


    The question now is how the Jews ought to deal with the fact that an open antisemite will soon rule America's leading, if declining, city with its million-strong Jewish population.

    10 Things You Didn't Know About Mizrahi Jews

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2025 13:42


    Discover the rich history, culture, and traditions of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa, whose stories are essential to understanding the full mosaic of the Jewish People.

    New York City has officially lost its mind.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 13:47


    Radical populist politics, new-age antisemitism, and moral posturing are reshaping one of the West's greatest cities.

    Even if Mamdani wins, Jews can't afford to miss this moment.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 10:12


    If we take this moment to learn, rather than to fear or gloat, we move closer to a form of collective resilience where credibility becomes confidence, and confidence becomes influence.

    When Jews are on the ballot, it's time to get out.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 14:53


    I want to warn people that I've seen the future of Jewish New York, and it doesn't look promising. New York is over for Jews. We had a wonderful city and a glittering life once, but that time is gone.

    They tried to erase the Jews behind Europe's most famous brands.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 9:37


    Before Auschwitz, there was Aryanisation.

    The Israelification of Diaspora Jews

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 11:47


    Since October 7th, diaspora Jews have become more Israeli, and even Israelis have become more like diaspora Jews.

    New York City's most famous rabbi is suddenly silent.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2025 8:55


    While the Jewish state's enemies speak from her own city, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl has lost the moral voice she once demanded from American Jews.

    An Open Letter to My Non-Jewish Neighbours

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2025 11:24


    We're tired of being told we're “overreacting” when we recognize patterns in society that our grandparents died for ignoring.

    Forget Critical Race Theory. We need Critical Zionist Theory.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2025 12:33


    Critical Zionist Theory reminds us that the Jewish story is humanity's longest-running masterclass in resilience, creativity, and renewal.

    Once, artists had the courage to stand for civilization. Now they fear their followers.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 16:43


    In the nascent State of Israel, a country fighting for its survival, these cultural heroes reminded the world that civilization is defended with both an army and art.

    New York City cannot make the same mistake that Britain did.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 11:59


    Zohran Mamdani as New York City's next mayor will signal a major advancement in the Islamist playbook of taking over cities already playing out to the severe detriment of Jews in England.

    It's time to put antisemites in their place.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2025 11:40


    This is not only a Jewish issue. It's a test of whether Western civilization actually believes the things it claims to believe, like equality, fairness, reason, and universal human rights.

    I didn't leave the Left. They left me — all because of Israel.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2025 15:16


    Once upon a time, Israel was the liberal dream, and the Left championed the nascent Jewish state. What happened?

    To understand Israel, remember the Jews of the Arab world.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 12:01


    You can't talk about Palestinian refugees without talking about Jewish ones.

    For some reason, 'the Jews' make societies go mad.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 10:45


    While Sudan burns and Muslims in the UK make up a disproportionate amount of its crime, the world obsesses about a tiny Jewish state.

    Jews cannot afford to be naïve about the hatred that never died.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 10:17


    When I see antisemitism rise again, I don't call it “a surge.” I call it history repeating and recycling itself.

    The world is more Jewish than we realized.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 11:10


    DNA testing is revealing that as many as 152 million additional people have Jewish roots. If more people knew they were part-Jewish, would they still hate Jews?

    While Jews criticize Israel, Israel looks after Jews everywhere.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 15:10


    Israel is the collective insurance policy of the Jewish People, and the only one we have ever had. This is not just a heartwarming sentiment; it's a Mossad mandate.

    The war is over, but I don't feel relief.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2025 8:18


    This isn't peace. It's exhaustion, grief, and the fragile miracle of still being here.

    Diversity is overrated. Yeah, I said it.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2025 8:42


    The truth is: Diversity is not what makes a society great.

    Israelis are not cartoons. We're real people.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 8:35


    Myopia now colors how the world sees Israelis — this inability to imagine that other people, living elsewhere, are just as complex as you are.

    How to Steal the Meaning of Genocide: A Guide

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 23:46


    Wear down a word, turn it inside out, and let institutions give the corpse a certificate of authenticity. Then, you can accuse anyone of anything, and the accusation itself becomes its own proof.

    Hard Pills to Swallow If You're a Jew

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 12:41


    But hard pills are often medicine. They cure us of illusions that make us weak. They teach us to depend not on others' mercy but on our own strength, unity, and faith.

    Ceasefires don't end wars. Disarmament does.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 12:03


    Lasting peace will never come from pauses in violence, but from the courage to eliminate those who perpetuate it.

    'God is my psychologist.'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 10:02


    After October 7th, many secular Israelis are embracing religion again, but not in the ways you might expect.

    The Lie About 'Palestine' That Keeps the Middle East at War

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 7:26


    The world keeps pretending that a “Palestinian state” still needs to be created. It ignores the one that already exists. That illusion has destroyed more lives than any war.

    Israel won the war. Now what?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 15:47


    The Jews must rebuild. Here's how.

    Reform Judaism isn't Jewish. It's an entirely different religion.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 13:13


    For two centuries, we've been told that Conservative, Reform, and Orthodox are “denominations” of the same faith — but what if they're not?

    Academia is trying to rewrite Jewish history.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 11:56


    Meanwhile, highly qualified Jewish faculty are either run out of academia or their lives are made intolerable the moment they dare teach the truth about Zionism and antisemitism.

    They don't hate Israel. They hate losing.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2025 14:16


    "Anti-Zionists" aren't really protesting Israel. They're protesting being part of a losing cause — and protesting makes them feel like noble losers.

    The Gaza genocide narrative won't age well.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2025 9:12


    The Left says Gaza changed everything. History says otherwise.

    Diaspora Jews learned to be helpless — and that must end.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2025 12:32


    Two millennia of powerlessness still shapes the Jewish mind. But Diaspora Jews have power, and it's time to use it.

    If you want to see the future of the West, look at Israel.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 16:33


    Israelis still believe in something. Westerners ought to, too.

    The people trying to save the world are the ones destroying it.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 15:55


    The louder the calls for "justice" become, the more injustice they create.

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