Podcasts about diaspora jewry

In this episode of "The Caroline Glick Show," JNS senior contributing editor Caroline Glick is joined by Israeli Minister for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli (Likud Party) for a discussion covering some of the biggest challenges facing Israel and Diaspora Jewry. Learn how Qatar and seemingly innocuous organizations such as the Council on American-Islamic Relations have infiltrated American society to further their efforts at spreading Islamism. They also discuss Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's dream of a renewed caliphate and what the West must do today to preserve its values for the next generation. Catch every story from Israel and the Jewish world:Latest news: https://bit.ly/jewish_news_serviceSubscribe to our free newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribe_to_JNSYou can join the fight against media bias! Donate here: https://bit.ly/Support-JNS

Send us a textGen Z is shown time and again to be the American generation that stands most against Israel. But there are Gen Zionist heroes among them that are standing up for Israel and pushing back against the misinformation machine every day. Eylon Levy went to the Z3 conference in Palo Alto, to talk to the students who are on the front lines of the battle for hearts and minds on campuses across the country. The Z3 Project is an initiative of the Oshman Family JCC. Their objective is to foster a fresh approach to Jewish engagement in the 21st century. They are dedicated to fostering a thriving Jewish future through meaningful dialogue between Diaspora Jewry and Israel. They believe in the power of Jewish Peoplehood, mutual understanding, and a shared destiny to unite Jewish communities across the globe.Links:Website: https://z3project.org Youtube: http://youtube.com/@Z3Project Social:Instagram: instagram.com/z3project/ Facebook: facebook.com/z3project Twitter: twitter.com/z3_project/ Stay up to date at:X: https://twitter.com/stateofapodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/stateofapod/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/state-of-a-nation

The results of last week's weighty U.S. election for the White House are irrelevant to Jews in America. And the rest of Diaspora Jewry ought to take notice.

MK Ohad Tal of the Religious Zionist Party joins Eve Harow on the first day of the Knesset winter session to discuss his activities and views. He organized a very successful conference in Jerusalem featuring former U.S. Ambassador David Friedman, Ministers Gideon Sa'ar and Betzalel Smotrich as well as other respected public figures. The alternatives to a 2 state solution must be seriously debated in Israel; since October 7th there is a growing understanding that a terror state in our heartland is not a viable option for anyone interested in Israel's future. Tal is also deeply invested in the relationship between Diaspora Jewry and Israelis. Listen to a very busy young parliamentarian who understands the gravity of his job and is true to the ideals that got him elected.

This week on The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Michael Starr talks about the latest news in Diaspora Jewry, and Zvika Klein interviews author and political adviser Yair Zivan.

Malkah and Yishai Fleisher team up to talk about summer in Israel and the connection with Diaspora Jewry that comes Home in the heat! Then, Knesset Member Simcha Rothman on making Aliyah from the US easier with no double Social Security law. Also, Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Arieh King on kicking UNWRA out of Jerusalem. Finally, Ben Bresky on the history of Jewish Gaza communities.

SEASON 2024 EPISODE 24: Malkah and Yishai Fleisher team up to talk about summer in Israel and the connection with Diaspora Jewry that comes Home in the heat! Then, Knesset Member Simcha Rothman on making Aliyah from the US easier with no double Social Security law. Also, Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Arieh King on kicking UNWRA out of Jerusalem. Finally, Ben Bresky on the history of Jewish Gaza communities.SPONSOR LINKS:The Israel Bible https://theisraelbible.com/Prohibition Pickle https://www.facebook.com/Prohibitionpickle/Hebron Fund https://hebronfund.org/The Jewish Press https://www.jewishpress.com/JNS https://www.jns.org/Kosher Cycle Tours http://www.KosherCycleTours.comPODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://yishaifleisher.com/podcast/Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3mIsdfUSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3oP2Reo4JYnfIJdDUrQS2cRSS: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1271258.rssYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YishaiFleisherTVSUPPORT & CONNECT:Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcastSupport on Givecloud: https://kumah.givecloud.co/Twitter: https://twitter.com/YishaiFleisherInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yishaifleisherLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yishaifleisher/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YishaiFleisherSupport the Show.

In this enlightening episode of our podcast, I had the privilege of sitting down with Wakibi Benjamin, a dedicated volunteer within the Jewish community of Uganda. Through our conversation, Benjamin offered unique insights into the rich cultural heritage and resilience of this vibrant community, called the Abayudaya ('The People of Judah'). We delved into their history, traditions, prayers (hear him sing Adon Olam at 24:55), relationship with Israel and Diaspora Jewry, and the challenges they face today, shedding light on their journey of preserving and celebrating their Jewish identity in Uganda. Benjamin's passion and deep connection to his community provided listeners with a compelling narrative of faith, perseverance, and the power of cultural heritage in shaping identity and community life. Proud to be a Jew!

In this enlightening episode of our podcast, I had the privilege of sitting down with Wakibi Benjamin, a dedicated volunteer within the Jewish community of Uganda. Through our conversation, Benjamin offered unique insights into the rich cultural heritage and resilience of this vibrant community, called the Abayudaya ('The People of Judah'). We delved into their history, traditions, prayers (hear him sing Adon Olam at 24:55), relationship with Israel and Diaspora Jewry, and the challenges they face today, shedding light on their journey of preserving and celebrating their Jewish identity in Uganda. Benjamin's passion and deep connection to his community provided listeners with a compelling narrative of faith, perseverance, and the power of cultural heritage in shaping identity and community life. Proud to be a Jew! The Avrum Rosensweig Show: King of Questions 1.66K subscribers

Topic: Diaspora Jewry   Guest: Chaya Yosovich   Bio:    Chaya is the CEO of the Yael Foundation, a private charitable foundation, established by Uri and Yael Poliavich, dedicated to maintaining and developing Jewish educational institutions around the world. The foundation is committed to enabling Jewish children everywhere to receive a good general education including Jewish values and traditions for the betterment and future of our communities.   Chaya has throughout her illustrious career made big things happen at the intersection of philanthropy and large-scale impact investment.    Her main areas of focus have been: 1. Beit Shemesh- urban-social development. 2. Shema Yisroel FSU- education & community building in the former Soviet bloc and Eastern Europe, and supporting refugees-émigrés in Israel. 3. Israeli Ministry of the Diaspora - building smart strategies for the implementation of a broad program to strengthen Jewish identity and nurture deeper connections between the Jewish Diaspora and Israel.   In this insightful episode we learn about the intersection of Israeli & Diaspora Jewry through the eye of someone who is leading the charge.

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. It is day 234 of the war with Hamas. Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. The commander of Hamas's so-called "West Bank headquarters" and another top official in the terror group were killed in last night's Israeli airstrike in Rafah, according to the IDF. The strike, according to Hamas health officials, killed some 35 people. In the strike's wake, Hamas said that Palestinians must “rise up and march” against the Israeli army's “massacre” in Gaza's far-southern city of Rafah. How seriously we should take this call to march from Hamas? Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said this morning that he will ask the other 26 European Union member states to issue official backing to the International Court of Justice and take steps to ensure Israel respects its decisions. What other international reactions are we seeing in light of last night's strike. Hamas fired eight rockets at central Israel yesterday afternoon, marking the most significant attack out of the Gaza Strip in some four months and underscoring some of the challenges remaining for the Israeli military as it seeks to oust the Palestinian group from its last major stronghold. While some MKs call for the chief of staff's ouster, Horovitz explains what these rockets from Rafah may represent. National Unity leader and war cabinet minister Benny Gantz submitted Sunday morning to the cabinet secretariat a proposal for a government resolution to establish a state commission of inquiry into the events surrounding the October 7 Hamas invasion and massacre and the subsequent, ongoing war in Gaza. Too soon? The Israeli military's envoy to negotiations aimed at freeing hostages held in Gaza expressed hopelessness over the chances of reaching a deal with the current government at the helm, according to a report on Sunday, the latest in a series of apparently leaked statements broadcasting the IDF general's frustration with Jerusalem's refusal to move closer to Hamas's position in negotiations. What agenda is this leak serving? The B'nai B'rith World Center in Jerusalem gave awards to two Israeli journalists on Sunday evening at an annual ceremony recognizing excellence in reporting on Diaspora Jewry. The two reporters recognized were Canaan Lidor, The Times of Israel's Jewish World reporter, and Channel 12's Europe correspondent Elad Simchayoff. Former Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy gave a keynote address at the event, calling to create an elite unit of professional spokespeople in all languages and all time zones. If you will it, it is no dream? For the latest updates, please see The Times of Israel's ongoing live blog. Discussed articles include: IDF says it targeted Hamas as Palestinians claim 35 dead in strike on Gaza's Rafah Rafah rocket volley targets Tel Aviv area, in first such attack in 4 months IDF negotiator said to pan PM's handling of hostage talks as they're set to resume Gantz submits proposal for state investigation into October 7 invasion and Gaza war ToI's Lidor, Channel 12's Simchayoff receive B'nai B'rith Diaspora coverage awards The stunning rise, curious suspension and insistent return of Israel's star spokesman THOSE WE HAVE LOST: Civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas's onslaught on Israel THOSE WE ARE MISSING: The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves.  IMAGE: Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike near where displaced people were staying in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Diaspora Jewry's response to antisemitism has predominantly been the Holocaust — as if showing Jew haters what other Jew haters succeeded in doing will mitigate antisemitism.

Dr. Mordechai Kedar, expert on Islam and Arab affairs, joins Yishai Fleisher to analyse the attack on Israel, Iran's support for Hamas, and the next steps in the conflict including the big question of Hezbollah joining the war with their rockets. Then, Malkah Fleisher on "seeing" the ultra-Orthodox and the Diaspora Jewry's effort to help Israel in this time of need.

SEASON 2023 EPISODE 41:  Dr. Mordechai Kedar, expert on Islam and Arab affairs, joins Yishai Fleisher to analyse the attack on Israel, Iran's support for Hamas, and the next steps in the conflict including the big question of Hezbollah joining the war with their rockets. Then, Malkah Fleisher on "seeing" the ultra-Orthodox and the Diaspora Jewry's effort to help Israel in this time of need.SPONSOR LINKS:The Israel Bible https://theisraelbible.com/Prohibition Pickle https://www.facebook.com/Prohibitionpickle/Hebron Fund https://hebronfund.org/The Jewish Press https://www.jewishpress.com/JNS https://www.jns.org/Kosher Cycle Tours http://www.KosherCycleTours.comPODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://yishaifleisher.com/podcast/ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3mIsdfU Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3oP2Reo4JYnfIJdDUrQS2c RSS: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1271258.rss YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YishaiFleisherTV SUPPORT & CONNECT:Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcastSupport on Givecloud: https://kumah.givecloud.co/Twitter: https://twitter.com/YishaiFleisherInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yishaifleisherLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yishaifleisher/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YishaiFleisherSupport the show

Is There a Future for the Jewish Diaspora? Jews have been living outside of the land of Israel for thousands of years. It is a historical truth that this process started by enemies driving them into exile. But these diaspora communities settled in, expanded, and continued to migrate around the globe for over two millennia. In the 20th century, Jews chose two strategies for building a thriving Jewish future. One approach was to create and live in a Jewish State. The State of Israel was founded by people who believed that ultimately there would be no future for Jews in the Diaspora. The changes of modernity, they argued, meant that the exile must end for the Jews to survive into the future. Only by creating a State of Jews, by Jews and for Jews, could thriving Jewish life and communities be sustained. The other approach was to build Jewish communities in tolerant Western Democracies. This approach assumes that Diaspora Jewish life will be safe as long as minority rights and freedom of religion continue to function in the modern world. As time went on, Israeli Jews softened their language about the future of Diaspora Jewry. But are they right? Should we be taking the warnings of the early Zionists more seriously? Calev hosts this debate between Matt who defends an optimistic view towards the future of Jewish life in the Diaspora, and Mike argues the pessimistic view of classic Zionism. Let us know what you think about the issue, and who you agree with. Enjoy! Please let us know what you think! This episode was recorded and edited by the amazing Ben Wallick Studios. Ben is awesome!Theme music by Akiva Y. Unterberg.Masa WebsitePlease rate, review, share and recommend our podcast.Definition; A diaspora is a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of origin.The word is used in reference to people who identify with a specific geographic location, but currently reside elsewhere.Notable diasporic populations include the Jewish diaspora formed after the Babylonian exile...The term "diaspora" is derived from the Greek verb διασπείρω (diaspeirō), "I scatter", "I spread about" which in turn is composed of διά (dia), "between, through, across" and the verb σπείρω (speirō), "I sow, I scatter". In Ancient Greece the term διασπορά (diaspora) hence meant "scattering"

Israeli democracy is facing its biggest challenge since the founding of the state, after the Knesset passed the first law in its package of legislation designed to cripple the judicial branch. Yohanan Plesner, president of the Israel Democracy Institute, joins Haaretz Weekly host Allison Kaplan Sommer to discuss what comes next in the battle between Benjamin Netanyahu's government, which appears determined to move forward with its “radical and extreme” judicial overhaul, and the protest movement that has been battling the move for the past 30 weeks. Plesner looks ahead to the Knesset session in the fall and, before that, the upcoming petitions against the law in the Supreme Court (sitting as the High Court of Justice). He also reacts to Netanyahu's refusal to state – in response to a question he was asked on both CNN and Fox News – that he would abide by any potential Supreme Court ruling striking down the reasonableness law that was passed last week. “I think it's despicable and a new low,” he says of Netanyahu's remarks. “Israel is a democracy and the basic character of democracies is the rule of law, human rights, an independent judiciary, and everyone in the land – including the politicians – obeying court decisions. And Netanyahu was elusive. I think this is very bad.” The fact that the prime minister “is conveying such a message is extremely reckless and disappointing,” he adds. Plesner, a military reservist in the elite Sayeret Matkal unit, also discusses the “heartbreaking” choice by his fellow soldiers to suspend their service due to opposition of the overhaul, as well as his recent call to the United States and American Jews not to give up on Israel. To American Jews who insist that internal Israeli affairs are none of their business, he counters that “of course it's your business if Israel ceases to be a Jewish and democratic state, and it turns into a religious ethno-nationalistic state – this will end the relationship between Israel and the majority of Diaspora Jewry.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Confused, angered, and heartbroken by the push to weaken Israel's independent judiciary? Not sure what to think? Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D., Reconstructing Judaism's CEO, and Rabbi Maurice Harris, its Israel affairs specialist, don't claim to have all the answers. Yet, they've each just spent extended stays in the country immersed in conversations about its future as well as its relationship with Diaspora Jewry. In conversation, they make an impassioned, moral defense of sustained engagement with Israel, even as they take a principled opposition to the government's attempts to strip away the country's democratic character. Harris and Waxman describe what it's like to be in Israel, and taking part in demonstrations, as this all unfolds. They explain the Reconstructionist commitment to a multi-vocal, multi-perspective conversation about Israel/Palestine as exemplified by the running debate on Evolve itself. Our guests also respond to several Evolve essays putting Palestinian suffering front and center. This is a grounding, not-to-be missed conversation about some of the most pressing questions facing the Jewish world today. Theme song, “Ilu Finu” by Rabbi Miriam Margles. Her album This is the Day is available for purchase at CDBaby: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/miriammarglesandthehadarensemb Visit our home on the web — Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations: http://evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org Subscribe by Email at http://subscribebyemail.com/evolve.fireside.fm/rss Read these show notes on the web at https://evolve.fireside.fm/1 This podcast is produced by Reconstructing Judaism. Visit us at ReconstructingJudaism.org (https://ReconstructingJudaism.org). Special Guests: Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D. and Rabbi Maurice Harris.

Rabbi Wildes recently rejoined the Orthodox Conundrum Podcast with Scott Kahn to discuss the complicated relationship Diaspora Jewry has with the State of Israel. In Scott's own words: With the terrible and heartbreaking news that came out of Israel over the course of Pesach – a mother and two children murdered by terrorists, a car ramming in Tel Aviv with an Italian tourist dead and others injured, plus rockets launched at Israel from Lebanon and Gaza – some have noted a disconnect between the attitudes of Jews who live in Israel, and those who live in the diaspora. The two groups sometimes seem to possess different mindsets – that is, very different ways of thinking about events like these. In particular, the heaviness that was widely experienced by Israeli Jews may have sometimes been lacking among some Jews outside of Israel. Is this assumption accurate or misplaced? Furthermore, is Israel viewed, emotionally if not intellectually, as just another Jewish community like any other? Is the proximity and ease of getting to Israel and communicating with people in Israel a double-edged sword, taking away some of the mystery and sense of holiness that people otherwise would have? Moreover, what is the place of diaspora Jewry? Is their only role to pack up and move to Israel, or is there a need for Jewish communities to thrive outside of Israel? How can we better inculcate a sense of solidarity with Jews in Israel, and with what's happening in Israel? Is the emotional gap between Israelis and those outside of Israel destined to get larger or smaller? To discuss these and other questions, Scott (who lives in Ramat Beit Shemesh) spoke with Rabbi Mark Wildes (who lives in New York). Their conversation will give you food for thought, especially as they draw upon their own life experiences to discuss the relationship between diaspora Jews and Jews living in Israel. Please listen to and share this podcast, and let us know what you think on the Orthodox Conundrum Discussion Group on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/432020081498108). Thanks to all of our Patreon subscribers, who have access to bonus JCH podcasts, merch, and more – we appreciate your help, and hope you really enjoy the extras! Visit the JCH Patreon site at https://www.patreon.com/jewishcoffeehouse. Visit https://www.jchpodcasts.com/ to learn all about creating your own podcast. Music: “Happy Rock” by bensound.com

Why be Jewish? What does it mean to be Jewish?This week, host Adam Scott Bellos sat down with guest Minister of the Diaspora Amichai Chikli, to talk about the current protests about judicial reform, his goals in connecting Israel to Diaspora Jewry and more. Chikli is credited with toppling the previous unity government established by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid that included center-left parties and an Arab party.

This week's guest on the Caroline Glick Show was MK Simcha Rothman from the Religious Zionism Party. Rothman is the Chairman of the Knesset's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee. As committee head, Rothman has been leading the effort toward reform of the judicial system together with Justice Minister Yariv Levin.They discuss Failed negotiations at the President's houseWhat is the next step to make judicial reform?Why judicial reform is necessary?What is the protest movement all about?Is the change in the Law of Return an attack on Diaspora Jewry?

In this edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback hosts Rabbi Josh Weinberg for a discussion about the current situation in Israel.Rabbi Weinberg serves as the Vice President for Israel and Reform Zionism for the Union for Reform Judaism. On Wednesday, March 29, Rabbi Weinberg gave a Zoom briefing (co-sponsored by Wise) on the state of Israeli democracy. Rabbi Yoshi and Rabbi Weinberg met at the URJ headquarters in Manhattan this week to speak about the evolving crisis gripping the country.In recent weeks, thousands of Israelis have turned out in protest as their government's current ruling coalition—the most right-wing in Israel's history—pushed forward on its agenda of judicial reform. The proposed reforms would significantly curtail the Israeli Supreme Court's power of judicial review, effectively removing checks and balances vital to a functioning democracy and endangering the rights of women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, Arabs, non-Ultra Orthodox Jews, and others.Though the proposed reforms were tabled, they will likely re-emerge after the Knesset's Passover recess, re-igniting tensions both in Israel and among Diaspora Jewry."Here, I think people are genuinely, genuinely afraid, and deeply concerned that Israel will no longer be a democracy," Rabbi Weinberg says.Having gone through the Israeli rabbinic program, coming from a family of rabbis, and having lived in Israel, Rabbi Weinberg brings a unique perspective as the two discuss American Jewish identity, secularism, pluralism, levels of observance, social justice, the history of Israeli Judaism, tensions between the Reform Movement and Orthodox Jews, and how all of those factor into the current state of affairs in Israel.The fascinating discussion winds its way through the parallels between the Reform Movement and the Zionist movement, comparisons between the protests in Israel and the Arab Spring, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's own legal troubles, and political science.

In this week's podcast, Yaakov and Tamar discuss this past week's intense anti-judicial reform protests, the ongoing discussions surrounding the reforms in Israel's government, and the ongoing antisemitism experienced on the daily by Diaspora Jewry.Then, they speak with Michael Starr, legal correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, who has been covering the progress surrounding the reforms and who flew out to Turkey shortly after the quake hit. Michael tells his firsthand account of what it's like seeing the wreckage left behind by the natural disaster.

Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu's far-right, Jewish nationalist, ultra-conservative coalition government threatens to put the Jewish state on a collision course with Diaspora Jewry and could weaken or undermine a pillar of Israeli national security: unquestioned US support. The looming crisis with two of Israel's crucial constituencies, the United States and Diaspora Jewry, stems from Mr. Netanyahu's embrace of the far-right and willingness to sidestep the rise of anti-Semitism among Christian nationalists and Evangelicals, two groups that constitute the mainstay of US grassroots support for Israel.

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday. Editor David Horovitz and Religion and Diaspora affairs correspondent Judah Ari Gross join host Anne Gordon on today's episode. Russia wants to close the doors of the Jewish Agency there -- a decision that may be made in a Russian court tomorrow. We'll hear from Gross about the ramifications of shuttering the quasi-government agency and the diplomatic significance that this story has recently garnered. Horovitz weighs in on the resonance of this case for the Israeli public, especially given Russia's history of antisemitism. Gross updates us about the new measures to keep the peace at the Western Wall, and he and Horovitz reflect on the lack of attention in the Israeli press to this issue that is deeply important to key segments of Diaspora Jewry. Horovitz describes the growing financial inequality in Israeli society, and explains the impact of the wage gap and rising prices on people's daily lives -- including why Israel has a deficit of 5,600 teachers. Discussed articles include: Israel gears up to fight, as Russia puts screws to Jewish Agency for unclear reasons Ex-Jewish Agency head, analyst back firm stance on Russia: ‘Not a time for weakness' Lapid warns Russia: Jewish Agency closure would be ‘grave event' with impact on ties Israel moves to reduce Russia tensions: ‘The less we talk about it the better' Netanyahu blames PM for Russia ‘crisis'; Lapid: You haven't bothered to get updates Israel to send team to Moscow as Russia threatens to shutter Jewish Agency offices Government bans gender-separation barriers at Western Wall egalitarian plaza ‘The party is over': Histadrut chair urges consumer boycott amid rising prices Education Ministry says 5,600 teaching positions unfilled ahead of school year Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: The Jewish Agency headquarters in Jerusalem, November 29, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/File)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As you know, I am an academic, not an activist.  Maybe I should be an activist, but I am not. In recent months (this is July of 2022) the word apartheid has become almost universally used by those who are critical of Israeli occupation policies. This podcast  is an attempt to discuss the comparisons between South African Apartheid, which ended in the early 1990s after the release of Nelson Mandela from prison, and the Israeli policies in the occupied territories.    Back in 2005 I had an article in The Middle East Journal ("The Presbyterian Divestiture Vote and the Jewish Response").  That is available on the UM virtual archive site Deep Blue. It specifically discusses the debate over this topic.  Here are some passages from that article. Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu (of South Africa) visited Palestine and saw definite parallels. He used words such as “disenfranchised,” “voiceless,” “injustice,” “oppression,” “collective punishment,” and “home demolitions” to describe the Palestinian situation. “I've been very deeply distressed in my visit to the Holy Land; it reminded me so much of what happened to us black people in South Africa. I have seen the humiliation of the Palestinians at checkpoints and roadblocks, suffering like us when young white police officers prevented us from moving about.” As Israel's highly respected columnist Nahum Barnea put it, “thirty-seven years after the occupation, in the eyes of a large part of the world, Israel has become a pariah country."  That reminded me what a young South African woman said to me, "It was not pleasant being the polecat of international politics." The Anti-Defamation League preferred to focus on Israel rather than the occupation: "In no way can the treatment of Arabs by the State of Israel be compared to the treatment of the Blacks of South Africa under apartheid. There is no Israeli ideology, policy or plan to segregate, persecute or mistreat the Arab population. Apartheid was a uniquely repressive system, through which South Africa's white minority enforced its dominion over the black and other non-white racial groups who made up more than 90 percent of the population. Apartheid—which means ‘separate development' in the Afrikaans language—was enabled through a host of laws which banned blacks from ‘white areas,' prevented blacks and whites from marrying or even having sexual relations with each other, and regulated the education of black children in accordance with their subservient social position. No such laws exist in Israel, which pledged itself to safeguard the equal rights of all citizens in its Declaration of Independence. Arab citizens of Israel have the full range of civil and political rights, including the right to organize politically, the right to vote and the right to speak and publish freely. Moreover, Israel has declared its acceptance, in principle, of a sovereign Palestinian state in most of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Whatever your view of Israel, the Palestinians and the conflict, it is obvious that there can be no comparison to apartheid."Former Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Meron Benvenisti  noted that the South African regime was isolated.  but  “Israel receives massive, unshakable support from a unified Diaspora Jewry and American aid” and is protected from “effective sanctions” by post-holocaust concerns."Finally, while many white South Africans felt uneasy about the morality of an ethnic regime, few Israelis question the ethics of a Jewish state. Most argue that the Jews are a national people inhabiting their historic homeland. There is “no feeling of guilt,” and the occasional cracks in the “national consciousness” are “plastered over” by raising the specter of an “existential threat.” I hope you find this discussion informative.  

Join two leading journalists from Haaretz, Israel's oldest daily newspaper and one of its most influential media outlets, for in-depth analysis on Israeli politics one year into the new coalition government, reflections on the state of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a discussion on future of Israel's relationship with Diaspora Jewry. Noa Landau, Haaretz's deputy editor-in-chief, and Judy Maltz, a thirty year veteran of the paper who covers the Jewish world, join this special event, recorded in Sydney. (You can also watch it on YouTube if you prefer.) The conversation was moderated by Debbie Whitmont, a Walkley winning journalist and former Middle East correspondent for the ABC. A note on production: the day after this event was hosted the Israeli government announced it would dissolve and new elections would be held. You can read more at Haaretz.com.

Following the Harvard Crimson's adoption of the BDS movement and its goal of Israel's annihilation, and in the face of a new act of barbarous jihad by ax-wielding Palestinian terrorists, in the week's Mideast News Hour, Caroline Glick talks with professor Avi Bell of Bar-Ilan University and Dan Diker of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. They discuss the escalation of the political war against Israel, what stands behind it, and what Israel and Diaspora Jewry must do to fight back effectively.

Following the Harvard Crimson's adoption of the BDS movement and its goal of Israel's annihilation, and in the face of a new act of barbarous jihad by ax-wielding Palestinian terrorists, in the week's Mideast News Hour, Caroline Glick talks with professor Avi Bell of Bar-Ilan University and Dan Diker of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. They discuss the escalation of the political war against Israel, what stands behind it, and what Israel and Diaspora Jewry must do to fight back effectively.

Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy is a founding partner of Israel Impact Partners, which works with funders to accelerate the growth of the non-profits they care about. Levy served as CEO of Mosaic United, a historic joint venture partnership between Israel and global Jewry to strengthen Jewish identity and connections to Israel for youth around the world. Previously, he served for six years as the Dean of Moriah College in Sydney, Australia, one of the largest Jewish schools in the world with over 1,800 pre-kindergarten through high school students and 300 staff. Levy was named as one of three top global change-makers working for Diaspora Jewry by leading Israeli newspaper, Makor Rishon, and awarded "Educator of the Year" by JNF for his leadership and service to the Australian Jewish community. He received an Australian Postgraduate Award for his research in Jewish identity and published "An Oasis In Time: Seven Thoughts for the Seventh Day" with Maggid Books and Koren Publishing. The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.

Bret Stephens, the prominent New York Times columnist joined the Tel Aviv Review at the Z3 conference to discuss politics in the US and across the pond. This episode was made possible by the Z3 Project, an initiative of the Oshman Family JCC, committed to creating an ongoing, dynamic forum for opinions and ideas about Diaspora Jewry and Israel. The Oshman Family JCC is a premier source in the Silicon Valley of exciting and innovative programming; focused on architecting the Jewish future.

Jay Ruderman has focused his life's work on seeking social justice by advocating for people with disabilities worldwide, and educating Israeli leaders on the American Jewish Community. As President of the Ruderman Family Foundation, his ambitious approach has led the Foundation to become a leader in inclusion and disability rights advocacy both nationally and in Israel. Jay's emphasis on philanthropy has been instrumental in the Foundation creating programs around the world, raising awareness on social media and the creation of the Foundation's often cited White Papers. He has never shied away from controversy, consistently challenging Hollywood and those in power to push issues forward. Prior to joining the Foundation, Jay's career began in law as an Assistant District Attorney before enlisting in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), becoming the Liaison between the IDF and Diaspora Jewry. After his service in the IDF, he became the Leadership Director for AIPAC in Israel. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Organization on Disability and the University of Haifa, and previously served on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Funders Network and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Jay graduated from Brandeis University with honors and received his J.D. from Boston University School of Law. He lives in Boston with his wife, Shira, and their four children.

Página do episódio no site para ler a descrição completa: http://5ponto8.fireside.fm/15 "Israel não é mais para todos os seus cidadãos." Este é o título de um dos textos do nosso convidado de hoje. Com pontos de vista diversos, até polêmicos, continuaremos explorando o papel de Israel na resiliência judaica dentro e fora da Diáspora, sobre Democracia, Direito, Cultura e muito mais. Nosso convidado de hoje é Marcos Gorinstein, formado em Ciências Sociais pela UFRJ e mestrando em Estudos Latinoamericanos pela Universidade Hebraica de Jerusalém. Marcos se mudou para Israel há 11 anos e desenvolve um projeto que ensina jiu-jitsu para crianças judias e árabes, Além disso, ele é produtos e apresentador dos podcasts Nos Anais da Mediná e Do Lado Esquerdo do Muro. Referências: Israel não é mais para todos os seus cidadãos, artigo do Marcos Gorenstein: http://www.conexaoisrael.org/israel-nao-e-mais-para-todos-os-seus-cidadaos/2018-07-22/marcos Nos Anais da Mediná, podcast sobre a história de Israel: https://www.galeizion.com/nos-anais-da-medina Do Lado Esquerdo do Muro, podcast sobre política israelense: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Np8mQDTF5p2LXL9PLwIS1?si=IM30Q1hDSRSKkPpMXrUE4Q Dicas Culturais: David Grossman, A Mulher Foge, https://www.amazon.com.br/mulher-foge-David-Grossman-ebook/dp/B009WVZAJ4/ Galia Oz, דבר שמתחפש לאהבה Davar shemitchapês leahavá (algo que se fantasia de amor), https://www.e-vrit.co.il/Product/20476/דברשמתחפשלאהבה Amos Oz, Judas, https://www.amazon.com.br/Judas-Amós-Oz-ebook/dp/B00PHH4PG6/ Yossi Beilin, His Brother's Keeper: Israel and Diaspora Jewry in the Twenty-first Century, https://www.amazon.com.br/His-Brothers-Keeper-Diaspora-Twenty-first/dp/0805241752/ Com Rogério Cukierman e Laura Trachtenberg Hauser. Créditos da Música de Abertura: Lechá Dodi, da liturgia tradicional de Shabat | Melodia: Craig Taubman | Clarinete: Alexandre F. Travassos | Piano: Tânia F. Travassos. Edição: Misa Obara

This is the third of our seven bonus episodes. These episodes were recorded in the spring of 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, The Jewish Educaton Project's CEO David Bryfman (virtually) crosses the Atlantic Ocean to meet up with Robin Moss, Director of Strategy at UJIA in the United Kingdom, for a conversation about Jewish life outside the United States, Jewish life in the UK, and Israel diaspora relations. Access the shownotes for this episode and watch the LIVEcast recording here. This episode was recorded on  April 23, 2020. Adapting is produced in partnership with  jewishLIVE. Learn more about  The Jewish Education Project.

Sharona has worked in the NGO sector for more than a decade, focusing on the initiative, establishment, and project management on missions related to culture and to Israel and Diaspora Jewry relations. She holds a BA in Communications from the Open University of Israel, and an MA in Public Policy from Tel Aviv University. Sharona is a graduate of the World Zionist Organization’s Leadership Seminar Program, a mentor in the U.S. Embassy-supported Women Leaders in the Circles of Life women empowerment initiative, and a member of a few Leadership groups.

We discuss with Rabbi Elchanan Poupko a highly critical article he authored against Israeli government policy during the Corona Virus. Link to original article: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/will-israelis-consider-diaspora-jews-when-voting/ Israel Unplugged 28DEC2020 - PODCAST

MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh is a parliamentarian serving in Israel's parliament - the Knesset - representing the Blue & White party. She entered the Knesset less than a year ago as part of Israel's implementation of the controversial ‘https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Law_(Israel) (Norwegian Law)' when the recently-fallen National Unity government between her party and the Likud was formed. In a relatively short period of time, Cotler-Wunsh has become one of the country's most outspoken MK's on a variety of critically important issues such as immigration & absorption, Anti-Semitism and social media, Israel's participation in international human rights institutions, truth and reconciliation for Israel's Mizrahi citizens, political and cultural corruption, relations between Israel and Diaspora Jewry, returning Israelis from captivity in Gaza, and economic policies during the Coronavirus crisis.  Her mother, Ariela Ze'evi served as the late PM Menachem Begin's parliamentary secretary and Michal grew up having very close relations with the Begin family (during Knesset sessions, her daycare would be with Aliza Begin in the Prime Minister's residence). When she was 7, she moved to Canada after her mother married Canadian politician and human rights advocate Irwin Cotler. After growing up in Canada, Cotler-Wunsh made Aliyah to serve as a lone soldier. Later, she would return to Canada, after which she returned to Israel eight years ago with her spouse and four children. During her military service as an officer in various training and command positions, she became aware of the complexity of the Israeli social mosaic. Michal received her LL.B. from the Hebrew University Faculty of Law and an LL.M from the McGill University Faculty of Law in Montreal, Canada. As part of her master's degree thesis (entitled, 'Addressing Power Imbalances in Divorce Mediation: Family, Feminism, and Foucault'), she studied power imbalances and how to address them in mediation processes, including a analysis from a gender perspective. While studying law at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, she worked as the assistant to the current President of the Supreme Court, Justice Miriam Naor, in her previous position as a District Court justice during the Deri trial. Additionally, she worked in the Ministry of Justice in consultation and legislation and coordinated the Civil Codification Committee chaired by Justice Aharon Barak on the ministry's behalf. In addition, she worked as an attorney in the private sector. During her years in Canada, she worked in mediation, formal and informal education, and extensive public activity. Michal's key roles before being elected to the Knesset include a being fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism and a board member of Tzav Pius ('Reconciliation Order'), a nonprofit that strives to bring together Israelis who hold different worldviews on the religious-secular spectrum. Currently, she is writing her doctoral thesis in an international interdisciplinary program for ethics, law, and politics at the Hebrew University, researching freedom of speech and its effects, in its various contexts. In her work in the Law in the Service of the Community program at Tel Aviv University, she studied the issue of legal services to nonprofit organizations, which led to significant involvement in the field. In her most recent position, she was the director of the international relations department at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya and was in charge of sexual harassment prevention. Among other things, she headed efforts to plan, develop, and strengthen connections between Israel and the Diaspora in various contexts, while raising awareness and providing profound exposure to challenges and opportunities. Furthermore, she initiated and directed student and alumni preparedness for travelling to campuses around the world and attacks from the BDS movement, and she lectured on the...

Topic: Leading the Charge/Advocating for the Disabled   Guests: Jay & Shira Ruderman   Jay Ruderman is the President of the Ruderman Family Foundation, which focuses on the inclusion of people with disabilities worldwide and educating Israeli leaders on the American Jewish community. He also has served on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Funders Network and is a member of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Executive Committee.   Jay is a life-long Bostonian. Upon graduating law school, he began his career as an assistant district attorney in Salem, Massachusetts. In the fall of 2001, he became Deputy Director of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in New England. In 2005, Mr. Ruderman enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and became the liaison between the IDF and Diaspora Jewry. After his service in the IDF, he returned to AIPAC as the Leadership Director for AIPAC in Israel.   Shira Ruderman is a professional philanthropist and social activist. She serves as the Executive Director of the Ruderman Family Foundation, a private family foundation that invests in three primary areas of focus:  advocating for and advancing the inclusion of people with disabilities throughout our society, strengthening the relationship between Israel and the American Jewish community, and modeling the practice of strategic philanthropy worldwide.   Shira holds a BA in Education and an MA in Public Policy from Hebrew University, and an Honorary Doctorate from Haifa University and from Brandeis University. In 2014 she was chosen as one of 100 most influential women in Israel, and in 2016 as one of 50 most influential Jews in the world. Shira serves as a board member of various organizations and associations in Israel and the United States and was recently appointed as Chairwoman of the Fulbright Foundation.   In this wide ranging interview, we cover:   1. Early Influences 2. Living in Israel/Living in America 3. Educating the Entertainment Industry 4. Leadership & Research 5. Investing in the People that Lead 6. Open for new opportunities and ideas 7. Sexy Philanthropy And much much more!

Rod Reuven Dovid Bryen and Jerry Gordon bring back Dan Diker, Senior Fellow and Director of the Program to Counter Political Warfare at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA). Diker authored a recent JCPA brief, “The Alignment of BDS and Black Lives Matter: Implications for Israel and Diaspora Jewry”. Diker also appeared on a recent Jewish Broadcasting Service discussion program moderated by Rabbi Marc Golub with Joshua Washington, the young American Assistant Director of the Institute for Black Solidarity for Israel that promotes the pro-Zionist legacy of the late revered American civil rights leaders, Dr. Martin Luther King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy. American Jews, as Diker notes, had fought for Black civil rights as abolitionists in the 19th Century and the 1960’s culminating in the historic passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act under President Johnson. American Jews have actively and publicly opposed racism and police brutality. Diker’s JCPA brief exposed the disturbing trends converging between BLM and BDS that he suggests had its origins in the 2014 Iranian regime backed Hamas rocket and terror tunnel war against Israel. The rise of BLM was triggered by the killings of Black young men Trayvon Martin in Florida in 2012 and Michael Brown in 2014 in Ferguson. Missouri. Recently, the BLM campaign was “turbo-charged” by the murder on May 25, 2020 of George Floyd while in the custody of a Minneapolis Police Officer sparking daily protests and violence that quickly spread across the US. The Movement for Black Lives (MBL) A BLM Network member organization, has openly accused Israel of being a racist Apartheid state. It connected Israel’s “occupation” in Gaza and the Palestinian Authority meme that the Jewish nation was “born in sin” with US state racism, imperialism, and fascism. Minister Louis Farrakhan, a spiritual guide and role model for BLM activists and sympathizers, has labeled Jews “Satan”. MBL’s radical solution is to “take down” the US government, while defunding and dismantling police departments across the United States. Diker noted the launch of a petition by University of California Students accusing Israel of “complicity’ in the murder of George Floyd due to US law enforcement agencies’ participation in a 2012 program in Israel on counterterrorism intelligence sharing. Diker suggests that these accusations are completely unfounded. Moreover, BDS and Palestinian activist rhetoric accusing Israel of imperialism and colonialism is straight out of the Marxist-Leninist playbook. In fact, Israel is a result of Zionist de-colonialization, resettling the Jewish homeland after the fall of the 400-year Ottoman empire. He pointed to a recent article in the Cambridge Journal of Race Ethnicity of Politics, “What Kind of Movement is Black Lives Matter? The view from twitter”. Diker commented: This superb research on BLM reveals that the movement rejects the “politics of respectability” of Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement”. This is dangerous for the Palestinian issue as it rejects inclusion, and instead advocates a political replacement theology. Diker endorsed the work of Joshua Washington of the Institute for Black Solidarity for Israel, the son of Pastor Dumasani Washington, a California pastor, and a leading figure in the organization Christians United for Israel. Washington is also a next generation acolyte of Dr. King, a proud supporter of Israel and Zionism until his tragic assassination in 1968. Beyond the Matrix 05AUG2020 - PODCAST

Rabbis Kivelevitz and Bechhofer -respond to listeners' comments and critique of Rischa Daraiisa 23 where halachic and sociological rationale was offered for not moving to Eretz Yisroel.The conversation becomes quite heated with the Rabbis arguing over the meaning of the Ramban and Rabbeinu Chaim Kohen's positions.Whether Rav Moshe Feinstein's defense of the Rambam's reason for not counting Yishiv Eretz Yisroel as a Mitzvah, is considered a sufficient explanation for the entrenchment of Diaspora Jewry is similarly debated.The Rabbis agree on why Tzitzis,despite being a Mitzvah Kiyimus ,has been virtually accepted as if it is binding on all males.Kivelevitz elaborates why a similar mindset has not taken root for living in Eretz Yisroel.Bechhofer's insistence on a person pursuing the status of a Mashpia,and staying in the place where they are being marbitz Torah, is countered by Kivelevitz by the examples of Rav Elyashiv Zt''l and Rav Chaim Kanyevski Shlita who shunned public positions.The pair discuss the differences and risks between youthful and older immigrants to Eretz Yisroel with scientific data indicating how risky a move at a later age can be if not buoyed by support from an institution or a healthy retirement fund.Bechhofer puts Kivelevitz on the defensive for being evasive and equivocal in his own explanation of why he hasn't picked up stakes and headed Mizrach,at one point comparing him to former President Bill Clinton.He further assails him for harboring over romantic delusions of grandeur for thinking that he would have written important scholarly works had he lived in Eretz Yisroel through the years.Kivelevitz reminds his co-host how the ultimate imperatives of constant Torah study and Dveikus to God are more accessible in that environment.and how he is certain that he would have discovered kindred spirits and mivakshei daas who shared his love of honest textual analysis.Reading from his letter to another listener,Kivelevitz states, "...despite the uglypolarizationthat seems to perpetuate exponentially into the social fabric of the Medinah,a strong unifying senseof shared victim hood consistently rises to the top during crisis and reveals greater bonds.....cogent Limud HaTorah will always shatter partitions and make externals irrelevant..."Please leave us a review or email us at ravkiv@gmail.comTo find out more about our podcastsvisityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast is powered by JewishPodcasts.org. Start your own podcast today and share your content with the world. Click jewishpodcasts.fm/signup to get started.

Rabbis Kivelevitz and Bechhofer -respond to listeners' comments and critique of Rischa Daraiisa 23 where halachic and sociological rationale was offered for not moving to Eretz Yisroel.The conversation becomes quite heated with the Rabbis arguing over the meaning of the Ramban and Rabbeinu Chaim Kohen's positions.Whether Rav Moshe Feinstein's defense of the Rambam's reason for not counting Yishiv Eretz Yisroel as a Mitzvah, is considered a sufficient explanation for the entrenchment of Diaspora Jewry is similarly debated.The Rabbis agree on why Tzitzis,despite being a Mitzvah Kiyimus ,has been virtually accepted as if it is binding on all males.Kivelevitz elaborates why a similar mindset has not taken root for living in Eretz Yisroel.Bechhofer's insistence on a person pursuing the status of a Mashpia,and staying in the place where they are being marbitz Torah, is countered by Kivelevitz by the examples of Rav Elyashiv Zt''l and Rav Chaim Kanyevski Shlita who shunned public positions.The pair discuss the differences and risks between youthful and older immigrants to Eretz Yisroel with scientific data indicating how risky a move at a later age can be if not buoyed by support from an institution or a healthy retirement fund.Bechhofer puts Kivelevitz on the defensive for being evasive and equivocal in his own explanation of why he hasn't picked up stakes and headed Mizrach,at one point comparing him to former President Bill Clinton.He further assails him for harboring over romantic delusions of grandeur for thinking that he would have written important scholarly works had he lived in Eretz Yisroel through the years.Kivelevitz reminds his co-host how the ultimate imperatives of constant Torah study and Dveikus to God are more accessible in that environment.and how he is certain that he would have discovered kindred spirits and mivakshei daas who shared his love of honest textual analysis.Reading from his letter to another listener,Kivelevitz states, "...despite the ugly polarization that seems to perpetuate exponentially into the social fabric of the Medinah,a strong unifying sense of shared victim hood consistently rises to the top during crisis and reveals greater bonds.....cogent Limud HaTorah will always shatter partitions and make externals irrelevant..."Please leave us a review or email us at ravkiv@gmail.comTo find out more about our podcastsvisityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Yossi Klein Halevy, American-Israeli writer and public intellectual, senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, discusses his best-selling book Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor, an attempt to engage in Israeli-Palestinian dialogue while transcending the temptation to try to converge the conflicting narratives. This episode is made possible by the Z3 Project, an initiative of the Oshman Family JCC, committed to creating an ongoing, dynamic forum for opinions and ideas about Diaspora Jewry and Israel. The Oshman Family JCC is a premier source in the Silicon Valley of exciting and innovative programming; focused on architecting the Jewish future.

Dr Tomer Persico, a religions scholar, currently Shalom Hartman Institute Bay Area Scholar in Residence and the Koret Visiting Assistant Professor of Jewish and Israel Studies at UC Berkeley, discusses his forthcoming book, The Image of God: The Idea that Changed the World and Judaism. This episode is made possible by the Z3 Project, an initiative of the Oshman Family JCC, committed to creating an ongoing, dynamic forum for opinions and ideas about Diaspora Jewry and Israel. The Oshman Family JCC is a premier source in the Silicon Valley of exciting and innovative programming; focused on architecting the Jewish future.

Rabbi Prof. Irving (Yitz) Greenberg, one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers and community leaders in Postwar America, discusses the place of Israel in his theological worldview, and the shifting characteristics of the Jewish-American experience in the 21st century. This episode is made possible by the Z3 Project, an initiative of the Oshman Family JCC, committed to creating an ongoing, dynamic forum for opinions and ideas about Diaspora Jewry and Israel. The Oshman Family JCC is a premier source in the Silicon Valley of exciting and innovative programming; focused on architecting the Jewish future.

The prominent New York Times columnist joins the Tel Aviv Review at the Z3 conference to discuss politics in the US and across the pond. This episode is made possible by the Z3 Project, an initiative of the Oshman Family JCC, committed to creating an ongoing, dynamic forum for opinions and ideas about Diaspora Jewry and Israel. The Oshman Family JCC is a premier source in the Silicon Valley of exciting and innovative programming; focused on architecting the Jewish future.

Sara Haetzni-Cohen, the director of My Israel, a grassroots organization dedicated to promote Zionism online and a columnist in the weekly Makor Rishon newspaper, explains the role of the hard right in challenging Likud centrists and center-left moderates alike. This episode is made possible by the Z3 Project, an initiative of the Oshman Family JCC, committed to creating an ongoing, dynamic forum for opinions and ideas about Diaspora Jewry and Israel. The Oshman Family JCC is a premier source in the Silicon Valley of exciting and innovative programming; focused on architecting the Jewish future.

Rabbi Sigalit Ur, a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, discusses her study encompassing hundreds of dialogues between Jews and Gentiles in Rabbinic literature. This episode is made possible by the Z3 Project, an initiative of the Oshman Family JCC, committed to creating an ongoing, dynamic forum for opinions and ideas about Diaspora Jewry and Israel. The Oshman Family JCC is a premier source in the Silicon Valley of exciting and innovative programming; focused on architecting the Jewish future.

Rabbi Amitai Fraiman, director of The Z3 Project (https://z3conference.org/) Zack Bodner, CEO of the Palo Alto JCC (https://www.paloaltojcc.org/) present an excerpt from their presentation "Zionism 3.0. What Is It, and Why Is It Important?" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: presentation and community conversation about the future of the relationship between Israel and Diaspora Jewry. In this session, we will discuss the need to evolve our Zionist consciousness and the role Israel plays in our communal and personal identities. For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library.

It is time to get a new season started. This prologue introduces the idea that every story has a topography on which it unfolds. In particular, it is a framing of the season ahead through questions in three dimensions - a people in its land, Diaspora Jewry and Israel among the nations. Next stop - 1967!

It is time to get a new season started. This prologue introduces the idea that every story has a topography on which it unfolds. In particular, it is a framing of the season ahead through questions in three dimensions - a people in its land, Diaspora Jewry and Israel among the nations. Next stop - 1967!

Why and how should we study Diaspora Jews' relation to Israel? In this talk, Dr. Ilan Baron makes a case for why studying Diaspora Jews' relationship with Israel ought to be done using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach. However, instead of making the case using a methodologically and philosophically abstract argument, he does so by going over empirical and related theoretical conclusions from his work on this topic. These include discussing recent fieldwork in California, his book 'Obligation in Exile: the Jewish Diaspora, Israel and Critique', and a forthcoming article in the Journal of International Political Theory. As he argues, for those Jews who feel a connection with Israel, or find that having such a connection is important for being Jewish, Israel matters not necessarily ideologically but phenomenologically, as a part of their being-in-the-world as Jews. Dr. Baron suggests that the evidence for how Israel features in the construction of contemporary Jewish identity is in how debates about Israel are not about Israel so much as they are about what it means to be Jewish. Consequently, what is especially important for researchers to explore are the types of meaning that Israel provides for Diaspora Jews and the implications of this meaning.

Why and how should we study Diaspora Jews' relation to Israel? In this talk, Dr. Ilan Baron makes a case for why studying Diaspora Jews' relationship with Israel ought to be done using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach. However, instead of making the case using a methodologically and philosophically abstract argument, he does so by going over empirical and related theoretical conclusions from his work on this topic. These include discussing recent fieldwork in California, his book 'Obligation in Exile: the Jewish Diaspora, Israel and Critique', and a forthcoming article in the Journal of International Political Theory. As he argues, for those Jews who feel a connection with Israel, or find that having such a connection is important for being Jewish, Israel matters not necessarily ideologically but phenomenologically, as a part of their being-in-the-world as Jews. Dr. Baron suggests that the evidence for how Israel features in the construction of contemporary Jewish identity is in how debates about Israel are not about Israel so much as they are about what it means to be Jewish. Consequently, what is especially important for researchers to explore are the types of meaning that Israel provides for Diaspora Jews and the implications of this meaning.

In Obligation in Exile: The Jewish Diaspora, Israel and Critique (Edinburgh University Press, 2015), Ilan Baron, Lecturer in International Political Theory in the School of Government and International Affairs and Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Jewish Culture, Society and Politics at Durham University, explores the transnational political obligation of Diaspora Jewry to have a relationship with Israel, including one of critique. The book, featuring Baron’s interviews about the Israel-Diaspora relationship with key figures and community leaders in North America, the UK, and Israel, combines empirical work with political theory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Obligation in Exile: The Jewish Diaspora, Israel and Critique (Edinburgh University Press, 2015), Ilan Baron, Lecturer in International Political Theory in the School of Government and International Affairs and Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Jewish Culture, Society and Politics at Durham University, explores the transnational political obligation of Diaspora Jewry to have a relationship with Israel, including one of critique. The book, featuring Baron’s interviews about the Israel-Diaspora relationship with key figures and community leaders in North America, the UK, and Israel, combines empirical work with political theory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Obligation in Exile: The Jewish Diaspora, Israel and Critique (Edinburgh University Press, 2015), Ilan Baron, Lecturer in International Political Theory in the School of Government and International Affairs and Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Jewish Culture, Society and Politics at Durham University, explores the transnational political obligation of Diaspora Jewry to have a relationship with Israel, including one of critique. The book, featuring Baron’s interviews about the Israel-Diaspora relationship with key figures and community leaders in North America, the UK, and Israel, combines empirical work with political theory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Obligation in Exile: The Jewish Diaspora, Israel and Critique (Edinburgh University Press, 2015), Ilan Baron, Lecturer in International Political Theory in the School of Government and International Affairs and Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Jewish Culture, Society and Politics at Durham University, explores the transnational political obligation of Diaspora Jewry to have a relationship with Israel, including one of critique. The book, featuring Baron’s interviews about the Israel-Diaspora relationship with key figures and community leaders in North America, the UK, and Israel, combines empirical work with political theory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Obligation in Exile: The Jewish Diaspora, Israel and Critique (Edinburgh University Press, 2015), Ilan Baron, Lecturer in International Political Theory in the School of Government and International Affairs and Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Jewish Culture, Society and Politics at Durham University, explores the transnational political obligation of Diaspora Jewry to have a relationship with Israel, including one of critique. The book, featuring Baron’s interviews about the Israel-Diaspora relationship with key figures and community leaders in North America, the UK, and Israel, combines empirical work with political theory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Obligation in Exile: The Jewish Diaspora, Israel and Critique (Edinburgh University Press, 2015), Ilan Baron, Lecturer in International Political Theory in the School of Government and International Affairs and Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Jewish Culture, Society and Politics at Durham University, explores the transnational political obligation of Diaspora Jewry to have a relationship with Israel, including one of critique. The book, featuring Baron’s interviews about the Israel-Diaspora relationship with key figures and community leaders in North America, the UK, and Israel, combines empirical work with political theory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As new immigrant "olim" to Israel continue to arrive, just in time for Hanukkah, questions arise about Jewish life in the diaspora, and especially America, where the second largest Jewish community resides. If you are Jewish and living in exile from Israel, will your children still be Jewish 20 years from now? Your grandchildren? The show explores the disturbing realities of American Jews and others living outside of Israel. Also...Programs to urge Israeli Jews living abroad to come back home to Israel...some successful, others cancelled at the order of the Prime Minister of Israel, Bibi Netanyahu... And...U.S. President Obama addresses America's Reform Jewish Movement...Does anybody really believe Obama's fairy tales about his relationship with Israel?...Apparently, the American Reform Jews do...or, maybe they just don't care all that much... Plus...President Obama has the White House kitchen made kosher for Hanukkah...and...How is the first Afro-American U.S. President managing to alienate almost ALL of Africa? All this and more on The Marty Roberts Show