Future of Jewish
Future of Jewish
Our mission is simple, and hopefully worthwhile: to help everyone better understand and become smarter about Judaism, Israel, and the Jewish world. In addition to our podcast, you’re invited to check out our digital publication: www.futureofjewish.com
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Feb 24, 2024 • 11min
Can you hear the runaway trolley in Gaza?
Part of this Israel-Hamas war reminded me of the "Trolley Problem" — a speculative puzzle that incorporates inaction as a consequential option in a moral choice.
Feb 23, 2024 • 14min
What More People Should Know About the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
"Those who embrace such tribal and sectarian hatreds will invariably, in time, aim their guns well beyond the Jewish people. Indeed, if we open our eyes, we will see that they are already doing so."
Feb 23, 2024 • 15min
Here's why Biden's Democrats will lose this year's presidential election.
“The stakes of this election don’t make Donald Trump’s opponent less subject to scrutiny. It actually makes him more subject to scrutiny.”
Feb 22, 2024 • 12min
Allowing Evil to Triumph for the Sake of Peace
The IDF is fighting bravely, but many Jews in the Diaspora have yet to fight, and we are already surrounded.
Feb 22, 2024 • 13min
An Open Letter to Those Demanding a Ceasefire
"All we Israelis want is a permanent peace. Not another temporary ceasefire. We've had enough of those."
Feb 21, 2024 • 16min
Stop blaming Israel for Gaza's humanitarian crisis.
And a humanitarian crisis, while disheartening, is not anywhere near the same as genocide or ethnic cleansing.
Feb 20, 2024 • 15min
The Curious Case of ‘Queers for Palestine’
To the extent that we see every conflict as a battle between innocent victims and cruel victimizers, we will gloss over the moral complexities of reality.
Feb 20, 2024 • 21min
The U.S. and Europe seem to be siding with Hamas.
Yes, you read that correctly.
Feb 19, 2024 • 17min
Is it possible to convince people that the Jews aren’t so bad?
When it comes to the Jewish People and Israel, folks tend to trust their (misguided) feelings over concrete facts.
Feb 19, 2024 • 13min
Where is the world’s outrage?
When it is the Jews in question, people use social media to post about their skincare routine, what they ate for lunch or, even worse, an ill-timed ceasefire.
