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
Episodes
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Dec 8, 2024 • 14min
The Jewish Secret to Balancing Tradition and Universalism
The notion of a “chosen people” is divisive, literally. But when understood in full context it just might help bring us together.
Dec 7, 2024 • 8min
Antisemitism's Severe Psychological Toll
Indeed, we are forced to ask: What faith can we now have in humanity?
Dec 7, 2024 • 15min
Everything you know about Israeli settlements is wrong.
Few seem to know about the Palestinian Authority's vast illegal settlement program in Judea and Samaria (also known as the West Bank) and the strategy behind it.
Dec 6, 2024 • 7min
Please boycott my (Jewish) work.
Do you really think I am going to care what 1,000 middling modern writers have to say?
Dec 6, 2024 • 10min
That was my Melbourne synagogue set aflame.
“Just one arson attack,” some might say. “Not indicative of a broader trend.” But this would be a lie, a self-soothing fiction.
Dec 5, 2024 • 10min
News Jews Can Use
My great-grandmother relied on the Jewish press. Now I do, too.
Dec 4, 2024 • 15min
Why Jews Are So Obsessed With Israel
Only through empathy and intellectual honesty can the world begin to grasp why Jews so fiercely defend and cherish our homeland.
Dec 3, 2024 • 5min
A Jew’s Unexpected Journey Into the Gun Shop
Like so many Jews since October 7th, I am not okay. I smile. I laugh. I work. I write. But I’m faking it. Underneath all of it, I am anxious, scared, heartbroken for the hostages and their families.
Dec 2, 2024 • 13min
The Dangerous Link Between Antisemitism and National Decline
The UK, Canada, and Australia were once the world's most tolerant multicultural societies. Now they are hotbeds of antisemitism. It spells major decline for these nations, not just for their Jews.
Dec 2, 2024 • 8min
The IDF is *not* the most moral army. Who cares?
A military's goal should not be to win a theoretical contest of virtue. It should be to win the war it is forced to fight — as humanely as possible but, ultimately, as decisively as necessary.
