I spoke with Dara online about antisemitism in America, the Holocaust in Jewish memory, why people love dead Jews and living ones not so much, the state of the American Jewish community and much more.

This conversation was recorded a few weeks before October 7th. I had planned on editing it and uploading after Simchat Torah but since the war began my free time has been spent on trying to explain Israel’s position in the world and pushing back against anti-Israel voices online. My apologies to my loyal listeners, I hope in the future to have new episodes ready much faster than this time.

Also available at https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas/dara-horn.

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Donniel and I sat down in the podcast studio at the Hartman Institute in Jerusalem to discuss the role of Israel and Jews in the Diaspora, the Kotel, Democracy in the State of Israel, the Occupation, the role of the Holocaust in Jewish identity and much more.

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I sat down with Yossi in his office at the Hartman Institute in Jerusalem for the first of a four-part series on conversations with Yossi over the next year and a half. In this episode we spoke about American Jews and their relationship with the state of Israel. Amongst the topics we spoke about were who exactly is the American Jewish community, the rift between them and the state of Israel, what role Israel should play in the lives of American Jews, how much influence American Jews should have on the state of Israel and much more.

Also available at https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas/yossi-klein-halevi-american-jews.

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His teachings have reached millions of people around the world through his appearances on Larry King Live and E! Entertainment.

Even though Rabbi Aaron and I both live in Jerusalem we conducted the conversation through Zoom because of the rabbi’s busy schedule. We covered a wide range of topics including Who is God, why would God care if I married a non-Jew, what is a meaningful life, the role of Holocaust in Jewish identity, Jewish atheists and atheism, why Israel should matter to Jews abroad and much more.

Also available at https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas/rabbi-david-aaron.

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Ruth was top on my list of guests from the start and it took time and patience to get her on the podcast. She recently released a new memoir, Free as a Jew. I had a remote conversation with Ruth where we discussed the role of the Holocaust in Jewish identity, why some Jews are anti-Zionist, how to combat Palestinian propaganda, American Jews, Israeli Jews, Jews and Power, the Iran deal, Yiddish writers and Chabad on campus.

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I sat down with Dov at his home in Beit Shemesh to discuss the Israeli-American Jewish relationship, the integration of Haredim in Israel, the liberal movements and the Kotel, why the state of Israel should matter to American Jews, dismantling the Rabbanut, the Jewish religious authority in the state of Israel and much more.

This episode is also available at https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas/dov-lipman

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He was previously a columnist for The Jerusalem Post and Chief U.S. Correspondent and Head of the News Division and Head of the Features Division for the Israeli daily Haaretz. He has been published in many magazines, including Foreign Policy, Commentary, The New Republic, The Jewish Review of Books, and more.

I visited Shmuel on a hot summer day in his Tel Aviv home. We discussed his new book Israeli Judaism, are Israeli Jews becoming more religious or secular, American Israeli Jewish relations, the Reform movement in Israel and much more.

I got on the train from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv to have a conversation with Einat in her apartment. We spoke about her book, the Palestinians, American Jewish-Israeli relations, the Kotel, nationalism, Zionism, feminism, atheism and much more. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas/einat-wilf.

This was a remote interview with Eric in New Jersey and me in Jerusalem. We spoke about what Judaism expects of a Reform Jew, the Kotel, conversions, Chabad, the Palestinians and much more.

Also available at https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas/eric-yoffie.

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Born in the United States, Mimi moved to Israel at age 8 and began studying with Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach at 15.

In 1994, She was ordained by Rabbi Carlebach. In a secret ceremony, she became the first Orthodox Female Rabbi post Shoah. This was only made public in 2001. Still, 20 years later, the Orthodox Jewish community is  challenged when it confronts the growing number of female Orthodox rabbis.

She was also the Associate Director of the popular Yakar synagogue and Beit Midrash in Jerusalem and it’s Rosh Beit Midrash l’nashim – the women’s beit midrash.

I sat down with Mimi in her apartment in Jerusalem to discuss her experience as a spiritual mentor for American and Israeli Jews, what it’s like to be the public figure “Reb Mimi”, her time with Reb Shlomo Carlebach, and many deep answers to simple questions.

Gordis’ writing has appeared in magazines and newspapers including the New York Times, The New Republic, the New York Times Magazine, Azure, Commentary Magazine and Foreign Affairs, and his books have received numerous awards.

Professor Alan Dershowitz has called Gordis “one of Israel’s most thoughtful observers.”

I sat down with Danny in his office at Shalem College in Jerusalem. We spoke about his  newest book  We Stand Divided: The Rift Between American Jews and Israel, what’s causing the tension between some part of the American Jewish community and the state of Israel and what can be done about it.

He has a daily column on JNS and is also a contributing writing to the National Review, the New York Post, The Federalist, Haaretz, The Forward and many other publications. He lectures widely across the US, including college campuses and has appeared on CNN, the BBC, Fox News and many other TV and radio shows.

In an interview for the New York Times he said, “My job as editor is talk about the things people are not willing to talk about.”

This was my first remote conversation. Unfortunately there were some technical issues with the recording, but I cleaned most of it up.
Jonathan and I discussed the relationship between American Jews and the state of Israel, the Kotel agreement, the rise of violent anti-Semitism in America, relations between Israel and America, anti-Zionism and much more.

I sat down with Tovia in his studio in Jerusalem where we discussed why it’s problematic for Jews to believe that Jesus was the Messiah, how Jews become vulnerable to be missionized and what to do about it.

He is the author of Shuva: The Future of the Jewish Past, which offers new thinking to contemporary Jews on navigating the tensions between history and memory; and the co-editor of the forthcoming volume The New Jewish Canon, a collection of the most significant Jewish ideas and debates of the past two generations.

I sat down with Yehuda in his office at the Hartman Institute in Jerusalem when he was visiting from New York to discuss his relationship with God, American Jewry, the Reform movement, Israeli-American Jewish relations and much more.

He is the author of the New York Times Bestselling book,  Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor, which presents the Israeli Jewish view of how Israelis and Palestinians could reconcile their differences.

He is also the author of Like Dreamers: The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation, which won the Jewish Book Council’s Jewish Book of the Year Award.

I sat down with Yossi in his office at the Hartman Institute to discuss his work, Israeli-American Jewish relations, the future of Judaism and much more.