It is time to move away from the divisive question of who is a Jew to ask something more essential – what is a Jew? The first half of this episode offers Rav Mike’s thoughts on the subject. The second half is a conversation on the same with R’ Aaron Leibowitz, social activist and head of the Chuppot initiative offering marriage to Israelis outside of the aegis of the state rabbinate. Help me make history by supporting the Jewish Story at – www.patreon.com/mfeuer

The art is by Dan Levkovitch מאת דני לבקוביץישראלי, יליד צרפת, 2002-1927 – The Israeli Cartoon Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32910158