Episodes Archive
TJS S5E6: Yitzhak Rabin’s first term
When most people think about Yitzhak Rabin as Israel’s Prime Minister they focus on the Oslo Accords and his tragic murder, but many are unaware that Rabin’s assassination ended...
TJS S5E5 – Gush Emunim
Many things within Israeli society were threatened with collapse in the wake of the Yom Kippur War, and perhaps the most profound danger was a loss of spirit. This...
TJS S5 Interlude – interview with Gil Troy
Historian and author Gil Troy joins me for a follow up to the ‘Zionism is Racism’ episode. We talk ‘Moynihan’s Moment,’ the rise of the PLO, the mental health...
TJS S5E4 -Zionism is Racism
If Israel is meant to be a light to the nations, then how they see us offers illuminating insights. In this episode we meet the Non-Aligned Movement, Israel’s relationship...
TJS S5 Interlude – Sukkot 5782 Seeking joy
Sometimes its seems that joy is the most desirable and least available aspect of human experience. In this episode Rav Mike seeks out some insights from Sukkot, the festival...
TJS S5E3 Feminism and American Judaism
The feminist movement and Jewish American life came together in the 1960s and 70s – each influencing the other. In this episode we touch on Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique,...
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