TJS S6E1 Prologue: A new perspective
Season six has finally begun! Here is a prologue to help frame the chapter to come. In it I touch on the power of prophetic sight, the book...
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TJS S6E2 Electoral dysfunction part I
Part one of an in-depth look at the historical sources of the present issues in the Israeli elections for Knesset.
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TJS S6 Interview with Rabbi Aharon Ariel Lavi
Here is an interview with Rabbi Aharon Ariel Lavi, of Hakhel: The Jewish Intentional Communities Incubator in the Diaspora, an expert on the biblical sabbatical year - shemitta....
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TJS S6E3 Electoral Dysfunction part II
The unity government wasn't born yesterday, it has a long history in Israel. Tune in to this ongoing exploration of the evolution of Israel's electoral system to learn...
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TJS S6 Sukkot interlude - A matter of faith
The Zohar calls the Sukkah "the shade of faith." Here are some impromptu thoughts from me to you as I sit in the shade of my sukkah -...
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TJS S6E5 Boundary Issues part I
Almost two thousand years ago the Sages determined that Am Yisrael was bound in exile by an oath not to go up to the land "like a wall."...
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TJS S6E4 Electoral dysfunction part III
Here is the final installment in the series detailing the evolution of Israel's electoral system. It brings us almost all the way to the present, touching on topics...
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TJS S6E6 Boundary issues part II - the intifada
When the intifada erupted it caught the Israeli army and leadership unprepared. Part two of the series exploring the evolution of the separation barrier explores Defense Minister Yitzhak...
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TJS S6 Interlude - On violence
In this episode we take a break from tracking the evolution of Israel's separation wall to consider the deeper issues of violence on which it is built. Rav...
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TJS S6E7 Boundary Issues part III
Violence often has an arc, and in this episode we trace how the intifada progresses together with the Israeli policies of suppression and separation. Along the way we...
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TJS S6E8 Boundary issues part IV
Though the first intifada paved the way for the wall, the second - known as the Oslo War - brought it into being. This episode makes a bridge...
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TJS S6E9 Boundary issues part V
Uzi Dayan was national security advisor to both Ehud Barak and Ariel Sharon, helping them navigate the stormy waters of the Camp David summit, the Oslo war and...
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TJS S6 interlude - The Age of Prophecy
Here is an interview with my dear friend and co-author Dave Mason. In it we explore imagination as a tool of spirituality, the challenges of co-writing a novel...
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TJS S6 interlude - Greek Wisdom and cultural sovereignty
Here is my annual Hanukkah class in honor of my father, Charles Feuer/Betzalel ben Avraham ob'm. As the end of the Hasmonean kingdom that was established after the...
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TJS S6E10 American Antisemitism part I
Antisemitism It's an old topic, but somehow seems to be making yet another comeback in America. Here is the introductory episode in my quest to understand the rebirth...
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TJS S6E11 American Antisemitism part II
In part 2 of our exploration of the new face of the oldest hate focuses on the history of Jewish response to American Antisemitism through a look at...
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TJS S6E12 American Antisemitism part III
Jew-hatred has two fundamental elements no matter where it manifests - one connected to the role Jews play in society, the other the role we play in the...
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TJS S6 interlude: The inner tension of the present moment
Sometimes you have to get out of your own head in order to know what you really think. Here is an episode where my good friend Eitan Ben...
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TJS S6E13 - American Antisemitism part IV
When the cracks start to open up in American race relations, Jew-hate seeps into the mainstream. Here is an episode about Reverend Jesse Jackson, Minister Louis Farrakhan and...
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TJS S6E14 - American Antisemitism part 5
This episode opens up our exploration of the third face of American antisemitism with the backstory of progressive Jew-hate. Listen in to uncover the ongoing impact of Soviet...
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TJS S6 Interlude - American Anti-Semitism - Interview with Ken Jacobson of the ADL
Is Judeophobia getting worse in the US? Kenneth Jacobson has worked for the Anti-Defamation League since 1971 and as deputy director, he shares his unique view on the...
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TJS S6E15 - Progressing Towards Anti-Semitism
American Anti-Semitism part 6 - Anti-Jewish and Anti-Israel leftists and progressives. Learn why Jews vote Democratic, and how Tikkun Olam became the civil religion of liberal American Jews....
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TJS S6 Interlude - Purim Epistemology
Just a little touch of pre-Purim madness! Rav Mike Feuer discusses the Jewish holiday of Purim, the Book of Esther (Megillah) and how it relates to us today.
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TJS S6E16 - American Antisemitism part VII - The Endgame
The final installment in the series on the tri-partite part nature of American Antisemitism. This episode revisits all three forms of Jew-hatred characteristic of society in the United...
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TJS S6 interlude - Constitution Now!
Rav Mike Feuer calls for a constructive alternative to the current mass protests against judicial reform being debated in Israel's Knesset. Along the way he touches upon some...
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TJS S6 interlude: The Crisis of Israeli Sovereignty
A live webinar on behalf of for Fuel For Truth: Israel Education & Advocacy Training, on "The Crisis of Israeli Sovereignty." First Rav Mike lays out his innovative...
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TJS S6E17 The Temple Mount part I - The Hinge Point
Every tale has a point around which it revolves, and for the Jewish Story that is the Temple Mount. Here is the opening round in a new series...
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TJS S6E18 Temple Mount part 2 - The Status Quo
Should Jews be allowed to pray on the Temple Mount? Or will it inflame Muslim sensitivities? Learn the history of this debate from the Six Day War in...
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TJS S6 interview with Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz
Rav Mike Feuer interviews educator and activist Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz and discuss what it means to be both progressive and orthodox in the Jewish world, as well as...
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TJS S6 Interlude - Future of American Zionism
Rav Mike Feuer speaks at Valley Beit Midrash in an event co-sponsored by Temple Chai entitled "Is There a Future for American Zionism? American Zionism in the Era...
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TJS S6E19 Temple Mount part III - The Narrative War
Why is the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism a lighting rod for terrorist attacks and central to Israeli-Arab peace negotiations? Learn about how the Har HaBayit...
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TJS S6E20 Temple Mount part IV
Was Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount in 2000 the trigger for what the Arab community calls the Al Aqsa Intifada? Or was this a pre-planned assault...
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TJS S6E21 The Final Episode of The Jewish Story
There is no way to give closure to six seasons of a story, but you have to try! Here is an interview with Rav Mike Feuer that looks...
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