Linda Gradstein, Don Futterman and Noah Efron talk about (1) The very viral essay by Yossi Klein Halevi, pressing Israelis to finally engage in the moral conversation that we have, until now, avoided, and (2) The new 5785 Jewish People Policy Institute’s Annual Assessment of the Jewish People, basically a report card for the Jewish people, and why our grades are so lousy, and what we ought to do about it.
Plus, the short, beautiful life of Eran Shelem, of Blessed Memory, and weddings, cruises and prayers for the New Year!
For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: How did we welcome the New Year, in this seemingly, endless groundhog day of despair?
Songs
- Sofi Tsedaka ve-ha-Baladim — Bein ha-Shemashot
- Omer Goshen — Bo-ee La-Yam
- Benaia Barabi & Tzim’a — Seu Shaarim
Noah,
I always enjoy your podcasts but this latest one was especially informative. It’s discussions like this that continue to remind me how much I still have to learn about history.
I am still hopeful that everything will work out for everyone involved with the current Gaza war, I just don’t have a clue as to how that will come to pass.
Thank you for all that you do, and please take care!
Paul Giles
Taylors, SC USA
Thank you for your note, Paul. Both for the kind word about the podcast and for the wishes that everything work out for everyone involved in the war. I also cannot see how things will go. There is some cold comfort in knowing that things are bad enough now that they have got to get better. Then we’ll start the slow work of rebuilding (families, societies, buildings, trust), toward a now-far-off future that will surely be much better.
Warmest,
Noah