Decolonizing Jewish Identity with Sharona eshet-Kohen
In what ways has Jewish identity been colonized and how far should Israel’s postcolonial conversation actually go?
Hosted by Lizzy Oziel and Rav Yehuda HaKohen, the Next Stage podcast focuses on identifying the objectives of Jewish liberation after Zionism. Episodes touch on a wide range of issues relevant to Jewish identity, Torah thought, Israeli politics, decolonization and reconciliation work with Palestinians.
In what ways has Jewish identity been colonized and how far should Israel’s postcolonial conversation actually go?
Can maintaining one foot in reality and another in the dream for a better future allow ‘radicals’ to succeed where ‘moderates’ have failed?
How similar are the Hebrew and Islamic visions for the world? Can Jews and Muslims be partners in achieving our respective missions?
Sarah Tuttle-Singer and Rabbi Yehuda HaKohen talk about their first experiences with Israel, approaches to peace, ostensibly rival narratives and societal frictions in the State of Israel.
Should the Israel advocacy community raise the intellectual level of its programming to focus on quality students over maximum participation?
Elie Yosef explains his fight to stop Israeli weapons sales to human rights violators.
Rabbi Mike Feuer joins a discussion on the historic significance of Yom Yerushalayim and the need for a uniquely Hebrew Universalism in the wake of Zionism’s success.
Political analyst Mordechai Taub joins a bonus episode of The Next Stage to discuss Binyamin Netanyahu’s efforts to form a new government.
Tel Aviv hosting Eurovision during the Omer period must be understood within the context of deeper frictions in Israeli society.