What is Jewish Liberation After Zionism? (with the Visionaries)
What can we say we’ve learned about Jewish liberation from 100 episodes of The Next Stage?
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.
What can we say we’ve learned about Jewish liberation from 100 episodes of The Next Stage?
Should the word ‘Zionist’ be used to refer to all of history’s many Jewish liberation movements or should the term be more narrowly limited to the actual Zionist movement? Does it matter?
It’s important that Jews engage our Torah through the ideological lens of Israel’s prophets & sages.
What is the Torah that Israel received on Shavuot & what must Jews do in order to properly receive it?
Is there a model for a Jewish state that could work for Muslim Palestinians? Can Jews & Muslims be partners in achieving our respective missions?
Can the current societal tensions tearing Israeli society apart help inspire a much needed conversation about the future of the country?
Can Israel restructure its national institutions to allow for its socio-political tribes to live together?
If concerns surrounding judicial reforms are about human rights & civil liberties, why are the weakest sectors of society supporting the reforms while Israel’s elites & security agencies oppose them?
What might the Jewish attack on Huwara reveal about the trajectory of Israeli-Palestinian relations?
What can Tu B’Shvat teach us about formulating a new vision for Jewish liberation & the reborn nation of Israel’s critical role on the international stage?
‘Prisoner of Zion’ Jonathan Pollard discusses the state of the Jewish people’s subjugation to the US & the steps Israel must take in order to attain freedom.
Is the formation of Israel’s ‘extremist’ government a revolutionary moment with potential for positive change or does it signal Zionism’s end (or both?)