Resisting the Trump Plan with David Elḥayani
While most of Israel’s national camp failed to speak out against Donald Trump’s two-state plan, David Elḥayani stood alone and refused to be silenced.
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.
While most of Israel’s national camp failed to speak out against Donald Trump’s two-state plan, David Elḥayani stood alone and refused to be silenced.
The spiritual leader of Israel’s anti-colonial struggle against Britain never stopped pushing to use the conditions created by Zionism’s success to achieve the Jewish people’s deeper historic yearnings.
A ‘Prep-School Gangster turned West Bank Rabbi’ responds to The Daily Beast & shares his thoughts on the Jewish reaction to Pollard’s arrival in Israel.
Applying Frantz Fanon’s basic framework from ‘The Wretched of the Earth’ helps us to better understand Seleucid-Greek rule in Judea, as well as the popular guerrilla uprising that rose out of the Jewish people.
Israelis and Diaspora Jews need to stop seeking legitimacy from foreign powers and start defining and pursuing Jewish national interests. Jonathan Pollard might hold the key to getting us there.
Yehuda HaKohen & Yossi Klein Halevi share a conception of Jewish history but differ sharply on political conclusions & the extent to which Israeli policies should be driven by ‘messianic’ ideology.
Israeli nationalists who aggressively campaigned for Donald Trump exposed the extent to which even Jews connected to their identities and homeland are still in need of healing from an exile mentality.
Why is it so important for Christian missionaries to target Jews and why are so many from Israel’s national camp willing to work with these groups?
As well as being a first step for many Jews towards deeper national consciousness, Fuel For Truth teaches participants to increase understanding through nuanced political conversation.
The all encompassing Divine light of Yom Kippur can help us to discover our unique roles in history.
Knowing how Israel’s political game is played can enable us to use electoral power more effectively.
A deep dive into the understanding of Torah driving Israel’s most ideologically committed sector.