Jewish Priorities: Life After 10/7

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Jewish Priorities: Life After 10/7 is a six-episode series about the future of the Jewish people, religion, identity, American Jews, the Holocaust, Israel, and more. These panels were held at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, and led by Stephanie Butnick and Liel Liebovitz, hosts of the Unorthodox Podcast. The conversations took place just weeks after Hamas terrorists attacked Israel, and sought to kick off a global conversation and bring together some of the most distinguished Jewish leaders and thinkers in the U.S.

Episodes

We’re Just Getting Started

The final episode turns toward hope: If it’s possible, and where we can find it. A conversation with Yosef Abramowitz, Roya Hakakian, Tal Keinan, and Andrés Spokoiny, with moderators Stephanie Butnick and Liel Leibovitz.

Feb 27, 2024

49 min

Promised Land: Sovereignty, Democracy, and the Land of Israel

A conversation focused on the Israeli government and Israeli-Palestinian relations, featuring panelists Sally Abrams, Rabbi Yishai Fleisher, Blake Flayton, Dahlia Scheindlin, and Bret Stephens, with moderator Liel Leibovitz.

Feb 27, 2024

1 hr 11 min

Mount Sinai: Stories, Rituals, and the Jewish Spirit

A discussion on the importance of storytelling and narrative in understanding our Jewish history and future, featuring Rabbi Melanie Levav, Ruby Namdar, Laura Shaw Frank, and Scott A. Shay, and moderator Stephanie Butnick.

Feb 27, 2024

49 min

Wilderness: Hate, Alliances, Identity

This conversation examined the liberal response to the war in Israel and the fear that a lot of Jews are feeling at this time, featuring David L. Bernstein, Rabbi Shais Rishon (MaNishtana), Hallel Silverman, and Izabella Tabarovsky, and moderator Stephanie Butnick.

Feb 27, 2024

44 min

Egypt: Are We Doing Exile Wrong?

What does Am Yisrael Chai and Jewish peoplehood actually mean, and what role does the state of Israel play in this question? A conversation with Rabbi David Gedzelman, Ally Goldberg, and Dara Horn, with moderator Liel Leibovitz.

Feb 27, 2024

58 min

Can We Even Sit On a Panel Together?

This discussion focused on the charged rhetoric we’re seeing within the Jewish community during the war in Israel and features Rabbi Shlomo Elkan, Jodi Rudoren, and Rabbi David Wolpe, with moderators Stephanie Butnick and Liel Leibovitz of Unorthodox.

Feb 27, 2024

50 min