Hatred of the Jews is the oldest and most pervasive form of prejudice which humanity knows. In this episode Rav Mike uses the comments of Haman to ask not only why we are hated, but also what we can...
Author - Rav Mike Feuer
TJS S3 Interlude: What is a Jew?
It is time to move away from the divisive question of who is a Jew to ask something more essential – what is a Jew? The first half of this episode offers Rav Mike’s thoughts on the...
TJS S3E2 The Evolution of American Zionism, part II
Part I presented America as an environment of formation for American Zionism, part two adds the other element of evolution – competition. The struggles between American Zionists and first the...
The Evolution of American Zionism, part I
Season 3 opens with a long awaited introduction to the American chapter of the Jewish Story. This first segment traces the back story of the three waves of Jewish immigration to American and explores...
TJS 3 Prologue: The questions that drive the Jewish Story after 1948
It is time to get a new season started. This prologue introduces the idea that every story has a topography on which it unfolds. In particular, it is a framing of the season ahead questions in three...
TJS Interlude: 3 things which divide the stories of American and Israeli Jews
Everybody is talking about the relationship between American and Israeli Jewry – is the romance over? are we headed for a breakup? This relationship will be central to the Jewish Story in...