Sep 7, 2026 · 33 min · 14 segments
In a time when conversations about Israel have become increasingly polarized, how do we distinguish between legitimate disagreement and genuine hatred? Rabbi Natan speaks with returning guest Dr…
Rachel FishGuest
Natan TriefHost
So we're deep now in the month of Elul, and the gates of repentance are emerging on the horizon.
Thinking about the Jewish community even since October 7th, obviously before is a different story, but since October 7th, what sin or transgression are we continuing to make?
There's too much infighting in the Jewish community when we need more understanding and empathy towards one another.
I think that some of the transgressions that we continue to make is think that Zionism and self-determination are not necessary anymore in a post-nationalist world.
And I think that is a serious transgression and Jews need a Jewish state where Jews are actors in history and not merely subjects of history.
I think that we have transgressed and that we don't have hard conversations about what it means for Jews to hold real power.
And so then we have too many individuals in the American Jewish community who are seduced by powerlessness, which I think is an extremely historically dangerous position for Jews.
So we're deep now in the month of Elul, and the gates of repentance are emerging on the horizon.
Thinking about the Jewish community even since October 7th, obviously before is a different story, but since October 7th, what sin or transgression are we continuing to make?
There's too much infighting in the Jewish community when we need more understanding and empathy towards one another.
I think that some of the transgressions that we continue to make is think that Zionism and self-determination are not necessary anymore in a post-nationalist world.
And I think that is a serious transgression and Jews need a Jewish state where Jews are actors in history and not merely subjects of history.
I think that we have transgressed and that we don't have hard conversations about what it means for Jews to hold real power.
And so then we have too many individuals in the American Jewish community who are seduced by powerlessness, which I think is an extremely historically dangerous position for Jews.
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