Peter Beinart: Judaism Unbound Podcast Episode 468 - Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza
Peter Beinart, a columnist and political commentator, is the author of a new book entitled Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning. He joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation exploring narratives of Jewish victimhood and survival, how Biblical texts like Joshua and Esther are mobilized in contemporary debates, and how we might have better intra-Jewish conversations about perhaps the most contentious topic there is for our communities. This episode is the third in an ongoing mini-series exploring American-Jewish discourse about Israel-Palestine.
[1] Purchase Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning here! Learn more about Peter Beinart, and subscribe to his Substack (called “The Beinart Notebook,”) via this link.
[2] For Beinart’s previous appearance on Judaism Unbound see Episode 117: Israel and American Jews Today - Peter Beinart.
[3] You are encouraged listen in to the two previous episodes in this current mini-series on American-Jewish discourse about Israel-Palestine. They are Episode 466: Israel-Palestine in American-Jewish Discourse - Dan and Lex and Episode 467: Israel and Palestine on Campus - Susannah Heschel.
[4] Beinart references the conclusion of the book of Esther. To read the chapter he referenced for yourself (chapter 9), click here. For an initiative called The Chapter 9 Project, from The Shalom Center, which offered a variety of alternate versions of this chapter — with very different angles and content — click here (includes a version from our very own Dan Libenson, combining elements of this chapter with elements of the Greek expansion of the book of Esther, which you can find on page 18).
[5] There are a couple references to a recent podcast about Israel-Palestine featuring Ezra Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates. Listen in to that conversation here.
[6] Lex references Rachel Havrelock’s appearance on Judaism Unbound, where she discussed the book of Joshua. Listen in via Episode 261: Canaan Unconquered - Rachel Havrelock.
