Israel/Palestine: Looking Back, Looking Forward - Judaism Unbound Episode 479 - Dan and Lex

Written By Lex Rofes

Israel-Palestine, one of the world's most contentious conversations, is also (all the more so!) one of the most contentious conversations among American Jews. Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg close out their recent mini-series of episodes, exploring American-Jewish discourse about Israel-Palestine, with a discussion about Zionism and Anti-Zionism, Jewishly loving Palestinians, and how all of this connects to Judaism Unbound's many years of podcasting about other Jewish topics.

[1] New UnYeshiva mini-courses, beginning in just a few days, are now open for registration! Learn more about Jewish Theology Unbound, Untangling Tselem Elohim, and Moses, Tzipporah and Us (Powerful Interfaith Families, Past and Present) by heading to JudaismUnbound.com/classes.

[2] For the previous episodes in this mini-series on American-Jewish discourse about Israel-Palestine, see any/all of these conversations:

[3] Lex references the notion of “B’tzelem Elohim” (“in the image of God”) as to some degree, but not entirely, calling toward love of all humanity as a Jewish value. For more on this phrase, and the many ways it has not only been used for liberation — but also harm — see Untangling Tselem Elohim (The Image of God) - Rafael Neis.

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