What Gives? The Jewish Philanthropy Podcast
Religion & Spirituality:Judaism
Episode 43 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network. Rabbi Leon Morris, President of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, talks to JFN President and CEO Andres Spokoiny about his essay in Sources, "In Defense of Surrender in Liberal Jewish Life." Morris argues that a Jewish response to individual agency having eclipsed every other important value is necessary, and can be done through a sense of surrender (of our defenses, our time, and our notion of isolated individualism) to community, rather than submission to authority. Leon talks about what he finds exciting about pluralistic spaces, how thoroughly modern Jews are having trouble finding places for Jewishness in their lives, the enormous relevance that traditional texts still have for our modern time, and what gives him hope for the Jewish future.
Works referenced in this episode:
Sigal Yaniv Feller: Philanthropy and Israel - Charting the Future at the Jewish Funders Network 2024 Conference
Andres Spokoiny addresses the 2024 JFN International Conference in Tel Aviv
Dr. Mijal Bitton: Translating Sephardi and Mizrahi Stories in America
Yotam Polizer: IsraAID’s frontline Humanitarian Work
Casper ter Kuile: Building Spiritual Connections Locally and Digitally
Dara Horn: The Problem with Holocaust Education
Dan Smokler: Reinventing the Old for an Innovative Future
David Bernstein: The Threat of Illiberalism
Eli Paley: Opening Our Communities to the Haredi Sector
Ari Wallach: The long-term goal of a vibrant Jewish future
Yohanan Plesner: Democracy in Israel
Carly Maisel: Shining a Light on Antisemitism
Einat Wilf: Reclaiming Zionism
Eric K. Ward: Staying in the Room Together
Bret Stephens: Fostering Jewish Conversations
Jonathan Goodman & Shawna Goodman Sone
Amy Mandel: Sharing Philanthropic Power
Felicia Herman: From Jewish History to Jewish Philanthropy
Danny Hakim: Sports for Social Change
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