What does it mean to belong to a people without needing that identity to be approved by everyone else?
In this episode, I speak with Alana Newhouse, founder and editor-in-chief of Tablet Magazine, about Jewishness, Zionism, peoplehood and the complicated relationship between belonging and difference.
We explore why Alana believes Jewish history has always involved standing apart from the majority, while also discussing the importance of remaining open to questioning, dissent and self-examination.
Our conversation moves through Jewish particularity, inherited trauma, empathy, Israel, moral complexity, technology and AI, and the challenge of holding contradictory thoughts without needing to resolve them immediately.
Alana also reflects on resilience, social media, our obsession with the news, and the importance of returning to the things we can actually influence: our relationships, our communities and our own lives.
A conversation about Jewish identity, belonging and the courage to be different.
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