S1 Ep 18: This week Rabbi Spiro and Ellie are dissecting the various historical revisionist narratives that are out there surrounding Israel and the Jewish people. Check out more about Rabbi Ken Spiro and his work at www.KenSpiro.com Learn more about The Jewish Family Insitute at www.MyJFI.com
Responding to the conflict that has become world news in Israel over the last few days, Rabbi Spiro is giving us an appreciation of the complexity of what is happening based on thousands of years of history and ideaology. Caveat: This is a difficult and emotional topic, and we did the best we could to speak about it in a nuanced way. For more on Rabbi Spiro: www.kenspiro.com For more on the JFI: www.myjfi.com
Why is Jerusalem still the capital of Israel? Rabbi Ken Spiro takes us on a whirlwind tour of the history of Jerusalem. Check out more about Rabbi Ken Spiro and his work at www.KenSpiro.com Learn more about The Jewish Family Insitute at www.MyJFI.com
This week we Rabbi Ken Spiro is talking about Lag B'Omer and the Bar Kochba Revolution as it relates to this holiday. Check out more about Rabbi Ken Spiro and his work at www.KenSpiro.com Learn more about The Jewish Family Insitute at www.MyJFI.com
S1 Ep 14: In this episode Rabbi Spiro and Ellie discuss why there are experiences of anti-Zionism within Israel itself and in the Jewish community, what the history of that is and why it's important to understand today as we fight for our survival.
This week we are celebrating Yom Hazikaron and Yom Haatzmaut by asking and discussing the history of the IDF, learning how it came to be and what the Israeli culture is like as a society growing up with a necessary army draft. Please subscribe if you want to hear more and check out more about Rabbi Ken Spiro's work at www.kenspiro.com
Rabbi Spiro takes us on a journey about the history of Sephardic Jewry, Mizrahi Jews and how the Golden Age of Spain created vibrant and lasting Jewish communities around the world.
This week we Rabbi Ken Spiro is taking us on an adventure to Russia, as one of his specialties in history and research he is giving us the on one foot version of Russian Jewry and it’s impact on the world. Check out more about Rabbi Ken Spiro and his work at www.KenSpiro.com Learn more about The Jewish Family Insitute at www.MyJFI.com...
Rabbi Ken Spiro and Ellie Bass discuss the history of the Ashkenazi lineage of the Jewish people. Who are they and where did they come from? Want more history? Go back and listen to this series from the beginning, as Winston Churchill once said “The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” so we are going all the way back, so we can understand what is happening now and plan for the future. Check out more about Rabbi Ken Spiro and his work at www.KenSpiro.com...
What does Jewish history teach us about our personal role in creating a just society? How do the kings of Jewish history model good and bad leadership?
We are talking about what it means to be a leader through a Jewish lens and looking back at Jewish history to see who is the role model of a great leader and who isn't. Find out more about Rabbi Ken Spiro and for more resources, videos and articles or to buy his book "Crash Course in Jewish History" go to www.kenspiro.com To check out Ellie and the work she does go to www.MyJFI.com
Today we discuss the topics of indigeneity, the new blood libel that Israel is withholding vaccines, and that in order for us to be able to address the virus of antisemitism we have to diagnose it correctly when it appears.
In this episode Rabbi Ken Spiro and Ellie Bass are discussing the landscape of anti-semitic and anti-zionist rhetoric on social media today, and how Jewish history is essential to understanding the multi-layered aspects of this ancient hatred and modern version of it. Check out more about Ken's work at www.kenspiro.com Learn more about what Ellie does at www.MyJFI.com Send us questions and topic suggestions to Ellie@MyJFI.com...
This week Rabbi Ken Spiro and Ellie Bass glance over 2020 and use Jewish history to understand the themes of this year, political polarization, CoVid, global connections and lack of leadership. Learn more about Rabbi Spiro at www.kenspiro.com Learn more about the JFI www.MyJFI.com Let us know your questions, topic ideas and feedback at Ellie@MyJFI.com
In this episode Rabbi Spiro and Ellie discuss the recent Abraham Accords and look back to the history of Yishmael and Yitzchak and move forward from there to try to understand what is happening now and what we can do to bring peace.
This week on Rabbi Ken Spiro and Ellie Bass discuss the upcoming Jewish holiday of Chanukah starting with a history of the holiday. They discuss whether we are really commemorating the right things, what it means to be a Hellenist and what is the real superpower of the Jewish people. To learn more about Rabbi Spiro's work go to www.KenSpiro.com To learn more about Ellie Bass and The Yetta Nashman Jewish Family Institute go to https://www.myjfi.com/ To leave us a voice message with topic ideas, q...
Part 2 of our Introduction rounds out the plot of the narrative of our Jewish history and gives us a timeline to orient us now. We discuss how we can see ourselves as a part of history if we believe in a God that determines the goals and future. We also get an update on Rabbi Spiro's latest dig!
In this first episode we meet Rabbi Ken Spiro and Ellie Bass, and ask the beginning question of "What is History"? What sources do we use and how do we ascertain fact from fiction? We also delve into the idea that we are a part of an ongoing story, and how looking back helps us to clarify where we are going. Look for Part 2 of this intro next week were we will then ask What is "Our Story". If you would like to know more about Ellie Bass and the JFI and our other podcasts and programs please go t...
