Do Jews outside of Israel care enough about Israel?
This is a loaded and perhaps unfair question. How could anyone make that determination?
Nevertheless, it’s something I’ve been grappling with for some time, and I decided to pose this question on the Orthodox Conundrum Discussion Group on Facebook. Many people commented, both on the group and in private communications. And today’s episode confronts that question directly through a panel discussion with Israel-engaged individuals in both Israel and the United States.
I believe that while the question was phrased somewhat provocatively, it raises an issue – the potential divide between Jews in and outside of Israel – that must be discussed. And for that reason, I was honored to host Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, Dr. Logan Levkoff, and Shira Katz Shaulov to discuss, openly and frankly, whether Jews outside of Israel are doing all that they should to support Israel – and, by extension, whether Jews in Israel are doing what they should for Jews outside of Israel.
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