#57: "Jewish Calendar = Israeli Calendar?"

September 21, 2022 00:34:59
#57: "Jewish Calendar = Israeli Calendar?"
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#57: "Jewish Calendar = Israeli Calendar?"

Sep 21 2022 | 00:34:59

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Show Notes

What can public and private observances of Rosh Hashana teach us about the relationship between Jewishness and Israeliness today? Donniel Hartman, Yossi Klein Halevi and Elana Stein Hain explore how the High Holidays are experienced in Israel, what this tells us about the state of Judaism and Jewish identity in the country, and how Israeli observance is different from that of American Jews.

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