Evolve
Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations
Displaying all 2 Episode of Evolve with the tag “timothy snyder”.
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Episode 60: Former Rep. Andy Levin on Courage, the Election, AIPAC and Gaza
November 26th, 2024 | Season 1 | 1 hr 17 mins
2024, aipac, congress, courage, election, elections, gaza, israel, jew, jewish, judaism, palestine, politics, protest, reconstructionist judaism, redistricting, timothy snyder, two state solution, war
Former Congressman Andy Levin sits for a truly wide-ranging interview about the election, his concerns about the incoming Trump administration, Israel and so much more.
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Episode 59: The Reconstructionist Connection to Democracy: Past, Present and Future
October 31st, 2024 | Season 1 | 1 hr 7 mins
decision 2024, democracy, donald trump, election, jd vance, joe biden, judaism, kamala harris, mordecai kaplan, on tyranny, reconstructing judaism, reconstructionist judaism, timothy snyder
Democracy holds a special place in Reconstructionist teachings, liturgy and practice. Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D., and Rabbi William Plevan, Ph.D., dive deep into Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan’s — the founding thinker of Reconstructionist Judaism — thinking on democracy and pluralism and why it matters today.