About this episode

Rabbi Nadav Caine explores the implications of Jewish identity and opinions on Israel for Jews living outside the Land, challenging common interpretations of the Torah.

Almost every part of the last two sections of Numbers seems obvious, and usually offensive, from war, to borders, to women, and so on. I pick three items that seem to need no further interpretation than what we think they mean, and turn them on their heads. WE ONLY SEE TORAH WHEN WE SEE OURSELVES DEEPLY. The last of the three: do we Jews living outside the Land have a right to have opinions about Israel?

People in this episode

Host: Rabbi Nadav Caine

Topics covered

• Jewish identity
• Israel
• Torah interpretation
• Diaspora
• opinions on Israel

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Numbers

Places: Israel, Land

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