This week on the Radical Moderation podcast, Rabbi Segal speaks with Yona Shem-Tov, Executive Director at the educational Jewish leadership organization Encounter. Rabbi Segal and Yona explore the role Jewish education plays in building narratives around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the responsibility of leaders to take leaps and engage in new experiences. Yona and Rabbi Segal also discuss the importance of robust and even difficult conversations, her dream resolution to the conflict, and the value of steadfastness in political education. Plus, what’s a “Coffee Crisp”? The book Yona recommends in this episode is “Killing a King,” by Dan Ephron. Learn more about Encounter at http://encounterprograms.org. Get in touch with Radical Moderation: Email Rabbi Segal your comments and questions at a.segal@shalhevet.org Twitter: twitter.com/RadModeration Facebook: www.facebook.com/RadicalModeration/

Radical Moderation

Rabbi Ari Segal

Episode 21: Encountering the Other, with Yona Shem-Tov

MAY 10, 201949 MIN
Radical Moderation

Episode 21: Encountering the Other, with Yona Shem-Tov

MAY 10, 201949 MIN

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This week on the Radical Moderation podcast, Rabbi Segal speaks with Yona Shem-Tov, Executive Director at the educational Jewish leadership organization Encounter. Rabbi Segal and Yona explore the role Jewish education plays in building narratives around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the responsibility of leaders to take leaps and engage in new experiences. Yona and Rabbi Segal also discuss the importance of robust and even difficult conversations, her dream resolution to the conflict, and the value of steadfastness in political education. Plus, what’s a “Coffee Crisp”? The book Yona recommends in this episode is “Killing a King,” by Dan Ephron. Learn more about Encounter at http://encounterprograms.org. Get in touch with Radical Moderation: Email Rabbi Segal your comments and questions at [email protected] Twitter: twitter.com/RadModeration Facebook: www.facebook.com/RadicalModeration/