In this episode of the <i>18Forty Podcast</i>, we talk to Adam Ferziger, a historian of modern Jewish movements, about how American Jews have helped shape the evolution of Israeli Judaism.<br /><br />In this episode we discuss:<br /><br />—Why are Jewish religious boundaries in Israel often “more porous” than those in America?<br />—Why did McDonald’s succeed in Israel while Starbucks failed?<br />—What can Israelis take from the thick communal culture of American Judaism?<br /><br />Tune in to hear a conversation about Religious Zionism, American <i>aliyah</i>, and the emergence of a distinctly Israeli Judaism shaped by sovereignty, Hebrew culture, and modern religious life.<br /><br />Interview begins at 9:32.<br /><br />Professor Adam S. Ferziger is a historian of modern Jewish religious movements and responses to secularization. He holds the Samson Raphael Hirsch Chair at Bar-Ilan University and is a senior associate at the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies. He is the author of several influential books, including Beyond Sectarianism: The Realignment of American Orthodox Judaism, winner of the National Jewish Book Award.<br /><br /><b>References:</b><br /><br />“<a href="https://www.bjpa.org/content/upload/bjpa/orth/Orthodoxy%20in%20American.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Orthodoxy in American Jewish Life</a>” by Charles S. Liebman<br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Sectarianism-Realignment-American-Orthodox/dp/0814339530" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>Beyond Sectarianism: The Realignment of American Orthodox Judaism</i></a> by Adam S. Ferziger<br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Agents-Change-American-Transformation-Israeli/dp/1479817546" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>Agents of Change: American Jews and the Transformation of Israeli Judaism</i></a> by Adam S. Ferziger<br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Israeli-Century-Zionist-Revolution-Reinvented/dp/1642938459" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>The Israeli Century: How the Zionist Revolution Changed History and Reinvented Judaism</i></a> by Yossi Shain<br /><br /><i>18Forty Podcast</i>: “<a href="https://18forty.org/podcast/shayna-goldberg-inside-israels-religious-zionist-community/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Shayna Goldberg: Inside Israel’s Religious Zionist Community</a>”<br /><br />“<a href="https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2011/06/conan-obrien-failure-and-conviction" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Conan O’Brien on Failure and Conviction</a>”<br /><br /><b>For more 18Forty:</b><br />NEWSLETTER: 18forty.org/join<br />CALL: (212) 582-1840<br />EMAIL: [email protected]<br />WEBSITE: 18forty.org<br />IG: @18forty<br />X: @18_forty<br />WhatsApp: join here<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support</a>.