What's up guys! Today we have a really interesting episode with Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger. Hanan is an Israeli Peace activist who lives in the west bank, and helped co-found an organization called Roots. Roots is a grass-roots and non political organization, that seeks to bring Israeli settlers, and local Palestinians together in the west bank. Check out their website at .friendsofroots.net

In today's episode we talk about the reason why Israel is important to the Jewish people. I talk about why Israel isn't just a "holy land" for Jews, but rather the ancestral and indigenous homeland of the Jewish people.

A quick hello!

In today's episode I go into what Judaism means to me, and why my Jewish Identity isn't a religious one. Please note that this episode isn't here to knock down religion, but to simply explain why I believe that Jews need to stop identifying as just a religious group, and except the fact that we are also a group with a common history and culture that isn't 100 percent tied to religion.

On today's episode, I talk about some of the things Jews have to do in order to be empowered and fight for their rights in the 21st century. 

On today's episode we talk about Nick Cannon's Antisemitic remarks, and why Jews find them deeply offensive.

In today's episode we go into the #JewishPrivilege trend on twitter, and why this is important.

In today's episode I give my view on the anti-semetic quote shared by Philadelphia eagles wide receiver Desean Jackson, and what anti antisemitism looks like today.

A quick introduction of the conflict and dialogue podcast