Flexigidity Podcast

American Jewry is the most successful Jewish diaspora community in history. How did it rise to be so remarkable? Prof. Jonathan Sarna, the most prominent scholar on the topic, has answers.

00:00 Intro

04:33 Sarna’s Upbringing

06:04 American Judaism: A History

10:56 Why Jews Thrive in America

20:57 The Great Diaspora of Our Times

33:07 Zionism and American Jewry

37:48 Israel–US Relations

44:15 Inflection Point for American Jewry

49:45 Bifurcation of American Jewry

54:25 Why Is Today Different Than Before

1:02:24 Jewish Florida

1:06:44 American Jewry in 2054

1:11:33 Next Big Story for America

1:13:43 Conclusions

What is the secret sauce of Jewish resilience, recurring prosperity and leadership?

Gidi Grinstein answers: Flexigidity, which is how the Jewish People combines innovation and tradition, old and new, flexibilities and rigidities.

In this episode, Boaz Gilad, the host of the Unmask Podcast, interviews Gidi about the Flexigidity Podcast.

00:00 Intro

02:01 What is Flexigility?

06:13 Why the Flexigility podcast?

07:43 How to balance the podcast

08:55 Why Tune In?

12:45 Conclusion