In one of the most talked-about episodes of Wondering Jews, Mijal Bitton and Noam Weissman dive into the emotional and complicated questions facing Jews today: If you love Israel… why don’t you live there? Listen again or for the first time to Mijal and Noam open up about the cognitive dissonance of loving Israel while living in the Diaspora. Along the way, they reflect on the insights of Jewish giants and share candid stories of love, guilt, dreams—and bagels.

Here are some of the sources referenced in the episode:

Unpacking Israeli History: ⁠Does Israel Represent All Jews?: The Great Debate⁠

⁠Blaustein/Ben Gurion exchange⁠

⁠Lubavitcher Rebbe’s response to Ariel Sharon

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