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In this episode of Jewish Insights, Justin Pines welcomes back Dr. Mijal Bitton for a raw and sophisticated look at the "new reality" facing the Jewish community on occasions of Purim and Shabbat Zachor. Two years after their conversation following October 7thhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzQrygsFtT0], they move past the initial shock to explore what it means to build resilience when the "clarity of evil" transitions into the "ambiguity of the everyday."
Dr. Bitton uses the contrast between the explicit commands of Shabbat Zachor and the hidden, dizzying narrative of the Megillah (the Scroll of Esther) to provide a framework for our current moment. Together, they tackle the "illiberalism" of modern campuses, the mutation of antisemitic conspiracy theories across the political spectrum, and the difficult challenge of raising resilient, proud Jewish children without burdening them with constant fear.
Dr. Mijal Button is a spiritual leader, public intellectual, and sociologist. She serves as Scholar in Residence at the Maimonides Fund and Rosh Kehilla of the Downtown Minyan in New York City, and co-host of the podcast Wondering Jews https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wondering-jews-with-mijal-and-noam/id1727260478. She shares weekly reflections on Jewish life, identity, and resilience in her Substack newsletter, Committed - https://mijal.substack.com.
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In this episode of Jewish Insights, Justin Pines welcomes back Dr. Mijal Bitton for a raw and sophisticated look at the "new reality" facing the Jewish community on occasions of Purim and Shabbat Zachor. Two years after their conversation following October 7thhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzQrygsFtT0], they move past the initial shock to explore what it means to build resilience when the "clarity of evil" transitions into the "ambiguity of the everyday."
Dr. Bitton uses the contrast between the explicit commands of Shabbat Zachor and the hidden, dizzying narrative of the Megillah (the Scroll of Esther) to provide a framework for our current moment. Together, they tackle the "illiberalism" of modern campuses, the mutation of antisemitic conspiracy theories across the political spectrum, and the difficult challenge of raising resilient, proud Jewish children without burdening them with constant fear.
Dr. Mijal Button is a spiritual leader, public intellectual, and sociologist. She serves as Scholar in Residence at the Maimonides Fund and Rosh Kehilla of the Downtown Minyan in New York City, and co-host of the podcast Wondering Jews https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wondering-jews-with-mijal-and-noam/id1727260478. She shares weekly reflections on Jewish life, identity, and resilience in her Substack newsletter, Committed - https://mijal.substack.com.

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