Karen sits down with Jewish educator and author Ben M. Freeman to discuss all things Jewish pride. The founder of the modern Jewish pride movement, Ben shares all about his own journey to owning his Jewish identity - and how it was set in motion by his experiences as a proud gay man. Ben wants to make sure we stop allowing the non-Jewish world to define our narratives - and his approach is truly changing the Jewish world!

You’ll find out:

- Unpacking internalized anti-Jewishness 

- Why there’s no such thing as good Jews or bad Jews

- The importance of reclaiming our story as Jews

- Why Jewish pride is a revolution

- The most important thing the non-Jewish world can do

- How Ben became one of the world’s top experts on Jewish pride - and how his identity as a gay man played a role in his journey  

- Why Ben wears a kippah every day

- Ben’s recommendations for talking about Israel - and the importance of making sure we know our stuff before weighing in publicly

- Why Ben doesn’t use the term 'antisemitism'

LINKS:

Smashing Life, my private Jewish community

https://smashinglife.club/ 

Ben’s website

https://benmfreeman.com/ 

Ben’s new book

https://www.bookdepository.com/Reclaiming-Our-Story-Ben-M.-Freeman/9781915036322 

Jewish Pride

https://benmfreeman.com/writing/ 

Ben on Instagram

https://instagram.com/benmfreeman/ 

Ben on Twitter

https://twitter.com/benmfreeman/ 

Ben on Eve Barlow’s Substack https://evebarlow.substack.com/archive?sort=new#:~:text=Jewish%20Pride%3A%20One%20year%20on