Call Me Back meets Being Jewish! Dan Senor and Jonah Platt FINALLY Talk Israel, Podcasting and More!

Finally, the Jewish podcast crossover you’ve been waiting for: Dan Senor, host of Call Me Back, the essential podcast for anyone trying to understand Israeli culture, politics, current events, and the world after October 7th, joins Jonah Platt on Being Jewish for a full on Podcasterpalooza. Dan and Jonah go deep on why Call Me Back exploded after October 7th, how a podcast with no whiteboard and no master plan became a trusted home for Jews, non Jews, journalists, Israelis, and people around the world trying to understand what Israel is actually debating. Dan explains why the mission was never about slogans or spin, but about giving English speaking audiences access to the real, complicated, good faith conversations happening inside Israel. If you want to go deeper beyond the podcast, join the Being Jewish Kehillah, our subscriber community that gives you access to exclusive bonus content, merch discounts, live office hours with Jonah, special community events, and more. Join the Kehillah today at http://beingjewishpodcast.com/join In this episode, Jonah and Dan talk about October 8th Jews, why diaspora Jews felt like they were suddenly under attack, what it means to create a conversation people can trust, why left of center Jews feel politically and communally homeless, and why podcasting has become one of the most powerful ways to process complicated Jewish and Israeli realities in real time. They also get into the future of Jewish life: why Jewish day school has become too expensive for too many families, what it would take to make Jewish education more accessible, why philanthropy after October 7th may be shifting, how adult Jews can find meaningful Jewish connection, and why this moment of crisis could still become a renaissance in Jewish life. Plus: Dan takes on Jonah’s Israeli lightning round, Zeh or Zeh, including Mets vs. Yankees, Shabbat in New York vs. Shabbat in Jerusalem, Startup Nation vs. Genius of Israel, and the most important question of all, challah, rip or slice? 00:00 Podcasterpalooza: Call Me Back Meets Being Jewish 00:36 Why Call Me Back Took Off After October 7th 03:37 October 8th: Diaspora Jews Under Attack 05:00 A Safe Space For Good Faith Israel Debate 08:08 Where Good Faith Criticism Ends 12:41 How Is This Not Dan’s Day Job? 17:27 Why Podcasting Beats Cable News 20:33 Left Of Center Jews Looking For A Home 24:39 Jewish Education & The Cost Of Being Jewish 41:13 Dan Senor Plays Zeh Or Zeh Follow Dan Senor: Call Me Back Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/call-me-back-with-d… Website: https://www.dansenor.com/callmeback X: https://x.com/dansenor?lang=en Follow Jonah on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonahplatt X: https://www.x.com/jonahplatt #DanSenor #CallMeBack #BeingJewish #JonahPlatt #JewishPodcast #Israel #October7 #JewishIdentity #Zionism #JewishFuture #JewishEducation #Podcasting #IsraeliPolitics #JewishLife