The Israeli Story: What It Means To Be an Israeli Jew After October 7th

What does it actually mean to be Israeli? On this special mashup episode of Being Jewish with Jonah Platt, five voices who live that question every day sit down with Jonah: actress and activist Noa Tishby, author and former Knesset member Dr. Einat Wilf, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Israel's Special Envoy for Trade & Innovation, IDF veteran Tomer Peretz, and President of Israel Isaac Herzog. Noa breaks down why she believes Israel's biggest problem was never a PR problem, and shares the story of a college activist whose entire worldview flipped after reading one book. Einat lays out the three-pillar platform she believes could fix Israeli society, including a provocative argument for why rabbis have nothing to do with what actually makes Israel a Jewish state. Fleur explains why she calls Jerusalem "the laboratory" for solving Israel's deepest divides, and gets candid about a stark difference she's noticed in how Israelis and diaspora Jews experience antisemitism. Tomer opens up about the rules of engagement most people assume the IDF ignores, and the one night from his service that still haunts him. And President Herzog closes it out with Jonah Platt, weighing in on what's really at stake in Israel's next election and sharing a gut-punch story from a top American professor about what campus life is really like right now. This is Being Jewish: Best of Israelis. 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 00:00 - Noa Tishby on Why Israel's Problem Was Never a PR Problem 07:45 - The Emory Activist Who Quit After Reading One Book 08:14 - Dr. Einat Wilf on Israel's 3 Pillar Platform for Change 16:34 - Why She Says Rabbis Don't Make Israel a "Jewish State" 18:39 - Fleur Hassan-Nahoum on Jerusalem as Israel's "Laboratory" 22:43 - Why She Says Israelis "Don't Know What Antisemitism Is" 25:41 - IDF Veteran Tomer Peretz on the Rules of Engagement Nobody Knows 28:00 - The Night That Still Haunts Him From His Service 33:42 - President Isaac Herzog on What's at Stake in Israel's Election 41:37 - The Harvard Professor's Chilling Campus Confession #BeingJewish #JewishIsraelis #JonahPlatt #NoaTishby #EinatWilf #FleurHassanNahoum #TomerPeretz #IsaacHerzog #JewishPodcast #October7th