Jewish Peoplehood

Why Should Our Kids Care About the Jewish People?

Dr. Tal Becker is a Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, where he leads educational initiatives on Israel and the Jewish world. In this capacity, he is a leading member of the Institute’s iEngage research seminar which produces the premier educational program on Israel engagement in North America, working to strengthen and re-imagine the relationship between Israel and World Jewry. He served, until recently, as the Legal Adviser of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign

Feeling a sense of connection to the Jewish people can be a powerful inheritance, and it can also spark questions, frustration, or disappointment. What does it mean for us to be connected to, and maybe even responsible for, people in other countries who we don’t know and with whom we might not agree?

Hartman Senior Fellow Tal Becker, Legal Adviser of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs,  joins Perfect Jewish Parents hosts Masua Sagiv and Joshua Ladon to talk about the challenges and opportunities of fostering a sense of peoplehood in Jewish children.

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A transcript of this episode is available here.

Perfect Jewish Parents is a podcast from the Shalom Hartman Institute about the joys and oys of raising children Jewishly, hosted by Hartman faculty and parents Masua Sagiv and Joshua Ladon.

 

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