53. Is There A Schism Between American and Israeli Jews?

This week, Uri and Rivky discuss a recent flurry of articles discussing the relationship between American Jews and Israeli Jews. In the Forward, Peter Beinart warns that American Jews reject Birthright if they don't address, head on, Israel's fraught relationship with the Palestinians. In the New York Times, Jonathan Weisman warns that American Jews are facing a division between their brethren and their values. And in Times of Israel, Daniel Gordis, responding to Beinart and Weisman, tells American Jews to take a step back and have some hubris in their approach to Israel. After reading all three, Rivky and Uri have to ask, who's right? If this problem is real, is it fixable, or is the breakup inevitable? And do American Jews, or Israeli Jews, really think it's a problem that they care to fix? Relevant links: Peter Beinart on Birthright: https://forward.com/opinion/416968/birthright-will-fail-if-it-cant-adapt-to-the-needs-of-young-jews-that/ Jonathan Weisman on the potential split: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/opinion/sunday/israeli-jews-american-jews-divide.html Daniel Gordis telling American Jews to calm down: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-american-zionist-assault-on-israel/