Jewish Values & Israel: Rabbi Josh & A Friend Wrestle with the Ongoing War

An unusual episode this week - Rabbi Josh is the interlocutor instead of the interviewer as he and his friend Shawn Weiss take up the war in Israel. The two have different takes on how to think about the meaning of the War and its implications, and how to reckon with the values at stake. They differ on how to think about the war but do so without polemics, cheap shots, labels or acrimony. Instead they approach it as two peole who care about Jewish life and values, who are profoundly troubled by the war and its toll, and its future. Among many other things Shawn Weiss is a rabbincal student and an author. You can read some of his essays on various aspects of Jewish life at  https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/author/shawn-aron-weiss/