Remember What's Next
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Remember What's Next
Exploring the past to understand our future. This podcast looks are current issues through the lens of Jewish history with author, reseacher and lecturer Rabbi Ken Spiro and JFI Director Ellie Bass. Each week we will explore a current topic in the news or the world and use history to understand it's...
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S5 Ep12 Passover Thoughts
Chag Kasher VSameach from Rabbi Spiro and Ellie!
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S5 Ep10 War Overview
An update and overview on what is happening right now in the Middle East and what it means for us as a Jewish people.
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S5 Ep10 Unity, Responsibility and Proactivity
What are some of the attributes that make the Jewish people our best selves?
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S5 Ep9 - The Middle Path and a World of Extremes
If it burns it earns, if it bleeds it leads, if it enrages it engages.. we are living in a world that clamors for extremes in views, ideas and communi...
S5 Ep8 The Jewish Personality
Are Jewish people really unique? What does it mean to have a Jewish personality?
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S5 Ep7 History of Jews in South America
South American has a long and storied history of Jewish and maybe Jewish people.
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S5 Ep6 Bondi Beach to Tehran Part 2
In this episode we are revisiting some of the history of Islam and how it is playing out on the world stage today in ways that are essential to unders...
S5 Ep5 - Bondi Beach to Tehran
In this episode we are revisiting some of the history of Islam and how it is playing out on the world stage today in ways that are essential to unders...
S5 Ep4 - Light It Up - Chanukah 2026
What does Chanukah teach us about navigating what is happening in the Jewish world today? How can we emulate the Maccabees and also share the light of...
S5 Ep3 Inside Or Out - What is Galus?
Is it important to live in Israel as a Jew? Why are we in a diaspora? When the Jewish people remain outside of Israel what does that say about us?
S5 Ep2 Splitting and Speeding - 2025 Overview
Rabbi Spiro and Ellie discuss an overview of the past couple of years, where we are in history in this moment and how we see it in terms of prophecy a...
S5 Ep2 Polarization and Acceleration - What's Happening in the World Right Now?
A real world round up of some of the main points of our present moment in the world and what it means for the Jewish people.
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S5 Ep 1 - The 10 Lost Tribes
In this episode Rabbi Spiro and Ellie are exploring what the word "lost" means in terms of the 10 Tribes and why they matter today.
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S4 Ep18 Rosh Hashana and The Truth
A special pre-High Holiday episode exploring what the Jewish idea of truth is and why it's a central idea to Rosh Hashana and so important in our worl...
S4 Ep17 - Crypto Jews and Converts
When we explore our history we find so many ages where Jews were forced to convert, hide, leave or otherwise mask their Judaism to survive. Where are...
S4 Ep16 - Prophecy 2025
Rabbi Spiro and Ellie Bass discuss the who, what, where, when and how of this cornerstone ancient technology that we know as prophecy and how it matte...
S4 Ep 15 - Post 12 Day War Overview
Rabbi Spiro gives us an overview of where we are now after the 12 Day War and what we need to keep in front of mind about the enemy we currently face....
S4 Ep14 Popes and Catholics
What happens when two of the world’s oldest and most influential religions—Judaism and Catholicism—stand side by side? Today, we explore the shared ro...
S4 Ep13 History of Egypt Part 2
Part 2! Egypt is one of the most historied and longest existing places in the world. It's pivotal to understand the history of this place in order to...
S4 Ep12 History of Egypt Part 1
Egypt is one of the most historied and longest existing places in the world. It's pivotal to understand the history of this place in order to know wha...
S4 Ep11 - Jordan 101
We often imagine Jordan as an ancient kingdom that goes back centuries, but it's a new nation state that has an unusual history.
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S4 Ep10 - Gaza: A History
This week we dive into the history of Gaza, who owns it, who has ruled it and how is it such a central part of what is happening in the world today?
S4 Ep9 - Is An Advanced Society A Moral One?
As we enter a radical revolution in technology since the industrial revolution does progress always mean we will be kinder and more ethical? Why is mo...
S4 Ep8 - History of Christianity Part 3 - Friend or Foe?
Part 3 - This week we are continuing into the long and storied history of Christianity. What is the modern relationship between Christians and Jews an...
S4 Ep7 - History of Christianity Part 2
Part 2 - This week we are delving into the long and storied history of Christianity. We are beginning thousands of years ago and looking into the hist...
S4 Ep6 History of Christianity Part 1
This week we are delving into the long and storied history of Christianity. We are beginning thousands of years ago and looking into the historical fi...
S4 Ep5 Turkey and the Ottoman Empire
What is Turkey and who actually runs it? How does it now figure into what is happening in Syria and The Middle East and who will they align with - the...
S4 Ep4: Syria - Ancient and Modern History
Is Syria a nation? What is the ancient and modern history of this failed state and how does it impact what is possible now that it has been fundamenta...
S4 Ep3 Post Election
What a night. Rabbi Ken Spiro and Ellie discuss the election results and how the Middle East is impacted with a change in the US Administration and wh...
S4 Ep2 Israel and US Relations
Join us for a discussion and look as the history of the relationship between the US and Israel in this pre-election episode.
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S4 Ep1 The Real Story
Season 4 kicks off with a macro view of where in Jewish history we are right now. Sometimes it's hard to recognize we are literally living through sei...
S3 Ep28 - Dati Leumi and Modern Orthodoxy - History and Definitions
This week we are delving into the history and definition of the terms Dati Leumi, Religious Zionism, Modern Orthodox and Mizrachi to name a few. Who i...
S3 Ep 27 Back To Reality and Values
A bit of a continuation of the last episode. What are Western Values? What is it about America and Israel that people both love and hate? How do we ma...
S3 Ep26 - Protests, Protestants and Political Theology
What is really going on between Israel and Iran? Is western democracy really what we think it is, and why are America and Israel seen as partners? Per...
S3 S25 Lebanon and Hezbollah 101
This week we are learning the history of Lebanon and Hezbollah and trying to understand why they are involved at all in this war.
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S3 Ep24 Are Jews Politically Left or Right?
In this episode, Rabbi Ken Spiro and Ellie Bass explore the evolving political landscape of Western Jewish communities, particularly in the wake of th...
S3 Ep23 Responding to Ilan Pappe
In response to Ellie's student reading on of Ilan's books, we take a tour of some of his claims and take his narrative of events to task in order to r...
S3 Ep 12 The History of War and The UN
This week Rabbi Spiro and Ellie are discussing the Jewish history and perspective on war and peace, the history of the UN and how Judeo-Christian valu...
S3 Ep 22 Iran 101
In this episode we are digging into the history of Iran and why they are the major agitator in the region and why it's important to address them as on...
Special Shavuot Episode
Join Rabbi Spiro and Ellie as they discuss Shavout and what it means to be a Jewish people and how do we see this holiday as a reminder of our mission...