Call Me Back meets Being Jewish! Dan Senor and Jonah Platt FINALLY Talk Israel, Podcasting and More!
Being Jewish with Jonah Platt
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Finally, the Jewish podcast crossover you’ve been waiting for: Dan Senor, host of Call Me Back, the essential podcast for anyone trying to understand Israeli culture, politics, current events, and the world after October 7th, joins Jonah Platt on Being Jewish for a full on Podcasterpalooza.
Dan and Jonah go deep on why Call Me Back exploded after October 7th, how a podcast with no whiteboard and no master plan became a trusted home for Jews, non Jews, journalists, Israelis, and people around the world trying to understand what Israel is actually debating. Dan explains why the mission was never about slogans or spin, but about giving English speaking audiences access to the real, complicated, good faith conversations happening inside Israel.
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
In this episode, Jonah and Dan talk about October 8th Jews, why diaspora Jews felt like they were suddenly under attack, what it means to create a conversation people can trust, why left of center Jews feel politically and communally homeless, and why podcasting has become one of the most powerful ways to process complicated Jewish and Israeli realities in real time.
They also get into the future of Jewish life: why Jewish day school has become too expensive for too many families, what it would take to make Jewish education more accessible, why philanthropy after October 7th may be shifting, how adult Jews can find meaningful Jewish connection, and why this moment of crisis could still become a renaissance in Jewish life.
Plus: Dan takes on Jonah’s Israeli lightning round, Zeh or Zeh, including Mets vs. Yankees, Shabbat in New York vs. Shabbat in Jerusalem, Startup Nation vs. Genius of Israel, and the most important question of all, challah, rip or slice?
00:00 Podcasterpalooza: Call Me Back Meets Being Jewish
00:36 Why Call Me Back Took Off After October 7th
03:37 October 8th: Diaspora Jews Under Attack
05:00 A Safe Space For Good Faith Israel Debate
08:08 Where Good Faith Criticism Ends
12:41 How Is This Not Dan’s Day Job?
17:27 Why Podcasting Beats Cable News
20:33 Left Of Center Jews Looking For A Home
24:39 Jewish Education & The Cost Of Being Jewish
41:13 Dan Senor Plays Zeh Or Zeh
Follow Dan Senor:
Call Me Back Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Website: https://www.dansenor.com/callmeback
X: https://x.com/dansenor?lang=en
Follow Jonah on:
Instagram: Instagram: jonahplatt
X: https://www.x.com/jonahplatt
#DanSenor #CallMeBack #BeingJewish #JonahPlatt #JewishPodcast #Israel #October7 #JewishIdentity #Zionism #JewishFuture #JewishEducation #Podcasting #IsraeliPolitics #JewishLife
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We have sent our children to Jewish day schools for almost 21 years, and to your point about “settling” for less in a dual curriculum, I’d point out this is the age of information. Throwing more at kids who are living with a smartphone in their pocket won’t be for everyone. I believe our highschools need to take an approach that is more similar to Israel and the UK (admittedly never having lived there) where a student can focus on a major or emphasis, instead of having more and more classes for fewer and fewer minutes per week. We think that so much of history and Jewish history is essential. And as an adult, I feel this love for history very strongly. But just throwing more and more at kids won’t work for everyone. And the teachers aren’t the focus in some of these schools like they ought to be. High salaries for administrators and not enough resources and support for developing teachers. I see the burnout and turnover every year.
We did this for our 3 children. It’s difficult /impossible to convince them to do this for their kids….It’s just too expensive! $35K+++ per child each yr for Day School??? Crazy!
How are private schools for other religions affordable??
Call Me Back meets Being Jewish! Dan Senor and Jonah Platt FINALLY Talk Israel, Podcasting and More!
Being Jewish with Jonah Platt
15,614 views
Finally, the Jewish podcast crossover you’ve been waiting for: Dan Senor, host of Call Me Back, the essential podcast for anyone trying to understand Israeli culture, politics, current events, and the world after October 7th, joins Jonah Platt on Being Jewish for a full on Podcasterpalooza.
Dan and Jonah go deep on why Call Me Back exploded after October 7th, how a podcast with no whiteboard and no master plan became a trusted home for Jews, non Jews, journalists, Israelis, and people around the world trying to understand what Israel is actually debating. Dan explains why the mission was never about slogans or spin, but about giving English speaking audiences access to the real, complicated, good faith conversations happening inside Israel.
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
In this episode, Jonah and Dan talk about October 8th Jews, why diaspora Jews felt like they were suddenly under attack, what it means to create a conversation people can trust, why left of center Jews feel politically and communally homeless, and why podcasting has become one of the most powerful ways to process complicated Jewish and Israeli realities in real time.
They also get into the future of Jewish life: why Jewish day school has become too expensive for too many families, what it would take to make Jewish education more accessible, why philanthropy after October 7th may be shifting, how adult Jews can find meaningful Jewish connection, and why this moment of crisis could still become a renaissance in Jewish life.
Plus: Dan takes on Jonah’s Israeli lightning round, Zeh or Zeh, including Mets vs. Yankees, Shabbat in New York vs. Shabbat in Jerusalem, Startup Nation vs. Genius of Israel, and the most important question of all, challah, rip or slice?
00:00 Podcasterpalooza: Call Me Back Meets Being Jewish
00:36 Why Call Me Back Took Off After October 7th
03:37 October 8th: Diaspora Jews Under Attack
05:00 A Safe Space For Good Faith Israel Debate
08:08 Where Good Faith Criticism Ends
12:41 How Is This Not Dan’s Day Job?
17:27 Why Podcasting Beats Cable News
20:33 Left Of Center Jews Looking For A Home
24:39 Jewish Education & The Cost Of Being Jewish
41:13 Dan Senor Plays Zeh Or Zeh
Follow Dan Senor:
Call Me Back Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Website: https://www.dansenor.com/callmeback
X: https://x.com/dansenor?lang=en
Follow Jonah on:
Instagram: Instagram: jonahplatt
X: https://www.x.com/jonahplatt
#DanSenor #CallMeBack #BeingJewish #JonahPlatt #JewishPodcast #Israel #October7 #JewishIdentity #Zionism #JewishFuture #JewishEducation #Podcasting #IsraeliPolitics #JewishLife
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