165: Conversations With a Rabbi: What To Do With the Nation State of Israel
Release Date: 08/28/2025
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info_outlineWhat is Israel? Where is it? Who is it? And how do I relate to it?
If you’ve ever found yourself asking these kinds of questions, you’re not alone.
In this final episode of our Conversations with a Rabbi series, Rabbi David and R.A. Martinez sit down for an honest and hopefully helpful conversation about Israel—what it means, why it matters, and how we engage with it.
We need spaces like this to ask real questions, wrestle with disagreement, and find clarity together. Tune in and join the conversation.