Remember What's Next

Feb 26 2025 75 ep. 55 mins 18

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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 deeper implications for the Jewish world and beyond.

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S4 Ep11 - Jordan 101

Feb 26 2025 54 mins

We often imagine Jordan as an ancient kingdom that goes back centuries, but it's a new nation state that has an unusual history. Want more history? Go back and listen to this series from the beginning, as Winston Churchill once said “The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” so we are going all the way back, so we can understand what is happ

S4 Ep10 - Gaza: A History

Feb 08 2025 68 mins

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?Want more history? Go back and listen to this series from the beginning, as Winston Churchill once said “The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” so we are going all the way back, so we can understa

S4 Ep9 - Is An Advanced Society A Moral One?

Jan 30 2025 45 mins

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 monotheism a marker of a moral civilization? Want more history? Go back and listen to this series from the beginning, as Winston Churchill once said “The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” so we a

S4 Ep8 - History of Christianity Part 3 - Friend or Foe?

Jan 23 2025 57 mins

Part 3 - This week we are continuing into the long and storied history of Christianity. What is the modern relationship between Christians and Jews and why? Want more history? Go back and listen to this series from the beginning, as Winston Churchill once said “The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” so we are going all the way back, so we ca

S4 Ep7 - History of Christianity Part 2

Jan 16 2025 41 mins

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 historical figure of Jesus and who the first proponents of this religion were and how it related to the Jewish narrative. Want more history? Go back and listen to this series from the beginning, as Winston Churchill once said “The fart

S4 Ep6 History of Christianity Part 1

Jan 12 2025 43 mins

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 figure of Jesus and who the first proponents of this religion were and how it related to the Jewish narrative. Want more history? Go back and listen to this series from the beginning, as Winston Churchill once said “The farther back

S4 Ep5 Turkey and the Ottoman Empire

Jan 02 2025 55 mins

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 Sunnis or the Shiites in this historical shift of allegiances and borders right now. Want more history? Go back and listen to this series from the beginning, as Winston Churchill once said “The farther back you can look, the farth

S4 Ep4: Syria - Ancient and Modern History

Dec 12 2024 59 mins

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 fundamentally dismantled? Want more history? Go back and listen to this series from the beginning, as Winston Churchill once said “The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” so we are going all the way back,

S4 Ep3 Post Election

Nov 06 2024 47 mins

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 what we can see coming from what happened in the last few decades. Want more history? Go back and listen to this series from the beginning, as Winston Churchill once said “The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are li

S4 Ep2 Israel and US Relations

Oct 30 2024 68 mins

Join us for a discussion and look as the history of the relationship between the US and Israel in this pre-election episode. Want more history? Go back and listen to this series from the beginning, as Winston Churchill once said “The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” so we are going all the way back, so we can understand what is happening n