Land, God and Community: Diving into Religious Zionism (Z3 Podcast Ep. 13: Yossi Ben Harush)

In this episode of the Z3 Podcast, Rabbi Amitai Fraiman, our host and head of Z3, is joined by Yossi Ben Harush, a Jewish academic and educator. Together, their discussion delves into the evolving landscape of the Religious Zionist movement in Israel. They uncover the delicate balance between religious observance and secular activities, and the debate between ideology and sociology in guiding individual lives. Hear more about how recent events have prompted a reevaluation of ideological narratives within religious Zionist communities, leading to anticipation of significant societal shifts. All this and more in this episode. About our guest: Yossi Ben Harush is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Jewish Thought at Ben Gurion University and writes about Hasidism in the Land of Israel at the beginning of the 20th century. A faculty member in the Shalom Hartman Gap Year Program, Havrutah, Yossi recently returned to Israel from New York with his family, where he taught at SAR High School. Yossi lives in Jerusalem with his wife and three children. Follow Z3 here: Instagram - instagram.com/z3project/ TikTok - tiktok.com/@z3project LinkedIn- linkedin.com/company/z3-project Facebook - facebook.com/Z3Project/ Twitter - twitter.com/Z3_Project Website - z3project.org/