The Jews Are Tired

A new study by Brandeis University gives a surprising update on how many Jews live in America. Plus, Benny Gantz gets his turn to form a government in Israel after Netanyahu failed. And, news of an upcoming event with a Jewish Journalist in Minneapolis. https://ajpp.brandeis.edu/documents/2019/JewishPopulationDataBrief2019.pdf

This week, Jews are involved in many sides of the ongoing impeachment inquiry, but how does it tie to Judaism and Patriotism in Ukraine? Also, a hostage standoff between Russia and Israel, and feeling targetted on Yom Kippur in Halle, Germany.

You thought Israeli election politics were strange before? Just wait. But first, how U.S. troops leaving Syria impacts Israel, and a prayer for Yom Kippur.

Happy New Year! We enter into 5780 with Netanyahu taking the first crack at forming a government, Columbia and the University of Minnesota dealing with the crossroads of anti-Semitism and the First Amendment, and a New Year's greeting.

A coherent explainer of Israel's election and what happens next. Plus, are we heading to a reckoning with sexual abuse in the Jewish community? And not everything has to be bageled!

A teaser of Jewfolk's newest podcast, The Jews Are Tired, a weekly glance at news around the Jewish world through an analytical, Jewish Journalist lens.