Hidah: Jewish Counter-Colonial Thoughts

Remembering Alternative Histories Beyond Linear Timelines In this conversation, we speak with writer, journalist and From the Periphery co-founder Elia Ayoub. We talk about the Elia’s engagement with the politics of Yiddish, Arab Jewishness, linguistic fascism, alternate futures, hauntings, thinking about histories beyond timelines, and much more. This conversation was recorded in early 2025. Host...

Another configuration is possible In this conversation we go deeper into some of the questions addressed in the previous episode. Alexia, Daniel and Yonathan think of ways of organizing as Jews and organizing Jewish community in a different manner. We reflect on whether the best way to organize is to disorganize and if by disorganizing one can organize differently. We talk about some of the centra...

The possibilities and impossibilities of reclaiming an idea In this conversation, Alexia and Yonathan discuss a text by  Gabriel Abensour and Noémie Issan-Benchimol titled " Mapping diasporisms: for a Judaism of continuity ." We offer a critical engagement with their ideas and try to speculate what are the option they don't take into consideration but could prove interesting. By refl...

Reflecting on antisemitism beyond simplicity and weaponization In this conversation, we reflect on the nature of antisemitism and its relevance in todays' world. We ask how it manifests and its problematic ramifications. We talk about its convoluted manifestations, the dangers of its weaponization and the question of Jewish integration. This leads us to the issue of philosemitism. The challeng...

What does teshuvah - return, repentance, repair, redemption - look and feel like in our times? What is the relationship between teshuvah and decoloniality? An intimate and informal conversation between Yonathan, Alexia, and Daniel in preparation for the Yomim Noraim (Days of Awe). Hosts: ⁠Yonathan Busquila Listik⁠ , Alexia Levy-Chekroun & ⁠Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik⁠ Producers: Maia Steinber...

In this episode, we talk with Gil Anidjar about mothering, the future, the Messiah, defining what is Jewish, and the questions that keep us up at night. Gil Anidjar is Professor in the Departments of Religion and the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies (MESAAS) at Columbia University. He is the author of books such as The Jew, the Arab: A History of the Enemy (2003); Sem...

In our first interview episode, we speak with Daniel Boyarin about the systematic life-extinguishing assault on Gaza, the moral responsibilities of Jews, and the future of Judaïté. Daniel Boyarin is one of the most influential scholars of the Talmud and rabbinic culture. He is the author of books such as Judaism: The Genealogy of a Modern Notion and Unheroic Conduct: The Rise of Heterosexuality an...

In the first episode of Hidah, we meet the three hosts Alexia Levy-Chekroun, Yonathan Busquila Listik and Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik , and introduce the vision for this podcast. Hidah is a new podcast aiming uplift counter-colonial conversations from within Jewish communities across the global diaspora. Interviewing activists, scholars, rabbis, trouble-makers, artists, and all kinds of people ch...