The Jewish Story Season 4: The War of Attrition Part I

Introduction

The Jewish Story Season 4

Episode 8: The War of Attrition Part 1

Changing our conceptions is one of the hardest things in life to do, for countries as well as individuals. Israel’s stunning victory in 1967 brought many blessings, but it also posed certain challenges in how understanding the post-war reality. Here is the first episode of the War of Attrition, a conflict so poorly understood that many people don’t even know it happened.

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Mike Feuer

Rabbi Mike Feuer teaches Striving for the Divine, Rav Kook, and Jewish History at Pardes. He studied at Yeshivat HaMivtar, the Mir Yeshiva, and Sulam Yaakov, where he received rabbinic ordination and later served as Educational Director. Mike’s teaching combines rigorous textual analysis with a deep love of the poetry and spirituality found in Torah.

Since making aliyah in 2001, he has been the program director of a post-high school yeshiva and taught history, Jewish thought, and Bible in several Jerusalem yeshivot and midrashot. Today, as a consultant, spiritual counselor and creator of the Jewish Story podcast, Mike is driven by the power of story to shape our world.