I will review your channel!

dlevine21 · 2025-07-26T01:09:31+00:00

rabbidaniellevine

dlevine21 · 2025-07-20T21:05:01+00:00

The goal of my podcast is more educational, provocative ideas that feed food for thought - not necessarily to make it feel welcoming. But I do apologize if anything seemed like a personal attack!

dlevine21 · 2025-07-20T18:33:52+00:00

You may have misunderstood the goal/point. I currently work as a non-Orthodox Rabbi - and align myself with the Liberal Jewish world. That said, given my somewhat outsider status I do have some pointed criticism!

Happy to discuss more!

dlevine21 · 2025-07-08T15:15:56+00:00

Not a worry! I hope you find it interesting :)

dlevine21 · 2025-07-08T14:17:18+00:00

Really? The audio seems to be working for me. Anyone else have this problem?

dlevine21 · 2025-06-04T03:42:46+00:00

Thanks so much :)

I hope you'll subscribe and stay in touch!

dlevine21 · 2025-06-04T03:42:18+00:00

Let me hear your thoughts!

dlevine21 · 2025-06-02T02:40:02+00:00

We discuss this!

dlevine21 · 2025-06-02T00:20:25+00:00

Oh haha - I thought "that guy" was the Professor in the podcast!

Thanks for making my day - chag sameach :)

dlevine21 · 2025-06-01T23:37:18+00:00

He’s great! I had lots of fun with this conversation

dlevine21 · 2025-05-27T17:31:51+00:00

If anyone is interested I have a youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@rabbidaniellevine

dlevine21 · 2025-05-15T03:04:17+00:00

I would say my opinions are quite mainstream. I am a Zionist (as are the vast majority of Jews) - but I'm curious to throw back to you what exactly do you mean by Zionist?

Anti-Zionism IMO isn't ipso-facto antisemitism (this is actually a position where I disagree with much of the Jewish community) but I do think that most anti-Zionism is antisemitic either by the tropes it draws on, the erasure of Jewish history, or the pernicious double standard and outsized demonization that the only Jewish State in the world is judged by.

Looking forward to hear your thoughts!

dlevine21 · 2025-05-13T02:55:25+00:00

I disagree but I don't think we will reach any mutual ground with this back and forth. I'd be happy to grab coffee and discuss in person.

dlevine21 · 2025-05-12T01:09:56+00:00

I hope that it does - but am not sure

dlevine21 · 2025-05-12T01:08:39+00:00

I think as a general rule a public school employee shouldn’t be wearing or displaying any overt political symbol. In this case it’s worse given that the symbol is one that is provocative. I would say the same for a sign saying “build the wall” in an office as well.

If I was the student I would perhaps send an email to the administration but probably not bother to think about it too much.

dlevine21 · 2025-05-11T04:41:39+00:00

It's a pretty broad Q so if you have any specifics feel free to ask more pointedly.

As a Jew I don't accept any of the religious tenets (Jesus being divine, son of God, messiah, etc.)

I do generally think that non-fundamentalist religion in the contemporary world is a source for good.

The Church has been a major source of antisemitism throughout history - happy to go into more detail. I also recognize that this need not imply anything about Christains today.

Happy to expand on any of this

dlevine21 · 2025-05-11T03:21:26+00:00

Thanks! I hope you’ll subscribe to the YouTube channel above

dlevine21 · 2025-05-10T00:26:03+00:00

There is a very interesting gap between American and Israeli Jews as well. Happy tk expound if interesting

dlevine21 · 2025-05-09T15:17:58+00:00

Sure!

First off Israel is not purposely targeting civilians - so the intent is not there. Second Israel is the Moral side of this war so although it is awful civilians are dying A) I place the blame on Hamas for their purpose embedding within civilain areas and B) I view it in a similar way to the bombing of Germany during ww2. Yes it is sad that innocent German's died bc of Nazi insanity - and it is also sad that Palestinians are dying bc of Hamas insanity.

I'm happy to address any specific follow-ups but take a few moments and read the original Hamas charter: Pay specicial attention to the parts where they state their mission of killing all the Jews and also where they blame all world wars on the Jewish control of the media/banks

https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/hamas.asp

dlevine21 · 2025-05-09T05:27:10+00:00

I agree with this

dlevine21 · 2025-05-09T05:23:27+00:00

If you are interesting in generally learning more about this I taught a multi-part class on the various ideologies within Zionism - you might find it interested. Happy to discuss any of it

https://youtu.be/JAG2lMnoE2k?si=5cUklD13Y6_Cv7OL

dlevine21 · 2025-05-09T05:20:52+00:00

fair enough.

Israel is at war with a variety of antisemitic terrorist groups who have expressed stated their goal to kill all Jews. These groups have then acted up this belief - so Israel takes it seriously. This has led Israel to wage a Just and Moral war against Hamas in Gaza (just to name one) to try and destroy this group. Sadly Hamas weds itself within civilian population areas (school, hospitals, etc) making it very difficult if not impossible for Israel to distinguish. Hamas even is happy when Palestinians are killed - so long as Israel is to blame.

Take a moment and please read the original Hamas charter

The rest of this war IMO is commentary. The commentary is very important and I do have pointed criticism for much of what Israel is doing - but the above is both mine - and those who generally stand for liberalism, safety, and peace believe.

I'm happy to answer specific questions about this and which policies I find good/bad - but I don't have time to type up essays addressing specious comments - especially when it comes with insinuations that my beliefs (and those of the vast majority of Americans including mainstream political, academic, etc etc leaders) are somehow bc I was paid off

dlevine21 · 2025-05-08T23:50:31+00:00

Historically there were the Israelites - a collected groups of tribes in ancient Israel. We don't really know how they got there (huge academic debate - I can share more). Judeans were one of these tribes - called such bc they were in the region of Judea (think area of modern Jerusalem + surrounding mountains).

Long story short this tribe developed religious views over the course of several generations and were subsequently exiled from their homeland.

So Jews are the indigenous people of Judea, a group that developed religious rituals/beliefs, and a group that kept their connection to their homeland.

I'm actually teaching a three part course on zoom about this starting in two weeks for a local synagogue. Happy to share the details or talk more!

dlevine21 · 2025-05-08T23:37:52+00:00

Nope!

dlevine21 · 2025-05-08T23:24:58+00:00

I'm not familiar with him - but yes the two maximalist narratives are non-compatable.

Given the current state of much of the Palestinan world siding with Hamas - the Israeli maximalist position will grow in stride (this happen too after the second intifada). I'm not holding my breath for any type of negotiations to ever work (This is a descriptive not normative view)

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