A Wide Tent with Clear Boundaries: Lessons in Jewish Leadership and Peoplehood

Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education

Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education
A Wide Tent with Clear Boundaries: Lessons in Jewish Leadership and Peoplehood
Dec 04, 2025 Season 6 Episode 10
The Jewish Education Project

David Bryfman engages with Dr. Mijal Bitton, one of today’s leading Jewish scholars and leaders, in an illuminating, nuanced conversation about defining Jewish peoplehood in a time of polarity. Is it better to be inclusive of all beliefs in a community, or to establish clear boundaries and principals? What if it's possible to have both? 

Mijal’s unique perspective, shaped by her personal background, serves as a model for how much introspection we need to become the best possible educators we can be.  

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This episode was produced by Miranda Lapides and Rina Cohen Schwarz. The show’s executive producers are David Bryfman, Karen Cummins, and Nessa Liben. 

This episode was engineered and edited by Nathan J. Vaughan of NJV Media. 

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