PeaceCast

This is a recording of a New Jewish Narrative webinar from October 29, 2026, as part of our Israeli Election Webinar Series.   Israelis went to the polls on October 27. Two days after the vote, NJN President and CEO Hadar Susskind and journalist Dina Kraft provide an early read on the results.   They cover what the numbers say, which coalitions are possible, and what the outcome could mean for Israeli democracy, for Palestinians, for U.S.-Israel relations, and for all of us working toward peace and justice.   Dina Kraft is the Israel correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor. She has covered Israeli and Palestinian politics and society for more than two decades.   Hadar Susskind is President and CEO of New Jewish Narrative, a national Jewish organization that champions peace, justice, and human dignity.

Maxxe Albert-Deitch sits down with Dr. Edward Kessler to discuss the Movement for Progressive Judaism's first publication. Titled Progressive Judaism, Zionism and the State of Israel, the book celebrates the multivocality of clergy and lay leaders in the face of an increasingly binary world. Its 40 essays reflect the breadth and depth of Progressive Jewish thought in a post-October-7th reality. Dr. Kessler is the Founder President of The Woolf Institute, a leading thinker in interfaith relations, and serves as the Chair of both The Movement for Progressive Judaism and the Commission on Interfaith Relations. Learn more about the Movement for Progressive Judaism HERE. Learn more about the book HERE.

Join us with Dr. Anwar Mhajne for a conversation about Arab voter turnout, the challenges facing Arab voters, and efforts to mobilize participation ahead of the election. Dr. Mhajne is an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Stonehill College and a native of Umm al-Fahm. She is a visiting scholar at Harvard's Center for Middle East Studies and a Term member in the Council on Foreign Relations. Her research focuses on Middle Eastern politics, democratic backsliding, disinformation, and the political experiences of marginalized communities.

Join us for the first episode of the PeaceCast mini-series on progressive Jewish education, exploring the different ways in which progressive communities are approaching Jewish education. In this installment, NJN's Maxxe Albert-Deitch sits down with Leah Robbins,  founder of Achvat Olam: Diaspora Community Day School, a Jewish day-school "rooted in love, diasporism, and the Torah of justice," that hopes to launch in the 2029-30 school year. Read more about their Liberatory Jewish Learning Standards HERE.

This is a recording of a New Jewish Narrative webinar from September 9, 2026, the second part in our Israeli Election Webinar Series. Join us for the second installment of our Israeli Elections Webinar Series, featuring author and journalist Dina Kraft, for a conversation about what's happening in the headlines around the election. Dina Kraft is a journalist, podcaster and the co-author of the New York Times bestseller, My Friend Anne Frank, together with Hannah Pick-Goslar. She is a creator of the podcast Groundwork, about activists working in Israel and Palestine, and was formerly the opinion editor of Haaretz English.