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Who Is a Jew? A Boundary and a Door

Pragmatic Judaism··10 September 2026·8 min

About this episode

Who belongs to the Jewish people—and who gets to decide? In this episode, host Shai Davidai explores one of Judaism’s oldest and most contentious questions through the lens of continuity, boundaries, and belonging. A story about identity, conversion, peoplehood, and why every enduring civilization needs both a boundary to preserve itself and a door through which new people can enter.