*This episode was recorded one week prior to the October 7th attacks on the nation of Israel.

Rabbi Baruch Plotkin is the co-founder and co-director of the Liumi – Israel Center for Jewish Life. One of Rabbi Baruch’s great passions is shepherding groups of Jewish men on pilgrimage journeys to Israel to connect them to Jewish heritage, culture, and tradition. At the time this episode was recorded, I was scheduled to join Baruch for a men’s retreat to Israel in late October. This episode is a conversation about how the nation of Israel stands as an existential beacon that bridges Jews all over the world to an identity that is over 3000 years old.

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