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Flexigidity PodcastDoes Netanyahu Want A Gaza Deal?Description for episode with Yaakov Katz, InSights Episode 1The negotiations in Cairo on a Gaza deal are monumentally important. Meanwhile, some 22 countries led by France, Germany and the UK, are pledging to recognize a Palestinian state. Yaakov Katz, former chief editor of the Jerusalem Post, author and columnist on mideast issues helps us gain deeper insight into what’s going on.Intro: 00:00Why Two States? 6:08Why not now? 10:20Does Netanyahu want a vision? 13:40Deradicalization: A historical example: 18:00Who becomes the Palestinian government? 23:20International recognition of PA, a good thing? 28:20Have we already won the war in Gaza? 40:00Co...
2025-08-1842 min
Flexigidity PodcastFederations: Our Backbones - with Dr. John RuskayFederations and similar organizations have been the backbone of Jewish communities for thousands of years, including in the U.S. John Ruskay, who led UJA Federation of NY for nearly two decades, is the person to explain why they are so crucial for our communities.*Intro: 00:00Early Career and Childhood 7:16The Chavurah 11:10Path to leadership: 13:20The Peoplehood Organization: 15:20Federation Crisis Response: 20:40Overperforming and Underperforming Federation traits: 29:30What to expect from Federations: 31:40Federation as a sign of success: 34:20Conclusion: 37:50Outro: 43:10*
2025-08-1243 minFlexigidity PodcastRethinking Tisha B’Av: From Mourning to Spiritual Readiness By Gidi Grinstein and Prof. Ari AfilaloGidi Grinstein is the author of the Flexigidity: The Podcast of the Hebrewman, and author of Flexigidity: The Secret of Jewish Adaptability. He is the founder and president of the Reut Institute and Tikkun Olam Makers. Prof. Ari Afilalo is a professor of law at Rutgers University and President of the West Side Sephardic Synagogue.
2025-07-3112 minFlexigidity Podcast41 Books! Rabbi Sacks' ProductivityRabbi Jonathan Sacks’s productivity was mind-boggling. How could he have published 41 books, 750 essays and hundreds of other creations? Gidi explores these questions with those closest to Rabbi Sacks, Joanna Benarroch and Dan Sacker.00:00 Intro 04:10 Into the World of Sacks 13:30 Why Do You Write Like You’re Running Out of Time 15:49 The Sacks Routine 22:30 The Covenantal Cycle 26:57 The Rabbi’s Day 30:42 The Sacks Playlist 39:18 Who Inspired Sacks? 43:30 What Did the Rebbe and Rabbi Soloveitchik Mean to Sacks? 47:4...
2025-07-281h 39Flexigidity PodcastJewish Statecraft With Amb. Dr. Dennis RossStatecraft is an elegant word for national security strategy, and Dennis Ross is one of the world’s leading experts on the topic. In this episode, Gidi challenges Ross to apply the idea of statecraft to the Jewish People. 00:00 - Intro 05:10 - Welcome to Podcast 08:18 - Early Life 11:39 - What is Statecraft? 16:15 - The Jewish People’s Statecraft 22:30 - The National Security of the Jewish People 28:15 - American Jewry’s Long Term Goals 30:55 - Community Relations as Peoplehood Security 40:00 - Between Washin...
2025-07-111h 09Flexigidity PodcastThe Power of Peoplehood with Avraham InfeldJewish Peoplehood is the most powerful story that binds Jews, and Avraham Infeld is its living preacher. 00:00 Intro 04:10 Early Life 12:20 Peoplehood Defined 16:10 Peoplehood Vs. Nation Vs. Religion 19:20 The Rain of the Jews of South Africa 21:00 Top Jewish Educators 26:25 Uniformed Vs. Unified 29:20 Community Shaliach 37:40 Bleibt in Chinuch 41:42 The Birth of Birthright 57:45 Conclusion
2025-07-091h 00Flexigidity PodcastAmerican Jewry, a Great Diaspora with Prof. Jonathan SarnaAmerican Jewry is the most successful Jewish diaspora community in history. How did it rise to be so remarkable? Prof. Jonathan Sarna, the most prominent scholar on the topic, has answers. 00:00 Intro 04:33 Sarna’s Upbringing 06:04 American Judaism: A History 10:56 Why Jews Thrive in America 20:57 The Great Diaspora of Our Times 33:07 Zionism and American Jewry 37:48 Israel–US Relations 44:15 Inflection Point for American Jewry 49:45 Bifurcation of American Jewry 54:25 Why Is Today Different Than Before 1:02:24 Jewish Florida
2025-07-041h 22Flexigidity PodcastWhat Is Flexigidity? With Boaz GiladWhat is the secret sauce of Jewish resilience, recurring prosperity and leadership?Gidi Grinstein answers: Flexigidity, which is how the Jewish People combines innovation and tradition, old and new, flexibilities and rigidities.In this episode, Boaz Gilad, the host of the Unmask Podcast, interviews Gidi about the Flexigidity Podcast. 00:00 Intro 02:01 What is Flexigility? 06:13 Why the Flexigility podcast? 07:43 How to balance the podcast 08:55 Why Tune In? 12:45 Conclusion
2025-07-0412 min
Pathways to Zero BarriersDesigning to Scale: Building Inclusive Innovation NetworksBrief SummaryWhat if scaling was part of the plan from day one? This conversation explores TOM Global's bold approach to global collaboration, why networks matter more than partnerships, and how values shape every yes and no along the way. Join in the conversation with Gideon (Gidi) Grinstein from TOM Global and Ron Sargent from Prama Global to hear their advice on building impactful networks.Download TranscriptPDF: [https://zeroproject.org/fileadmin/root_zeroproject/ZPSCALE/podcasts/Pathways_transcripts/Pathways_E13_TOM_Gidi_Ron_Transcript.pdf]Word: [https://zeroproject.org/fileadmin/root...
2025-05-1427 min
The Israel ConnexionWest Bank Settlements, Gaza and BeyondGabriel Epstein is an Israel Policy Forum (IPF) policy and communications associate, based in Maryland. He previously worked as a research assistant in the Koret Project on Arab-Israel Relations at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and his analysis has appeared in The Washington Post and The Associated Press. Originally from Washington State, Gabriel holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Washington and an M.A. in international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. We discuss the explainer that has just been brought out by the IP...
2025-04-3057 min
FDD Morning BriefFDD Morning Brief | feat. Gidi Grinstein (Jan. 27)FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Gidi Grinstein, founder and president of Reut Group and Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM).Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief
2025-01-2726 min
The Fathom Podcast20: Gidi Gristein - Those Who Tried: Conversations with the Peace Processors (4)Those who tried: Conversations with the Peace Processors | Episode 4 - a conversation with Gidi Grinstein
Gidi Grinstein is the Founder of the Reut Group and the author of Flexigidity: the Secret of Jewish Adaptability and the Crisis and Opportunity Facing Israel, which offered a vision of Israel as the nation state of the Jewish People. His article ‘Time to End Diaspora Complacency’ built upon that book and on the extensive study undertaken by the Reut Institute into the condition and direction of Israel-Diaspora relations.
2024-10-0936 min
Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each OtherGidi Grinstein was “in the room where it happened” negotiating peace among Israelis and Palestinians and has a way forward.Can there be peace in the Middle East? Gidi Grinstein was “in the room where it happened” negotiating peace among Israelis and Palestinians and has a way forward.
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In this episode, Gidi Grinstein, founder and president of Reut Group and Tikkun Olam Makers, discusses his extensive background in public policy and political affairs in Israel. He covers hi...
2024-10-011h 12Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each OtherGidi Grinstein was “in the room where it happened” negotiating peace among Israelis and Palestinians and has a way forward.Can there be peace in the Middle East? Gidi Grinstein was “in the room where it happened” negotiating peace among Israelis and Palestinians and has a way forward.
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In this episode, Gidi Grinstein, founder and president of Reut Group and Tikkun Olam Makers, discusses his extensive background in public policy and political affairs in Israel. He covers hi...
2024-10-011h 12
America at a CrossroadsGidi Grinstein with Rabbi Ed Feinstein | Israel in Crisis Briefing #17Gidi Grinstein has spent most of his career promoting Israeli-Palestinianand regional peace in the Middle East. In his recent book (In)Sights:Peacemaking in the Oslo Process thirty Years and Counting, Grinsteinilluminates systemic issues relating to the failed efforts to arrive at a two-state solution. Ambassador Dennis Ross, a frequent guest on America at aCrossroads, and longtime US Special Middle East Coordinator, described(in)Sights as the single best book on understanding the issues …illuminating new dimensions” and said it was an “essential [read] for futureUS peace...
2024-09-1759 min
2024-09-1656 min
The Israel ConnexionTragedy Confronting IsraelI catch up once again with Gidi Grinstein, an Israeli societal entrepreneur. He is the founder of the Reut Group, a non-partisan not-for-profit research, strategy and leadership group. We spoke on the eve of "Peace Week", the anniversary of major milestones in Israel's modern history - Oslo, the Abraham Accords and Camp David. My previous extensive interview with Gidi Grinstein can be heard here. This is the full interview with Gidi Grinstein.Support the show: https://www.j-air.com.au/get-involved/membership/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-09-1234 min
The Israel ConnexionAnti-Palestinian Racism, Israel's Struggle ContinuesThe new drive to introduce “Anti-Palestinian Racism” to “equity and inclusivity strategies” throughout a number of Western countries must be a wake-up call. I speak with Shauna Small, a principal of an elementary school in Canada, who has written an article for the ‘Future of Jewish’ newsletter. in which she says that, “Codifying so-called "Anti-Palestinian Racism" in Canada is harming Jewish Canadians and infringing on our rights, liberties, and safety.”(0:36-32:16) I catch up once again with Gidi Grinstein, an Israeli societal entrepreneur. He is the founder of the Reut Group, a non-partisan not-for-profit research, strategy and leadership group. We s...
2024-09-1158 min
Balance of PowerHarris Touts Economic Agenda in New HampshireWatch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe and Kailey speak with: Democratic Congressman Gabe Amo of Rhode Island about Kamala Harris' campaign stop Wednesday afternoon in New Hampshire and the small business proposals she's reported to roll out. New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu about the state of the presidential race in...
2024-09-0455 min
Conversations That MatterEp 502 - Is Peace Possible in Gaza? Gidi GrinsteinEp 502 - Is Peace Possible in Gaza?
Gidi Grinstein
By Stuart McNish
At the time of the recording of this interview, the war in Gaza raged on. Since Oct 7, when more than 1139 Israelis had been killed and another 240 taken hostage, Israel vowed to destroy Hamas. The atrocities of that day also severely challenged Israeli’s sense of compassion for Palestinians.
In Palestine, the death toll is horrifying – more than 30,000 Palestinians are believed to have died and another 72,000 have been injured.
The war and...
2024-05-1829 min
חולמים ניו יורק New York Dreamersלאן עוד יתדרדרו היחסים של ישראל עם ארצות הברית , עם גידי גרינשטיין | Gidi Grinsteinגידי גרינשטיין נשיא מכון ׳ראות׳ מסביר איך התמוטטה התמיכה המלאה של ארצות הברית בישראל עד כדי כישלון מדיני קולוסאלי של ממשלת נתניהו. ארבע מילים יכלו לשנות את התמונה המדינית: ׳רשות פלסטינית׳ ו׳מדינה פלסטינית׳. אבל נתניהו סירב לומר אותן ולכן מוביל את ישראל לכישלון בהחזרת החטופים ובמימוש יעדי המלחמה.
לדברי גרינשטיין, הנשיא ביידן עשוי להציג תכנית מדינית שכוללת מדינה פלסטינית. ואם טראמפ ייבחר, אל תתפלאו, אם גם הוא יקדם את פתרון שתי המדינות, אפילו באופן החלטי יותר מביידן.
לפי גרינשטיין, ״יש לנו עדיין הרבה ידידים שרוצים שננצח, אבל צריכים לשמוע מאיתנו מה מטרת המלחמה וכיצד היא תסייע לפתרון הבעיה הפלסטינית.
ועוד: האסון ההומניטרי בעזה הולך ונופל לפתחנו. או שנאפשר לרשות הפלסטינית לנהל את עזה או שהנטל הזה יפול עלינו.
ולסיום: במקום להתמקד באיום האיראני, ממשלת נתניהו קידמה הפיכה משפטית, בזבזה זמן ומשאבים והחלישה את ישראל.
2024-04-0854 min
The Jewish People's PodcastWhat Israel Could DoIn this episode, host and JPPI senior fellow, Yaakov Katz talks with CEO of the Reut Institute Gidi Grinstein about what the Israeli government could do differently to balance its war effort against Hamas and lower tensions with Arab allies in the region and the Biden administration. Additionally, JPPI senior fellows Dr. Yael Sara Hirschborn and Dr. Yonatan Givati address the sanctions the Biden administration has tacked onto additional Israeli settlers living in the West Bank, the consequences of this policy and the American misreading of Israel's political landscape and its population.
2024-03-1444 min
IsraelCastGidi Grinstein, President and Founder, Reut InstituteFor over 2,000 years, Jews have survived and often thrived under extremely difficult circumstances. Author Gidi Grinstein believes the heart of Jewish continuity lies in our ability to adapt to our environments, as well as constant balance our community manages to strike between modernity and tradition. Host Steven Shalowitz sits down with Grinstein to discuss the interplay between orthodox and reforming Jewish communities, how that interplay has been critical to the Jewish People’s success, and how Israel simultaneously puts Jews in a position of power and vulnerability.
2024-01-0352 min
חולמים ניו יורק New York Dreamersישראל תשקע בעזה ללא פתרון מדיני, עם גידי גרינשטיין | Gidi Grinsteinגידי גרינשטיין, נשיא מכון ראות, בניתוח מקיף של מצבה הבטחוני והמדיני של ישראל, יחסי החוץ עם ארצות הברית והאם יש סיכוי לתקן את הקשרים בין ישראל לבין יהודי אמריקה. ״קשה לחשוב עכשיו על הסדר במזרח התיכון״, אומר גרינשטיין, אבל בלי אופק מדיני אי אפשר לנצח במלחמה…גם אם זה לא פופולארי, רק הרשות הפלסטינית יכולה להוציא את ישראל מהבוץ של עזה".
גרינשטיין אומר שמטריד מאד שבחודשים שלפני המלחמה הקדיש הרמטכ״ל חלק גדול מזמנו להשלכות של המהפיכה המשפטית על הצבא במקום להתכונן למלחמה, בשביל מה?
ועוד משהו, אומר גרינשטיין: ״ישראל לא תעז לחסל את ראשי החמאס בקטר, שם רובם נמצאים״.
2023-12-0855 min
20MinuteLeadersEp1051: Tikkun Olam Makers: Building Solutions and Bridges for Our FutureGidi Grinstein and his team are deploying cutting-edge methodologies to create and distribute solutions for those wounded and with disabilities, all while maintaining a sense of hope for peace.
2023-11-1315 min
BICOM's PodcastEpisode 218 | Israel’s War AimsIn this episode, Calev Ben-Dor talks to Gidi Grinstein about Israel’s war aims in Gaza. They discuss Israel’s current lack of a clear exit strategy, the prospects of the Palestinian Authority taking control in a post-Hamas Gaza Strip, and the role of Iran’s regional strategy in the October 7th attacks. Grinstein was part of Israel’s negotiating team at the Camp David talks under Prime Minister Barak. He is the founder of the Reut Group, a non-partisan not-for-profit research, strategy and leadership group, and of Tikkun Olam Makers, Reut’s social impact arm.
2023-11-0235 min
Israel from the Inside with Daniel GordisNot long ago, American Jewish communities were inviting Israelis in the US to join them. Now it's the Israeli Americans who are doing the inviting.When he moved to Palo Alto, Offir Gutelzon did not imagine himself with a bullhorn, wearing a T-shirt that reads “Saving Israeli Democracy.” Nor did he imagine that he would be part of the founding group of UnXeptable, a grassroots movement launched by Israeli expats to support a democratic Israel. He and his wife also didn’t imagine that it would be a crisis in Israel, halfway across the world, the would get their teenage sons invested not only in Israel, but in Jewish life writ large. The earthquake in Israel is being felt i...
2023-09-0434 min
חולמים ניו יורק New York Dreamersרבבות, אולי אפילו מאות אלפים, של ישראלים, יהגרו לארצות הברית, עם גידי גרינשטיין. Gidi Grinstein
גידי גרינשטיין נשיא מכון ראות אומר שהמשבר ביחסים עם ארצות הברית מעמיק; ישראל דוחקת את ארצות הברית לפינה בלתי אפשרית; למרות ההכחשות, ההערכה מחדש מצד הממשל האמריקאי כלפי היחסים עם ישראל כבר החלה; הקהילה היהודית באמריקה אובדת עיצות מול המתרחש בישראל; ההיי-טק הישראלי ייפגע קשות; עשרות אלפי ישראלים, יהגרו לארצות הברית; אני לא מאמין שארה״ב תעניק פטור מויזות לישראלים אם המהפיכה המשפטית תצא לפועל.Gidi Grinstein, the
president of Reut, a think tank, says that the crisis between Israel and the United States is deepening; Israel is pushing the United States into an impossible corner; Despite the denials, the reassessment by the American administration towards relations with Israel has already begun; The Jewish community in America is at a loss for what is happening in Israel; Israeli hi-tech will be severely damaged; Tens of thousands of Israelis will immigrate to the United States; I do not believe that the US will grant visa exemptions to Israelis if the legal coup is carried out.
2023-07-1958 min
חולמים ניו יורק New York Dreamersהממשל האמריקאי מדבר עם ממשלת ישראל בנימוס אבל הם יודעים גם לעקוץ ואז זה מכאיב | Gidi Grinstein on Israel's Constitutional Crisis: We are in a Turmoil. Netanyahu doesn't know how we'll emerge.אל תחמיצו את מה שיש לנשיא מכון ראות להגיד על הבלגן הפוליטי בישראל.
"אנחנו באירוע מערכתי שישפיע קשות על הקשר של ישראל עם העולם כולו, ובמיוחד ארצות הברית, מדינות ערב והפלסטינים, על הכלכלה והחברה בישראל וגם על העולם היהודי״.
Grinstein, President of one of Israel's leading think tanks, says: A systemic event with systemic implications on Israel's international standing and alliance with the US, on Israel's regional standing and its relations with the Palestinians, and on world Jewry.
2023-02-0159 min
חולמים ניו יורק New York Dreamersמה הישראלים לא מבינים בנוגע ליהודים האמריקאים עם גידי גרינשטיין | Things Israelis Don't Understand About American Jews, with Gidi Grinsteinגידי גרינשטיין מייסד מכון המחקר ראות שבדק את הקשר המורכב בין היהודים בארצות הברית לבין הישראלים מדבר על הטעויות שעושים ישראלים בקשר שלהם עם יהודי אמריקה. ״אחוז ההתבוללות בקרב ילדי הישראלים בארצות הברית גבוה מזה שאצל ילדי היהודים הרפורמים.ֶ זו טרגדיה שישראלים שמגיעים לכאן ולא מבינים את המשמעות של חוסר חיבור לקהילה היהודית״.
All you need to know about the complex relationships between Israelis and American Jews, with Gidi Grinstein, the founder of Reut Group. ״The level of assimilation among kids of Israelis is higher than assimilation among kids of reform Jews.״This is a tragedy that Israelis distance themselves from Jews in America and do not go to synagogues”.
2022-09-231h 10
The Future of JewishInside Israel's Premier Strategy Group, With Gidi GrinsteinGidi Grinstein is the founder and president of The Reut Institute, a Tel Aviv based non-profit and non-partisan institution, described by Tom Friedman of the New York Times as, "Israel's premier strategy group."
Before founding Reut, Grinstein served as Secretary and Coordinator of the Israeli negotiation team on the Permanent Status Agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in the Office, and later in the Bureau, of Prime Minister Ehud Barak ('99–'01).
Some of Grinstein's chief achievements over the last 15 years include forming and training a cadre of leaders, designing the Birthright Israel pr...
2022-03-1047 min
Late Night with Rabbi ShmuleyIs Israel Safer than It's ever been?Rabbi Shmuley Speaks to Renowned Israel scholar Gidi Grinstein of the Reut Group. More from Rabbi Shmuley: Linktr.ee/rabbishmuley
2021-03-1954 min
Kehillat Israel PodcastsEnvisioning Israel's Future: Challenges, Opportunities and New FrontiersGidi Grinstein, Founder and President of the renowned Reut Institute, Israel's most innovative policy and strategy group, gives an inspiring talk about Reut's groundbreaking leadership initiatives. Introduced by Rabbi Amy Bernstein.
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2014-11-1521 min