Episode · The Rubin Report · 2019-02-13

Books mentioned on God is in The Crowd (Tal Keinan Interview)

2 books · With Tal Keinan · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Tal Keinan (author) joins Dave to discuss his new book "God is in the Crowd" which dives into the ideas and issues facing modern day Judaism. Learn more about your ad choices.

Tal Keinan discussed God Is in the Crowd by Tal Keinan. Dave Rubin discussed Fiddler on the Roof by Jerry Bock.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. God Is in the Crowd

    Tal Keinan · at 3:52

    Discussed
    “and you know from that point I kind of dug into everything I could took every class that had to do with Judaism I read them the Old Testament I could never became a believer in the kind of classical sense in the god of scripture”
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  2. Fiddler on the Roof

    Jerry Bock · at 34:44

    Fiddler on the Roof is a classic theatrical musical and book by Jerry Bock that portrays Jewish life, tradition, and persecution within the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia.

    Discussed
    “my favorite line ever writes from Fiddler on the Roof which is you know I know we were the chosen people”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged God Is in the Crowd
“and and in kind of what I think brought me to the book ultimately is that you know I I found myself”
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“well that is very much at the heart of this book is that we're called upon the generations of Jews who are alive today are called upon to redefine Judaism”
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“and that's what this book is about I do and I think that was the second fundamental reinvention where we're not”
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“it's a fault in the book I may be too dismissive of that”
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“we are marrying ourselves out of existence which you know the for the first section of the book scold should there be Jews I think we have to start with that fundamental question”
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“and there are many things that is what's getting wrong is that as I described in the book one of the things that Israel's getting right”
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“you can do both one of the stories I tell in the book is kind of interesting as my first I you know I did nothing”