You can walk away from a label, but can you walk away from your very identity?

In this episode of Behind the Bima, Rabbi Efrem Goldberg and Rabbi Philip Moskowitz sit down with Yehuda Lapian to explore identity, belonging, and the realities behind Israel’s religious and secular divides. Raised between multiple Jewish worlds, Lapian once tried to leave Judaism behind entirely… only to discover that some connections run deeper than ideology.

From Friday night Lecha Dodi to the labels that shape Israeli society, this conversation explores why Jewish identity, especially in Israel, is often more complicated, and more resilient, than the categories we use to describe it.

This season of Behind the Bima is sponsored by Julie Charlestein & Darryl Benjamin in honor of their grandparents, Morton & Malvina Charlestein, and their children, Ruby and Maccabi Benjamin.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 – Intro
0:21 – Banter
4:24 – Yehuda Lapian Interview

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