For thousands of years humanity has had a challenging relationship with truth. We all fall prey to misinterpreting our experiences. We get angry at things that we can’t control. We get jealous of things we think we deserve. We lust after things we can’t have. That is on the individualistic level. But our species is increasingly interconnected on this shrinking planet….whether we like it or not. We too often misinterpret the world around us and ironically, in a digital age of interconnectedness, we seem to be drifting further away. The TRIBECAST is my attempt to share stories and perspectives that are true or at least closer to the truth. Sometimes episodes will be more investigative reports while other times it will be long form interviews. The goal is for us to journey and discover a more accurate understanding of the confusing world around us. I would love to hear your perspectives and questions. You can find this podcast and more at tribejournal.org. Message me sometime. I’d love to hear from you. I’m JP Katz and your listening to the TRIBECAST at TRIBEJOURNAL.ORG. Enjoy! https://www.tribejournal.org/podcast

In a record breaking 2021 more than 4,000 Americans made Aliyah to Israel and of the the 27,000 immigrants from across the globe approximately 55% were under the age of 35. A large number of those young people were young Jewish professionals in search for something. In this episode we visit with some that moved to Israel prior to the pandemic and we hear from them why they made the move, what the biggest challenges have been and what has been the biggest upshot. Make sure to subscribe (links below) to get notified about future episodes as we look forward to deepening our understanding of who, why and how people make aliyah. To follow this series and other important episodes... One click subscribe on you tube: https://www.youtube.com/tribejournal?sub_confirmation=1 Get TRIBE Journal delivered to your inbox: https://www.tribejournal.org/subscribe

What is American Football in Israel? Just ask the Bet Shemesh Rebels. TRIBE Journal brings you onto the field for a unique display of teamwork, adrenaline and brotherhood. Bet Shemesh Rebels put on a clinic Sat. night in Bet Shemesh in their debut game after a two year hiatus. To follow this series and other important episodes... One click subscribe on you tube: https://www.youtube.com/tribejournal?sub_confirmation=1 Get TRIBE Journal delivered to your inbox: https://www.tribejournal.org/subscribe

Why aren't more orthodox American yeshiva students in Israel making Aliyah? Let's take a closer look at two young men who are making a difference by bringing the holiness of the Holy Land back into the consciousness of the Jewish people. To follow this series and other important episodes... One click subscribe on you tube: https://www.youtube.com/tribejournal?sub_confirmation=1 Get TRIBE Journal delivered to your inbox: https://www.tribejournal.org/subscribe

I knew that I couldn't truly understand the Israel Palestinian conflict by sitting in an office or on a couch 7,000 miles away. I also knew that looking mostly at the macro and not understanding the micro would be disastrous. So I decided to go hyperlocal and talk to a family who is being evicted from their homes and the owner who is evicting them on the Eastern side of Route 1 aka the Green Line. This is a tragic story about a real estate dispute between two individuals, a widow who may have been paying rent to the wrong owner for more than seventy years and a terrorist regime using her as an excuse for another war against Israel. This is a story of the economics of change from the eye of the storm, in Nachalat Shimon aka Sheikh Jarrah. To follow this series and other important episodes... One click subscribe on you tube: https://www.youtube.com/tribejournal?sub_confirmation=1 Get TRIBE Journal delivered to your inbox: https://www.tribejournal.org/subscribe

A Jewish family was almost murdered when their home was torched in an alleged arson terror attack and some media outlets blamed the current violence only to political adversaries instead. This episode takes a closer look at exactly what sparked the most recent round of violence at Nachalat Shimon aka Sheikh Jarrah by reconnecting with some of the interviewees from Episode 1 (https://www.tribejournal.org/post/sheikh-jarrah) and some new people in our effort to understand what is being described as one of the most pivotal and controversial real estate disputes in many decades. To follow this series and other important episodes... One click subscribe on you tube: https://www.youtube.com/tribejournal?sub_confirmation=1 Get TRIBE Journal delivered to your inbox: https://www.tribejournal.org/subscribe

People try to ignore this rabbit hole to hell but it keeps surfacing all over our small planet as countries war against each other. Tribe Journal takes a closer look at the economics and psychology of the media that is interwoven into the fabric of warfare today. In Part 3 of an ongoing series about Nachalat Shimon aka Sheikh Jarrah, we get more first hand information about what is happening on the ground and how the media war may be fueling violence, death and destruction. This is part of an ongoing series about Nachalat Shimon a.k.a. Sheikh Jarrah. Part 1 https://www.tribejournal.org/post/sheikh-jarrah Part 2 https://www.tribejournal.org/post/sheikh-jarrah-2 To follow this series and other important episodes... One click subscribe on you tube: https://www.youtube.com/tribejournal?sub_confirmation=1 Get TRIBE Journal delivered to your inbox: https://www.tribejournal.org/subscribe

On this episode of the Tribecast, we sit down with former Assistant District Attorney, Michael Thaler, to discuss the different factors that prosecutors will consider in determining whether or not to classify a particular crime as a hate crime. The case that catalyzed our discussion involved Rabbi Shlomo Noginski in Brighton, Massachusetts. Rabbi Noginski was sitting on the stairs of a place of worship and religious school when the alleged criminal went out of his way to walk on the property and first attempt to kidnap at gunpoint and later attempt to murder with a knife. In an effort to defend himself, the rabbi was stabbed eight times before the assailant fled and when police officers apprehended him he drew his gun until he eventually threw his gun to the ground and was arrested. At the time of this interview just days after the attack, the prosecutors still did not categorize this as a hate crime. Members of the religious community were on heightened alert as antisemitism continues to increase across the United States. Many community members were questioning why hate crime wasn't determined immediately after the attack. It took one week after the attack during the dangerousness trial for the prosecution to add the hate crime classification to the charges. This in depth interview on the Tribecast at tribejournal.org takes a closer look at the factors and timeline considerations that play into the determination of a hate crime. You can find more videos like these at www.tribejournal.org.