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If the theory is correct and political ideas and frameworks expire every 20, 30 years,

it actually means that countries aren't born, you know, one time by founding fathers.

It is actually a work of generation.

So you have founding fathers and mothers that give birth to a country or a society in a cohesive

and coherent way.

And you have a generation of sons and daughters.

For us, this was 1985, right?

The sons and daughters that refounded Israel.

It was Israel's second founding, if you will.

And right now it's on us,

right? It's on us, what we call the founding grandchildren. As we say in Pirkei Avot, you know,

the work is never done. And it's on you to always continue. And you should know, you're not going to be

the one finishing it. From that perspective, it's an ongoing work. And the rise of the founding

grandchildren is, I think, the theme for Israel

over the next five years.

It's 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 27th here in New York City. It's 10 p.m. on Sunday, April 27th in Israel,

as Israelis enter the most Israeli week of the year, marking its Memorial Day on Wednesday,

followed by Independence Day on Thursday. And as Israelis continue to follow the news about a massive explosion at Iran's most important port,

that's a story we will be following closely, still learning details,

and of course on this podcast we'll be getting into the implications in the days and weeks ahead.

In case you haven't heard, ARC Media, which we created as a home for the Call Me Back podcast,

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