Why Be Jewish in a Modern World? (Part 2)
Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager
Salem Podcast Network
4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
In this part 2 episode of Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager, Dennis continues to explore the concept of the "chosen people" and the Jewish mission to humanity. He discusses how Jews have historically been preoccupied with survival and the law, which has led to a disconnection from their mission to spread ethical monotheism. Dennis shares personal anecdotes and historical examples, including his own experiences as a young man in the Soviet Union, to illustrate the importance of living a life that reflects one's values. He also touches on the role of Christianity and the relationship between Jews and non-Jews.
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| 0:00.0 | On today's episode of timeless wisdom. |
| 0:03.3 | Jews who have no Judaism in their lives, maybe even totally secular, but they want their kids to marry. |
| 0:10.0 | They insist their kids marry a Jew, and then they wonder why their kids think they're racist. |
| 0:14.1 | Because it is racist. |
| 0:16.6 | It's why. It is. It's a racist belief. |
| 0:19.6 | Unless if it's a religious belief, it's not racist. I understand religious Jews want their kids to marry Jews for religious reasons. Totally understood. But most Jews aren't religious, and they still want that. Why? That's coming up on Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager. Is losing weight getting harder as you get older? It's not your fault. You're eating better. You're moving more. But your body isn't responding anymore. At Ph.D. weight loss, they help people identify what's actually blocking fat loss and help increase your lifespan. If you want to understand why your body isn't cooperating, call Ph.D. Weight Loss now and book your consultation at 8664-644-1900. |
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| 1:01.4 | Call 864-644-1900. |
| 1:04.6 | Welcome to Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager. |
| 1:08.2 | Here thousands of hours of Dennis's lectures, courses, and classic radio programs, |
| 1:12.7 | and to purchase Dennis Prager's rational Bibles. |
| 1:15.4 | Go to Dennis Prager.com. |
| 1:21.4 | And finally and brilliantly, |
| 1:24.4 | most unpleasant, their invisible God not only insisted on being the one and only and all-powerful God, |
| 1:33.2 | creator and Lord of everything, and the only rightful claimant to worship, he also developed into a moral God. |
| 1:42.4 | And the Jews have suffered from their own invention ever since. But they have |
| 1:48.0 | never given it up, for it is, after all, what makes the Jews Jewish. Every synagogue should |
| 1:55.0 | read Ernest Vanden Haid's description every year to remind Jews who we are. |
| 2:04.2 | Maybe it often takes outsiders to do that. |
| 2:17.1 | When I was in the Soviet Union, the age of 21, 1969, and I was there, as I think I've mentioned to you, Israel sent me, |
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