The Party of Thoughts live

The successful podcast “The Party of Ideas” in a special gathering for the elections! After nine seasons in which Dr. Micah Goodman and Efrat Shapira Rosenberg analyzed the ideas behind the major and pressing political issues, they are coming to a special gathering where they will discuss the ideas at stake in the upcoming elections and answer questions from the audience.

The gathering is open and also recommended for those who are not among the podcast’s listeners (are there still any?!)

The event takes place as part of the “Why Do I Need Politics Now?” series of events at Beit Avi Chai.

The cringeworthy campaign videos, the heated panels that ended before they even began, and the spins fired at us at regular intervals—all the signs indicate that Election Day is approaching. But engagement with political ideas can also be inspiring, uplifting, and even enjoyable—just ask Gershom Scholem, Hannah Arendt, Nathan Alterman, Amos Oz, and even Madam Rabi herself—among the protagonists at the heart of “Why Do I Need Politics Now?”, a series of cultural events at Beit Avi Chai leading up to democracy’s holiday. Just before we each disperse behind the voting booth curtain, we will gather for festive events in which we will delve into what truly interests and concerns us in Israeli politics—without propaganda, without exclamation marks, but with quite a few question marks.

Featuring: Efrat Shapira Rosenberg, Dr. Micah Goodman, Assaf Inbari, Amichai Chasson, Madam Rabi, Yochi Brandes, Ariel Schnabel, and more.