Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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From Argument to Understanding

In this episode, we sit down with author, lawyer, and former Israeli ambassador to the UK Daniel Taub to explore the ideas at the heart of his book Beyond Dispute: Rediscovering the Jewish Art of Constructive Disagreement.

Taub reflects on how Jewish tradition transformed argument into a disciplined, creative, and even sacred practice – one that values listening as much as conviction. Moving between biblical texts, talmudic debates, and modern public life, he considers what happens when disagreement loses its ethical frame, and how ancient models of machloket might help us navigate polarization today.

The conversation traces Taub’s own journey in diplomacy and asks what it means to disagree – not to defeat, but to deepen understanding – in a fractured world.

Read Daniel Taub’s book - Beyond Dispute: amazon.com/Beyond-Dispute-Rediscovering-Constructive-Disagreement/dp/1399815067

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