Why Hindus Respect Jews — And Why It Confuses the West | Yeshaya Rosenman

The Western Spirit - With Ariel Whitman · Apr 13, 2026 · 1h 2m

In this episode of The Western Spirit, Ariel Whitman sits down with Yeshaya Rosenman, an Israeli researcher of India, the subcontinent and its diasporas, and of political religions.Why do Hindus respect Jews in a way that often surprises the West?Yeshaya explains the deep civilizational parallels between Jewish and Hindu societies — from shared historical narratives of survival and resilience, to similar cultural values around education, family, and identity.While Jews have faced persecution across much of the world, India stands out as one of the only places in history where Jews lived…