Jerusalem—the “eternal capital” of the Jewish people—is at once the cultural, spiritual, and strategic center of the modern Jewish state. Ambassador Dore Gold is one of Jerusalem’s greatest guardians, and his wide-ranging perspective is remarkable: senior advisor to the prime minister, representative of Israel on the world stage, strategic thinker about the future of the […]

In 1998, as the State of Israel turned fifty years old, Charles Krauthammer penned his seminal essay, “At Last, Zion.” Wide-ranging and provocative, the piece takes an unvarnished look at the existential crisis of Diaspora Jewry as well as what Krauthammer calls the “Israeli exception” to the assimilationist trend. However, the re-centering of Jewish life […]

Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher.  This week, instead of one of our regular conversations on great Jewish essays and ideas, we are pleased to introduce you to a brand new podcast, Kikar: Conversations in the Jewish Public Square, produced by our partners at the Jewish Leadership […]

Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher.  Chapter 1: Conversion and Restoration Chapter 2: Mordecai Manuel Noah and Ararat Chapter 3: Scripture, the Geneva Bible, and the Catholic Church Chapter 4: Is American Christianity Different? Chapter 5: Blackstone, Fosdick, and Niebuhr  Chapter 6: The Christian Right […]

Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher.  Chapter 1: The History of the U.S.-Israel Relationship Chapter 2: Sovereignty Compromised? Chapter 3: Israel, America, and the Iran Deal Chapter 4: Do America and Israel Need a Defense Treaty? Militarily, diplomatically, and culturally, the relationship between the United […]

Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher.  Chapter 1: Obama, Trump, and the Iran Deal Chapter 2: Decertification Chapter 3: Fix It or Nix It Chapter 4: Russia, China, and North Korea Chapter 5: The View from Israel In 2007, Barack Obama, then a U.S. Senator and […]

Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher.  Chapter 1: Moynihan at the U.N. Chapter 2: Carter, Israel, and American Values Chapter 3: A Fated Political Loss Chapter 4: Liberal Internationalism and Liberal Politics In December of 2017, Nikki Haley, America’s ambassador to the United Nations, stood […]

Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. Chapter 1: What Drives Christian Zionism? Chapter 2: Jewish Ambivalence Chapter 3: The Uncertain Future of Evangelical Zionism Chapter 4: Muslims, Catholics, and Jerusalem At a time when the State of Israel lives under the threat of jihadist Islam and […]

Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. Chapter 1: Family, Founding, and Policing the Right Chapter 2: In Search of Anti-Semitism Chapter 3: Pat Buchanan and the Paleocons Chapter 4: Joe Sobran and the Struggle to Define Anti-Semitism Chapter 5: Anti-Semitism and Today’s Conservative Movement Anti-Semitism knows […]

Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. Chapter 1: The World of the 1970s Chapter 2: Kirkpatrick’s Case Chapter 3: Allies, Enemies, and American Hypocrisy Chapter 4: The Freedom Agenda Chapter 5: Obama’s Carteresque Foreign Policy We like to think that, amidst all of the pressures of […]