Podcast: Jon Levenson on the Moral Force of the Book of Ruth
June 3, 2022 | By: Jon Levenson
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. Beginning Saturday night, the Jewish people will celebrate the holiday of Shavuot. During the festival, Jews traditionally study the Book of Ruth, the biblical text that tells the story of a non-Jewish widow who becomes […]
Read MorePodcast: John Podhoretz on Midge Decter’s Life in Ideas
May 24, 2022 | By: John Podhoretz
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. On May 9, the cultural commentator Midge Decter passed away. Author of essays and books, editor of magazines, and mentor to generations of writers, Decter was subtle, clear, and courageous in her thinking. Though a […]
Read MorePodcast: Christine Emba on Rethinking Sex
May 10, 2022 | By: Christine Emba
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. For most young men and women today, sexual ethics have been collapsed into one idea: consent. Consent, whereby two responsible, conscientious, free people agree to enter into a sexual relationship, has become a shorthand way […]
Read MorePodcast: Andy Smarick on What the Government Can and Can’t Do to Help American Families
March 28, 2022 | By: Andy Smarick
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. In recent years, family policy—what the government can do to strengthen the formation of American families—has come to occupy the minds of many political and cultural figures. That’s a good thing, since the family is […]
Read MorePodcast: Jesse Smith on Transmitting Religious Devotion
January 21, 2022 | By: Jesse Smith
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. What can families do today to foster religious life in children, and help them mature into adults who live meaningfully religious lives? Some families join modern religious communities, ones that intentionally adapt themselves to the […]
Read MorePodcast: Our Favorite Broadcasts of 2021
January 7, 2022
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. In 2021, 49 different guests appeared on the Tikvah Podcast over the course of 44 new episodes. Our conversations touched on some of the most important and interesting subjects in Jewish life, including discussions with […]
Read MorePodcast: Nicholas Eberstadt on What Declining Birthrates Mean for the Future of the West
November 15, 2021 | By: Nicholas Eberstadt
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. Until recently, America was an outlier: despite rising affluence, its birthrate remained high, unlike in other countries where more riches have brought fewer children. That’s no longer the case today. America is now in demographic […]
Read MorePodcast: Suzy Weiss on the Childless Lives of Young American Women
November 4, 2021 | By: Suzy Weiss
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. Today, a number of young American women are pursuing the stuff of dystopian novels: the prospect of a childless future. These young women don’t just choose to avoid motherhood—they actively embrace that choice as a […]
Read MorePodcast: Antonio Garcia Martinez on Choosing Judaism as an Antidote to Secular Modernity
October 15, 2021 | By: Antonio Garcia Martinez
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. “We have arrived at a unique point in history,” a recent essay argues, “where many Americans love nothing more than themselves, and the only functioning organization that touches their lives is a corporation.” The author […]
Read MorePodcast: Sean Clifford on the Israeli Company Making the Internet Safe for American Families
March 25, 2021 | By: Sean Clifford
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. Today, everybody, children and adults alike, is glued to their smartphones and tablets and computers. But much of the content readily available on these devices can be harmful, especially for children. So helping children navigate […]
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