The Miracle of Esther
February 28, 2018 | By: Yoram Hazony
The world of the Hebrew Bible—with its prophets, revelations, and open miracles—can seem so foreign that it is sometimes difficult to see what practical lessons it can impart about sustaining faith and structuring society in the modern world. But one book of Scripture stands out for its striking resemblance to our own age. The Book […]
Read MorePodcast: Daniel Polisar on Nationhood, Zionism, and the Jews
February 2, 2018 | By: Daniel Polisar
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. Chapter 1: What Is a Nation? Chapter 2: Jewish Nationhood Chapter 3: America, Race, and Nationalism Gone Wrong Chapter 4: Challenges—Minorities and Dual Loyalty Since God confused the language of man at the Tower of Babel, humankind has been […]
Read MorePodcast: Leora Batnitzky on the Legacy of Leo Strauss
January 5, 2018 | By: Leora Batnitzky
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. Chapter 1: Who Was Leo Strauss? Chapter 2: Esotericism, Revelation, and the Limits of Reason Chapter 3: The Philosophic Life Chapter 4: Historicism vs. Natural Right Chapter 5: Strauss as a Jewish Thinker Friends and critics alike agree that […]
Read MorePodcast: Daniel Mark on Judaism and Our Postmodern Age
November 28, 2017 | By: Daniel Mark
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. Chapter 1: Postmodern Conservatism Chapter 2: Locke, America, and the Jews Chapter 3: Halacha, Religion, and Freedom Chapter 4: Politics and the Individual Chapter 5: Not All Identities are Created Equal Are we living at the end of modernity? Is […]
Read MorePodcast: Ruth Wisse on the Perversity of Brilliance
November 17, 2017 | By: Ruth Wisse
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. Chapter 1: Arendt in Jerusalem Chapter 2: Blaming the Victims Chapter 3: The Banality of Evil Chapter 4: Judging the Jews Chapter 5: Everybody Knows What Murder Is “Murderers with the power to murder descended upon a defenseless people and […]
Read MorePodcast: Jonathan Sacks on Creative Minorities
October 27, 2017 | By: Jonathan Sacks
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. Chapter 1: The Jewish Response to Crisis Chapter 2: Assimilation, Resistance, or Isolation? Chapter 3: A Different Jewish Politics Chapter 4: Sovereignty and the Creative Minority Chapter 5: The End of History and Hopes for the Future From the breakdown […]
Read MorePodcast: Jay Lefkowitz on His Life in the Arena
September 28, 2017 | By: Jay Lefkowitz
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. Has support for Israel become a partisan issue in the United States? What role can a commitment to Jewish culture play in ensuring the Jewish future? And how does an observant Jew say grace? These are just some of the […]
Read MoreDebating Zionism: A Lecture Series with Dr. Micah Goodman
July 25, 2017 | By: Micah Goodman
The establishment of the State of Israel is one of the most remarkable achievements of the modern era. Never before had a people dispersed throughout the world, deprived of sovereignty for millennia, returned to its ancient homeland to build a thriving country. Who were the leaders and thinkers that helped craft a modern Jewish nationalism […]
Read MorePodcast: Neil Rogachevsky on the Story Behind Oslo
July 21, 2017 | By: Neil Rogachevsky
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. Chapter 1: The World Before Oslo Chapter 2: Keeping Secrets Chapter 3: Norwegians, Americans, and Technocrats Chapter 4: An Uneven Balance Sheet Chapter 5: The Aftermath of Oslo On September 13, 1993, at a historic ceremony on the White House […]
Read MorePodcast: Mitchell Rocklin on Jewish-Christian Relations
June 30, 2017
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. Chapter 1: Evangelicals’ Love Affair with the Jews Chapter 2: Materialism, Marxism, and Mainline Protestants Chapter 3: A One-Sided Affection Chapter 4: Jews’ Misguided Alliances Chapter 5: The Future of Jewish-Christian Relations Why don’t Jews like the Christians who like […]
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