Podcast: Maxim D. Shrayer on the Moral Obligations and Dilemmas of Russia's Jewish Leaders
December 9, 2022 | By: Maxin D. Shrayer
Press play below to listen to the podcast, you can also find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify. On February 24, when Russian president Vladimir Putin began his country’s invasion of Ukraine, Jewish leaders found themselves caught on opposing sides of an active war. Ukrainian rabbis have suggested that the war is a holy fight between […]
Read MorePodcast: Ryan Anderson on Why His Think Tank Focuses on Culture and Not Just Politics
December 5, 2022 | By: Ryan Anderson
Press play below to listen to the podcast, you can also find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify. Over the years, the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), a think tank in Washington, D.C., has been home to some of the most interesting and important thinkers at the intersection of religion and public affairs in America. […]
Read MorePodcast: Simcha Rothman on Reforming Israel’s Justice System
November 21, 2022 | By: Simcha Rothman
Press play below to listen to the podcast, you can also find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify. There are major concerns facing Israel’s democracy today. Some have to do with voting and Israel’s system of electoral representation. Others relate to Israel’s judiciary. Champions of the current configuration of the Israeli judiciary believe that its famous independence is a […]
Read MorePodcast: Michael Doran on Iran's Growing Military Dominance in the Middle East
November 14, 2022 | By: Michael Doran
Press play below to listen to the podcast, you can also find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify. By developing an arsenal of attack drones, rockets, and cruise and ballistic missiles, Iran has achieved a decisive military advantage over its neighbors, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. What’s more, the Iranians have learned how […]
Read MorePodcast: Scott Shay on How BDS Crept into the Investment World, and How It Was Kicked Out
November 9, 2022 | By: Scott Shay
Press play below to listen to the podcast, you can also find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify. In recent years, a new movement has shaken the world of finance. Many investors are no longer interested in the financial return on their investments alone; they want to feel that they are investing in companies that align […]
Read MorePodcast: Haviv Rettig Gur on Netanyahu, Lapid, and Another Israeli Election
October 31, 2022 | By: Haviv Rettig Gur
Press play below to listen to the podcast, you can also find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify. On March 23, 2021, Israel voted in its 24th Knesset, and with it, sent Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid to the premiership. And on November 1, 2022, less than two years later, Israelis return to the polls in […]
Read MorePodcast: Yoav Sorek, David Weinberg, & Jonathan Silver on What Jewish Magazines Are For
October 24, 2022 | By: Yoav Sorek & David Weinberg and
Press play below to listen to the podcast, you can also find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify. Some of today’s most important ideas were first born in little magazines—magazines, that is to say, like Mosaic. How does that happen? And what is the role of a magazine editor, and does that role differ if the magazine […]
Read MorePodcast: Tony Badran Puts Israel’s New Maritime Borders with Lebanon into Context
October 19, 2022 | By: Tony Badran
Press play below to listen to the podcast, you can also find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify. On October 12, 2022, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid approved an agreement with the government of Lebanon to establish maritime borders between the two countries. The deal, brokered by the United States, is important because large fields of […]
Read MorePodcast: George Weigel on the Second Vatican Council and the Jews
October 13, 2022 | By: George Weigel
Press play below to listen to the podcast, you can also find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify. The legacy of Christian anti-Semitism is not a happy one. Early in the history of Christianity, as the religion grew, the persecution of Jews became a normal feature of life in Christian lands. By the Middle Ages, the […]
Read MorePodcast: Shay Khatiri on the Protests Roiling Iran
September 30, 2022 | By: Shay Khatiri
Press play below to listen to the podcast, you can also find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify. On September 16, a squad of Iranian police officers arrested a twenty-two-year-old Iranian woman named Mahsa Amini. Charged with improperly wearing a hijab, Amini died in police custody. Since then, suspicion that she was beaten by Iranian forces, […]
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