Podcast: Jonathan Schanzer on the Palestinians’ Political Mess
April 22, 2021 | By: Jonathan Schanzer
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. To understand the Palestinian people and the region, one must understand the enduring cleavages and party affiliations that make up Palestinian politics. In 2007, shortly after legislative elections that led to a surprising victory for the […]
Read MorePodcast: Meena Viswanath on How the Duolingo App Became an Unwitting Arbiter of Modern Jewish Identity
April 14, 2021 | By: Meena Viswanath
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. Last week, the language-learning app Duolingo introduced a new course on Yiddish. The course sparked significant interest, and provoked significant controversy. In the app’s menu, each language is represented by the flag of the primary country […]
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 […]
Read MorePodcast: Mark Gerson on How the Seder Teaches Freedom Through Food
March 18, 2021 | By: Mark Gerson
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. In almost a week, Jews all over the world will sit down at their seder tables and retell the story of the Exodus, of the Jewish people’s national deliverance from Egypt. Of course, in the […]
Read MorePodcast: Daniel Gordis on the Israeli Supreme Court’s New Conversion Ruling
March 11, 2021 | By: Daniel Gordis
Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher. Last week, Israel’s Supreme Court announced that, for the purpose of Israeli citizenship, conversions to Judaism that take place under the auspices of the Reform and Conservative movements and within Israel would be recognized by […]
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