Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher.  Chapter 1: Guidance, Not Governance Chapter 2: Obligation in Reform Judaism Chapter 3: Sloppy Sloganeering Chapter 4: Liberal Judaism and Social Justice Chapter 5: The Future of Liberal Judaism “It is not for nothing,” Norman Podhoretz once wrote, “that […]

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 […]

Press play below to listen to the podcast, download it in the iTunes Store, or stream it via Stitcher.  Chapter 1: The Craft of Pedagogy Chapter 2: Unsettling Education Chapter 3: Institutional Failure and Asking the Wrong Questions Chapter 4: Chabad, Shabbat, and the Bible The twenty second Mishnah of the fifth chapter of Pirkei Avot is one […]

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 […]