Podcast: Scott Shay on Idolatry, Ancient and Modern
April 17, 2019 | By: Scott Shay
Press play below to listen to the podcast, you can also find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify. It was just a few years ago that the so-called “New Atheists” played an outsized role in American culture. Scientists like Richard Dawkins and polemicists like the late Christopher Hitchens wrote page after page […]
Read MorePodcast: Joshua Berman on Whether the Exodus Really Happened
April 10, 2019 | By: Joshua Berman
Press play below to listen to the podcast, you can also find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify. In just over a week, Jews the world over will recount the biblical story of the exodus from Egypt and celebrate ancient Israel’s journey from slavery to freedom. But is there any proof for […]
Read MorePodcast: Daniel Gordis on the Rift Between American and Israeli Jews
April 3, 2019 | By: Daniel Gordis
Press play below to listen to the podcast, you can also find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify. The occupation. The Western Wall. The nation-state Law. The warm bonhomie between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu. The rift between American and Israeli Jews grows daily. How did this happen? Wasn’t Israel an […]
Read MorePodcast: Nicholas Gallagher on Jewish History and America’s Immigration Crisis
March 27, 2019 | By: Nicholas Gallagher
Press play below to listen to the podcast, you can also find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify. In February 2019, after a protracted legislative battle over funding his long-promised wall, President Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border of the United States. The legality of this proclamation will be […]
Read MorePodcast: Special Envoy Elan Carr on America's Fight against Anti-Semitism
March 20, 2019 | By: Elan Carr
Press play below to listen to the podcast, you can also find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify. On February 5, 2019, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appointed Elan Carr as the Trump Administration’s Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism. Created 15 years ago by President George W. Bush, the position […]
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