Jewish

Providence and Power of Jewish Leaders

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik joins the podcast to discuss his new book Providence and Power: Ten Portraits in Jewish Statesmanship. Continue Reading »

26 Oct 2023

The Cure to Our Social Breakdown

by Seth D. Kaplan

It is much easier to maintain your beliefs in the natural and enchanted worlds if you live in a community where everyone else does too. Continue Reading »

24 Oct 2023

The Talmud for Today’s World

by Tevi Troy and Noam Wasserman

As Jews celebrate this Rosh Hashanah, they should remember Rabbi Shapiro and his Daf Yomi innovation. Continue Reading »

14 Sep 2023

The Irrepressible, Irreplaceable Midge Decter

by George Weigel

A true daughter of Israel who loved her Christian friends and helped them make better Christian arguments in the public square, Midge now rests in the bosom of Abraham. As Elisha asked of Elijah, may we be blessed with a portion of her spirit. Continue Reading »

20 Jul 2022

In America, but Not of America

by Leah Libresco Sargeant

Some of the most tactically effective defenses of religious liberty rely on appeals to theories of rights or alliances with candidates who cut against the core of your faith. These strategies can win the battle but lose the war. Continue Reading »

7 Jun 2022

Ruth Amid the Alien Corn

by Stuart Halpern and Tevi Troy

As American Jews hear the story of Ruth and Naomi during the upcoming holiday, they can relate Ruth’s tremendous accomplishments as a penniless immigrant who became the ancestor of a great king to America’s history as an immigrant-welcoming nation. Continue Reading »

2 Jun 2022

Calendar as Catechism

by Shalom Carmy

The Jewish calendar is the Jewish catechism: So said the -nineteenth-century German champion of Jewish Orthodoxy, Samson R. Hirsch, and with good reason. Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Passover: Despite differences in theology and observance, most Jews, even those who are not well-versed in the entire . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2022

J. J. Kimche on Meir Kahane

by R. R. Reno

J. J. Kimche joins the podcast to discuss what lessons can be learned from the life and work of a highly divisive Jewish extremist. Continue Reading »

30 Mar 2022