
Identity/Crisis
In a frenzied media cycle, Identity/Crisis delves into the big ideas behind the news from a uniquely Jewish perspective. From the Shalom Hartman Institute, host Yehuda Kurtzer invites leading thinkers to unpack current events effecting Jewish communities in North America, Israel, and around the worl
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The Hole in the Center of Israeli Society
Is it possible for centrist and moderate Israelis, t...
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Jan 17 2023 37m
Envisioning a Shared Society with Hartman’s Rana Fahoum
Can the acceptance of multiple identities and confli...
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Jan 12 2023 42m
Beyond Shul and State in Today's Israel
The new Israeli government coalition, which aligns w...
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Jan 5 2023 47m
The American Jewish Music Episode (Re-Release)
Host Yehuda Kurtzer convenes a panel of guests to di...
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Dec 27 2022 55m
Caring For Our Kids' Mental Health, Jewishly
What is the responsibility of Jewish leaders to addr...
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Dec 22 2022 42m
The Path to Heretic in The House
What happens when one grapples with their Jewish ide...
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Dec 13 2022 51m
A Jew Walks Into a Bar
How do you democratize the study of Torah? Lehrhaus,...
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Nov 30 2022 42m
Love, Thoughts, and Thanksgiving (Re-Release)
For many American Jews, Thanksgiving is another high...
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Nov 24 2022 23m
Jewish Media from Right to Left
The Jewish media landscape has evolved significantly...
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Nov 18 2022 52m
Two Elections and the Path Forward
Last week, Israel returned Netanyahu to power as par...
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Nov 9 2022 53m
Why is Ben Gvir so Popular?
Itamar Ben Gvir is the leader of an extreme right wi...
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Oct 31 2022 45m
Who's a Bad Jew?
Why do Jews call one another (and themselves) "bad J...
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Oct 25 2022 44m
Antizionism at Berkeley Law
U. C. Berkeley Law School recently made headlines wh...
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Oct 20 2022 45m
The Song in the Heart
How do the songs we sing as part of the High Holiday...
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Oct 2 2022 46m
The King of Flesh and Blood
What have the last few weeks been like for British J...
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Sep 29 2022 42m
The Key Pronoun is We
In this high holiday season of introspection, host Y...
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Sep 22 2022 41m
Yeshiva vs. Pride
On Friday, SCOTUS issued an order by Justice Sonia S...
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Sep 13 2022 54m
What Jewish Food Is
What counts as Jewish food? Does it count if a Jew m...
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Sep 7 2022 40m
The Canadian Jewish Difference (Re-release)
Yehuda Kurtzer and David Koffman (York University) c...
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Aug 30 2022 43m
A Musical Journey with Joey Weisenberg (Re-release)
Where does song end and prayer begin? Joey Weisenber...
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Aug 23 2022 49m
The Peculiar Power of Jewish Food Influencers (Re-release)
Something to nosh on as we go inside the world of Je...
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Aug 16 2022 47m
The Hilltop Youth and Jewish Terrorism (Re-release)
Anti-Palestinian violence committed by disaffected y...
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Aug 9 2022 1h
The Torah of TikTok (Re-release)
Miriam Anzovin is a millennial TikToker who is trans...
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Aug 4 2022 47m
The "Secular" Rabbis of Israel
Israel is experiencing a non-Orthodox religious rena...
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Jul 26 2022 42m
Questions for the US Ambassador to Israel
Thomas R. Nides, United States Ambassador to Israel,...
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Jul 21 2022 28m