Tikvah headphones Yascha Mounk on the Identity Trap and What It Means for Jews 6 Oct 2023
In his book "The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time," Yascha Mounk explores the intellectual history behind the rise of identity politics ...
6 Oct 2023
Tikvah headphones Yascha Mounk on the Identity Trap and What It Means for Jews 6 Oct 2023
In his book, "The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time," Yascha Mounk explores the intellectual history behind the rise of identity politics...
6 Oct 2023
Tikvah headphones Alon Arvatz on Israel's Cyber-Security Industry 28 Sep 2023
In this podcast interview, Alon Arvatz, the CEO of PointFive, a cybersecurity start-up in Tel Aviv, discusses Israel's success in military cyber operations a...
28 Sep 2023
Tikvah headphones Alon Arvatz on Israel's Cyber-Security Industry 28 Sep 2023
Alon Arvatz, CEO and co-founder of cybersecurity start-up PointFive, discusses Israel's emergence as a global hub for cyber-security. He highlights the count...
28 Sep 2023
Tikvah headphones Daniel Rynhold on Thinking Repentance Through 22 Sep 2023
In this podcast, Daniel Rynhold, dean of the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, discusses the concept of repentance and its importance in Jewis...
22 Sep 2023
Tikvah headphones Daniel Rynhold on Thinking Repentance Through 22 Sep 2023
Daniel Rynhold, dean of the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, explores the concept of repentance in Jewish thought and its contrasts between m...
22 Sep 2023
Tikvah headphones Jon Levenson on Understanding the Binding of Isaac as the Bible Understands It 14 Sep 2023
In this discussion, Jonathan Silver speaks with Jon Levenson, a professor of Jewish studies, about the story of the Binding of Isaac from Genesis 22. They ex...
14 Sep 2023
Tikvah headphones Jon Levenson on Understanding the Binding of Isaac as the Bible Understands It 14 Sep 2023
In this discussion, Jon Levenson explores the meaning of the binding of Isaac, a story found in chapter 22 of Genesis. Levenson argues that it is important t...
14 Sep 2023
Tikvah headphones Yonatan Jakubowicz on Israel's African Immigrants 7 Sep 2023
The article discusses the debate surrounding the presence of African immigrants in Israel, particularly in Tel Aviv. The influx of east African migrants to I...
7 Sep 2023
Tikvah headphones Yonatan Jakubowicz on Israel's African Immigrants 7 Sep 2023
The text discusses the situation of African immigrants in Israel, particularly those from Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Sudan. The number of new African migrants ha...
7 Sep 2023
Tikvah headphones Mordechai Kedar on the Return of Terrorism in the West Bank 31 Aug 2023
In a podcast, Mordechai Kedar discusses the recent increase in terrorism in the West Bank. He notes that since the end of the second intifada, the Gaza Strip...
31 Aug 2023
Tikvah headphones Mordechai Kedar on the Return of Terrorism in the West Bank 31 Aug 2023
In this podcast, Mordechai Kedar discusses the recent increase in terrorism from the West Bank. He explains that since the end of the second intifada, the ma...
31 Aug 2023
Tikvah headphones Ran Baratz on the Roots of Israeli Angst 25 Aug 2023
In January of this year, protests began in Israel, with thousands of people taking to the streets every Saturday night to voice their discontent with the gov...
25 Aug 2023
Tikvah headphones Ran Baratz on the Roots of Israeli Angst 25 Aug 2023
In this podcast interview, Ran Baratz, editor of Israeli magazine Mida and contributor to the conservative newspaper Makor Rishon, discusses the ongoing prot...
25 Aug 2023
Tikvah headphones Dovid Margolin on Kommunarka and the Jewish Defiance of Soviet History 18 Aug 2023
Dovid Margolin, a senior editor at Chabad.org and author, discusses his recent visit to Kommunarka, a mass gravesite where victims of Stalin's Great Terror w...
18 Aug 2023
Tikvah headphones Dovid Margolin on Kommunarka and the Jewish Defiance of Soviet History 18 Aug 2023
Dovid Margolin, senior editor at Chabad.org, discusses the Jewish defiance of Soviet history in his essay for Commentary magazine. He delves into the Great T...
18 Aug 2023
Tikvah headphones Shlomo Brody on Capital Punishment and the Jewish Tradition 10 Aug 2023
Rabbi Shlomo Brody, director of an organization focused on aging, end-of-life care, and organ donation, discusses the topic of capital punishment within the ...
10 Aug 2023
Tikvah headphones Shlomo Brody on Capital Punishment and the Jewish Tradition 10 Aug 2023
In this discussion, Rabbi Shlomo Brody addresses the topic of capital punishment in Judaism, particularly in relation to the case of the Pittsburgh synagogue...
10 Aug 2023
Tikvah headphones Rebroadcast: Dara Horn on Why People Love Dead Jews 4 Aug 2023
In her book "People Love Dead Jews," novelist Dara Horn explores the complex role of Jews in the Western conscience. In a podcast conversation with Mosaic ed...
4 Aug 2023
Tikvah headphones Rebroadcast: Dara Horn on Why People Love Dead Jews 4 Aug 2023
In this podcast conversation with Jonathan Silver, novelist Dara Horn explores the idea of why people are drawn to the Jewish experience, specifically when i...
4 Aug 2023
Tikvah headphones Izzy Pludwinski on the Art and Beauty of Hebrew Calligraphy 27 Jul 2023
In this podcast episode, the host explores the significance of Hebrew calligraphy in Jewish tradition. Judaism places great importance on words and their pow...
27 Jul 2023
Tikvah headphones Izzy Pludwinski on the Art and Beauty of Hebrew Calligraphy 27 Jul 2023
In this discussion, Izzy Pludwinski, a sofer, explores the significance of Hebrew calligraphy in Jewish tradition. Judaism places great importance on words, ...
27 Jul 2023
Tikvah headphones Joshua Berman on the Traumas of the Book of Lamentations 20 Jul 2023
The book of Lamentations in the Hebrew Bible recounts the traumatic events of the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem in the 6th century BCE. It describes the dest...
20 Jul 2023
Tikvah headphones Joshua Berman on the Traumas of the Book of Lamentations 20 Jul 2023
In the book of Lamentations, written after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in the 6th century BCE, there are descriptions of the horrific suf...
20 Jul 2023
Tikvah headphones Meir Soloveichik on Ten Portraits of Jewish Statesmanship 13 Jul 2023
In his book "Providence and Power: Ten Portraits in Jewish Statesmanship," Rabbi Meir Soloveichik draws inspiration from the ancient Greek and Roman traditio...
13 Jul 2023
Tikvah headphones Meir Soloveichik on Ten Portraits of Jewish Statesmanship 13 Jul 2023
Rabbi Meir Soloveichik has published a new book, "Providence and Power: Ten Portraits in Jewish Statesmanship," which aims to do for the Jews what Plutarch d...
13 Jul 2023
Tikvah headphones Tevi Troy on the Biden Administration's Plan to Fight Anti-Semitism 6 Jul 2023
The Biden administration recently released the first-ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Anti-Semitism, which aims to address the threat of anti-Semitism ...
6 Jul 2023
Tikvah headphones Tevi Troy on the Biden Administration's Plan to Fight Anti-Semitism 6 Jul 2023
The Biden administration has released the first-ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Anti-Semitism, which aims to address the threat of anti-Semitism in Am...
6 Jul 2023
Tikvah headphones Avital Levi on Loyalty 30 Jun 2023
Avital Levi, a postdoctoral fellow at Tel Aviv University, explores the concept of loyalty in this podcast. She questions what keeps divided nations from des...
30 Jun 2023
Tikvah headphones Avital Levi on Loyalty 30 Jun 2023
In this podcast, Avital Levi, a postdoctoral fellow at Tel Aviv University, explores the subject of loyalty as a human sentiment and moral virtue. She examin...
30 Jun 2023
Tikvah headphones Michael Doran on the Ambiguities in Biden's Middle East Strategy 23 Jun 2023
In an essay titled "Biden's Ties That Bind," Michael Doran argues that President Biden's Middle East strategy is consistent with that of the Obama administra...
23 Jun 2023
Tikvah headphones Michael Doran on the Ambiguities in Biden's Middle East Strategy 23 Jun 2023
In his essay "Biden's Ties That Bind," Michael Doran argues that President Biden's Middle East strategy aligns with the Obama administration's strategy of em...
23 Jun 2023
Tikvah headphones Eric Cohen on the Questions Graduating Jews and Their Parents Must Confront 15 Jun 2023
In a speech delivered to Jewish high school and college graduates, Eric Cohen, CEO of Tikvah, addresses the questions that graduating Jews and their parents ...
15 Jun 2023
Tikvah headphones Eric Cohen on the Questions Graduating Jews and Their Parents Must Confront 15 Jun 2023
In a speech delivered to Jewish high school and college graduates, Eric Cohen discusses the challenges facing Jewish parents in raising committed Jewish chil...
15 Jun 2023
Tikvah headphones Eli Steinberg on the Warriors of Torah 9 Jun 2023
The Adirei HaTorah gathering at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia honored a group of men engaged in full-time Torah study at Beth Medrash Govoha, the la...
9 Jun 2023
Tikvah headphones Eli Steinberg on the Warriors of Torah 9 Jun 2023
A recent gathering called Adirei HaTorah, meaning "Warriors of Torah," took place at the Wells Fargo Center near Philadelphia, where around 27,000 haredi men...
9 Jun 2023
Tikvah headphones Cynthia Ozick on "The Conversion of the Jews" 1 Jun 2023
In Cynthia Ozick's story "The Conversion of the Jews", she explores the motivations and consequences of religious conversion. The story follows Solomon Adelb...
1 Jun 2023
Tikvah headphones Cynthia Ozick on "The Conversion of the Jews" 1 Jun 2023
Cynthia Ozick's story, "The Conversion of the Jews," explores the complex motivations behind a Sephardic Jew named Saul converting to Catholicism and dedicat...
1 Jun 2023
Tikvah headphones Leon Kass on Reading Ruth 24 May 2023
In the book "Reading Ruth: Birth, Redemption, and the Way of Israel" by Leon Kass and Hannah Mandelbaum, the authors explore the beloved biblical story of Ru...
24 May 2023
Tikvah headphones Leon Kass on Reading Ruth 24 May 2023
Leon Kass and Hannah Mandelbaum's book, "Reading Ruth: Birth, Redemption, and the Way of Israel," offers a line-by-line commentary on the book of Ruth. The o...
24 May 2023
Tikvah headphones Tara Isabella Burton on the Creation and Curation of the Modern Self 19 May 2023
In the podcast, Tara Isabella Burton discusses her upcoming book "Self-Made" and the concept of seeking answers within oneself rather than externally. She ex...
19 May 2023
Tikvah headphones Tara Isabella Burton on the Creation and Curation of the Modern Self 19 May 2023
In her forthcoming book "Self-Made," Tara Isabella Burton explores the modern trend of looking inward for self-realization and authenticity, rather than rely...
19 May 2023
Tikvah headphones Nathan Diament on Whether the Post Office Can Force Employees to Work on the Sabbath 11 May 2023
The 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from discriminating against employees based on religion. This has led to legal battles over how religion is def...
11 May 2023
Tikvah headphones Nathan Diament on Whether the Post Office Can Force Employees to Work on the Sabbath 11 May 2023
This article discusses the issue of religious discrimination in the workplace, specifically focusing on the question of whether employers can force employees...
11 May 2023
Tikvah headphones Yaakov Amidror on Why He’s Arguing That Israel Must Prepare for War with Iran 4 May 2023
Yaakov Amidror, former national security advisor of Israel, recently stated that Israel must prepare for the possibility of war with Iran, even without Ameri...
4 May 2023
Tikvah headphones Yaakov Amidror on Why He’s Arguing That Israel Must Prepare for War with Iran 4 May 2023
Yaakov Amidror, former national security advisor of Israel, argues that Israel must prepare for war with Iran, even without American assistance. He explains ...
4 May 2023
Tikvah headphones Liel Leibovitz on the Return of Paganism 27 Apr 2023
In an essay by Liel Leibovitz titled "The Return of Paganism," it is argued that Americans are not necessarily becoming less religious, but rather, they are ...
27 Apr 2023
Tikvah headphones Liel Leibovitz on the Return of Paganism 27 Apr 2023
In a recent article titled "The Return of Paganism," Liel Leibovitz argues that the decline in traditional forms of Christian worship in America does not ref...
27 Apr 2023
Tikvah headphones Rick Richman on History and Devotion 20 Apr 2023
Rick Richman believes that teaching history is crucial for fostering a connection to Israel and the Jewish people. In his book, "And None Shall Make Them Afr...
20 Apr 2023
Tikvah headphones Rick Richman on History and Devotion 20 Apr 2023
In his book "And None Shall Make Them Afraid: Eight Stories of the Modern State of Israel," Rick Richman emphasizes the importance of teaching history to fos...
20 Apr 2023