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Michael Eisenberg on Economics in the Book of Genesis
28 Oct 2021
In a discussion with Jonathan Silver, Michael Eisenberg, an Israeli venture capitalist and author, challenges the notion that the Hebrew Bible separates the ...
28 Oct 2021
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Elisha Wiesel on His Father's Jewish and Zionist Legacy
22 Oct 2021
In a recent op-ed for the Washington Post, Elisha Wiesel, son of the late Elie Wiesel, discusses the honoring of his father through a sculpture of his likene...
22 Oct 2021
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Antonio Garcia Martinez on Choosing Judaism as an Antidote to Secular Modernity
14 Oct 2021
Tech entrepreneur Antonio Garcia Martinez wrote a two-part essay titled "Why Judaism," in which he explores how Judaism served as an antidote to the issues h...
14 Oct 2021
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Haviv Rettig Gur on the Jewish Agency in 2021
7 Oct 2021
The Jewish Agency for Israel, founded in 1929, played a crucial role in incubating Israel's proto-government, and its officers became ministers upon Israel's...
7 Oct 2021
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Yedidya Sinclair on Israel's Shmitah Year
30 Sep 2021
In this discussion, Rabbi Yedidya Sinclair joins Mosaic editor Jonathan Silver to explore the importance and practice of the biblical ordinance of shmitah in...
30 Sep 2021
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Peter Kreeft on the Philosophy of Ecclesiastes
24 Sep 2021
Peter Kreeft, a Catholic philosopher, discusses the philosophical themes in the book of Ecclesiastes during an interview with Mosaic editor Jonathan Silver. ...
24 Sep 2021
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Dara Horn on Why People Love Dead Jews
2 Sep 2021
In her book "People Love Dead Jews," author Dara Horn explores the strange fascination Western society has with Jews, particularly when they are dead. Horn a...
2 Sep 2021
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Elliot Kaufman on the Crown Heights Riot, 30 Years Later
26 Aug 2021
In this podcast episode, Elliot Kaufman discusses the Crown Heights riot that occurred in August 1991 in Brooklyn. The riot was sparked by a car accident tha...
26 Aug 2021
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Allan Arkush on Ahad Ha'am and "The Jewish State and Jewish Problem" (Rebroadcast)
19 Aug 2021
In an 1897 essay called "The Jewish State and the Jewish Problem," Ahad Ha'am, a Zionist writer, argued that Judaism does not need an independent state but r...
19 Aug 2021