The Haredi Draft Crisis — with Yehoshua Pfeffer
The question of Haredi military service in Israel has always been about more than the army, and the war has made that unmistakable. On this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer is joined by Y...
17 Feb 1h 2min
Pathways to Hope in Israel – with Ayalan Dahan and Yonathan Machlis
Hope isn’t optimism—it’s the stubborn decision to keep building even when you can’t see the outcome. On this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer sits down with alumni of Hartman’s Hazon leaders...
10 Feb 47min
America Betrays the Stranger
What happens when Emma Lazarus’s “The New Colossus” is no longer read as a civic creed, but as a provocation about who belongs—and what a democracy owes the vulnerable? In this episode, Yehuda Kurtze...
3 Feb 20min
Antizionism and the American Left’s Jewish Problem — with Shaul Kelner
Antizionism has become a badge of belonging—and a tool of exclusion. On this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer speaks with Shaul Kelner, professor of Jewish Studies and Sociology at Vanderbil...
27 Jan 49min
A Yiddish Renaissance: Language, Memory, and Modern Jewish Life — with Rukhl Schaechter
Did Yiddish ever really die? On this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer sits down with Rukhl Schaechter, editor of the Yiddish Forverts, to explore the surprising renaissance of the Yiddish ...
20 Jan 44min
Power, Liberalism, and Moral Responsibility — with Shadi Hamid
What does it mean to defend liberal democracy in a world shaped by power, domination, and moral compromise? In this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer speaks with Washington Post columnist and...
13 Jan 50min
Reporting on Antisemitism When No One Wants to Listen — with Jesse Brown
Who pays the price for identifying antisemitism? In this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer speaks with journalist and Canadaland host Jesse Brown about his recent series What Is Happening He...
6 Jan 51min
Live at Vilna Shul: Harvard, Leadership, and Free Speech – with Alan Garber
Why have universities become flashpoints for broader cultural and political battles and what can higher education do to repair a fractured public sphere? In a conversation recorded live at the Vilna ...
30 Des 202546min
