How Do You Raise a Jewish Adult? - with Stephanie Ives
How do you prepare your children for becoming citizens of the Jewish people? On this episode of Identity/Crisis, recorded just ahead of their third child’s bat mitzvah, host Yehuda Kurtzer is joined b...
18 Mar 202556min
Announcement: Purim Hiatus
Identity/Crisis will be taking a break this week and will return the Tuesday after Purim.
11 Mar 202545s
A Critique of American Judaism with Joshua Leifer
During an increasingly sensitive time for American Jews, how can we critically examine our own communities in ways that don’t feel disloyal? On this episode of Identity/Crisis recorded in front of a l...
4 Mar 202552min
Persuasive Leadership in Divisive Times
What does it mean to lead the American Jewish community during this divisive moment? This week on Identity/Crisis, Ted Deutch, CEO of the American Jewish Committee, joins host Yehuda Kurtzer to discus...
25 Feb 202548min
On Being Palestinian in Israel Today
During wartime, it is especially hard to see the humanity in others. On this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer speaks with Hartman Kogod Research Center fellow and Land for All co-director Ru...
18 Feb 202556min
The Red Cross: Mission Over Moral Red Lines
Throughout the Israel-Hamas War, many have shunned the idea of neutrality. For the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), neutrality is one of the most essential tools for humanitarian aid. ...
11 Feb 202550min
Educating in the Shadow of Grief
Aner Shapira z"l, Hersh Goldberg-Polin z"l, Ariel Reich z"l, Shahar Friedman z"l, Dvir Barzani z"l, Ben Zussman z"l, Oriya Ayimalk Goshen z"l, Almkan Tarfe z"l, Rabbi Avi Goldberg z"l, Yuval Shoham z"...
4 Feb 202544min
Ghosts of a Holy War
What do we gain and what do we lose when we attribute so much to one specific moment – like the October 7 attack in 2023, or the 1929 Hebron massacre? In a fascinating and difficult conversation about...
28 Jan 202552min
