The Only Woman in the Room (Re-Release)
A highly competent bureaucrat who conceived the modern Israeli economy, a bungler who mismanaged the Yom Kippur War, or "the only man in the Israeli cabinet:" these are only a few of the many images o...
22 Aug 202344min
Variations on the Shema
This is a recorded reading from the author of an essay published in Sources: A Journal of Jewish Ideas, a publication of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. In this essay, “Variations on th...
15 Aug 202341min
Clergy at the Courthouse (Re-Release)
Should religious commitments motivate political activism? How might we show up for abortion rights not only as Americans, but as Jews? Rori Picker Neiss, Director of the Jewish Community Relations Cou...
8 Aug 202353min
Fear, Fury, and the Struggle for Equal Rights in Israel
We’re bringing you something new this week. We invite you to listen to an audio version of an article that appeared in Sources: A Journal of Jewish Ideas, a publication of the Shalom Hartman Institute...
1 Aug 202327min
Zion's Roads are in Mourning
After months of civil unrest in Israel, the first bill from the governing coalition's judicial reform proposal was officially passed on Monday. Recording together in Jerusalem, Matti Friedman and Yehu...
26 Juli 20231h
Introducing: Perfect Jewish Parents
Raising kids Jewishly adds a layer of responsibility and opportunity to all of the other demands of parenting as parents navigate a wide set of choices about everything from the songs they play during...
25 Juli 202350min
The Jewish Leadership Pipeline Problem
Concern over Jewish leadership continuity is as old as the Bible, and yet every generation feels the problem differently. Today, fewer young Jews are choosing to work in Jewish spaces, which will even...
18 Juli 20231h
A Celebration of Leadership at the Shalom Hartman Institute
A few weeks ago, Yehuda Kurtzer was named president of the Shalom Hartman Institute alongside Donniel Hartman. In this conversation recorded live at the Institute in Jerusalem before 125 rabbis from a...
11 Juli 20231h 2min
