The Right to Belong: A Palestinian Perspective - with Rana Fahoum
What happens when citizenship and identity point in different directions? In this episode, Yehuda Kurtzer sits down with Rana Fahoum, Vice President of the Shalom Hartman Institute and Director of...
28 Juli 58min
Surviving, Thriving, and Excelling in Jewish Life – with Barry Finestone
How should North American Jewish communities balance security, vibrant communal life, and moral purpose? Recorded live in Jerusalem during the Shalom Hartman Institute's Community Leadership Program...
21 Juli 57min
Hip-Hop, Protest, and Patriotism After October 7 – with Shaanan Streett
Can Music Heal a Divided Society? Recorded live at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Yehuda Kurtzer sits down with Israeli artist, activist, and Hadag Nahash frontman Shaanan Streett for a w...
14 Juli 43min
The Promise and Peril of Jewish Power — with Zachary Truboff
Can Zionism survive a crisis of its own making? In this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer sits down with Zachary Truboff, director of the Institute for Agunah Research and Education at the I...
7 Juli 1h 5min
Beyond the Myth of Jewish Wealth – with Ilana Horwitz
Money shapes who can access Jewish life—and who gets left out. In this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer speaks with sociologist Ilana Horwitz about the overlooked reality of a quarter of Ame...
30 Juni 49min
Teaching Jewish History in America — with Natalia Mehlman Petrzela (Re-run)
This episode of Identity/Crisis was originally released on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 What does it mean to tell Jewish stories in a moment of political polarization and distortion? On this episode of I...
23 Juni 52min
Strong Beliefs and Open Minds: A Graduation Challenge — with Jonathan Kroll
In a polarized age, how do we raise young Jews who can think deeply—and listen across disagreement? In this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer talks with principal of SAR High School Jona...
16 Juni 44min
The Role of Journalism in a Post-Truth Age — with Abigail Pogrebin
With the marketplace of ideas outpacing our ability to discern truth, who still cares about keeping up with journalistic standards? In this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer sits down wit...
9 Juni 51min
