Episode Details

As we celebrate America at 250, many Jewish thought leaders are reflecting on Jewish life in America today. In this series of classes, Rabbi Bernstein leads discussions of articles from the latest Shalom Hartman Institute Journal. The classes explore the present and future of Jewish life in America.

This class, the first in the series of three, was conducted in person at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom on August 18, 2026.

Links:

• The Future Is Sephardic - Mijal Bitton
• The Promise of Something Better - Jonathan Sarna
• The Golden Age of American Jews Is Ending - Franklin Foer