Episode Details

Political commentator and columnist Josh Hammer joins Rabbi Daniel and Susan Lapin for a timely conversation about rising antisemitism,  the Biblical roots of Western civilization, the decline of religious commitment, growing cultural and political divisions, and why the fight for Jewish life in America is also a fight for America itself.

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Israel and Civilization: The Fate of the Jewish Nation and the Destiny of the West
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00:00 – Introduction 05:00 – The Jewish Roots of Western Civilization 12:41 – Antisemitism and Moral Confusion 20:00 – Socialism, Islamism, and the West 29:05 – Declining Christian Commitment in America 37:46 – Should Jewish Families Stay in America? 43:38 – Secularism and the Rise of Antisemitism 46:52 – Is Jewish Life in America Coming to an End? 51:22 – J.D. Vance, Tucker Carlson, and the Political Right 57:37 – Closing Thoughts

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