Podcast Episodes

S15E1: The Rising Threat of Academic Boycotts with Netta Barak-Corren and Ronald R. Krebs

Season 15 Episode 1

Since October 7, Israeli researchers and faculty have felt the chilling effects of a flourishing global boycott movement. In a shift that’s taken hold at high levels of American academia, Israeli sch…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

The Day After: One Year Later with Ambassador Michael Oren

On November 27th, 2023, former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren laid out his vision for Israel’s endgame in Gaza. Now, more than ten months after its publication, how should we understand …

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

The Progressive Community: One Year Later with Sheila Katz

Following Hamas’ October 7 attack, many in the Jewish community were profoundly distressed by those on the Left who celebrated the attack or immediately cast blame at the victims of the massacre. To …

Published on 11 months ago

Jewish Peoplehood: One Year Later with Mijal Bitton

Maimonides Fund Scholar in Residence and Downtown Minyan Rosh Kehillah Mijal Bitton crystalized the despairing unity felt by Jews around the world on October 7 in her essay “That Pain You’re Feeling …

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

S14E3: The Draft Controversy and a New Haredi Outlook with Yehoshua Pfeffer

The Haredi community has been facing — and facing down — mounting pressure to participate meaningfully in areas of Israeli civic life, including military service and the workforce. While many in the …

Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago

S14E2: Faith in the Future of American Jewry with Pamela S. Nadell

Is the recent uptick in antisemitism a sign that a golden era of American Jewish life is over? Or is it the latest chapter in a long history of prejudice that American Jews can, and will, overcome? H…

Published on 1 year ago

S14E1: The Trust Trap with Yuval Levin

Americans’ faith in our leaders and institutions is at an all-time low. What is the source for this loss of confidence and what are the implications for the Jewish community? Yuval Levin of the Ameri…

Published on 1 year ago

S13E3: Democracy's Pessimism Paradox with Bret Stephens

Can uncertainty — and even full-on doubt — about the future of democracy be an unlikely source of democratic strength? Watch as SAPIR Institute Director Chanan Weissman and SAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

S13E3: Democracy’s Pessimism Paradox with Bret Stephens

Can uncertainty — and even full-on doubt — about the future of democracy be an unlikely source of democratic strength? Watch as SAPIR Institute Director Chanan Weissman and SAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

S13E2: The Resilience of Israel's Intelligence Services with Chuck Freilich

Fifty years after the Yom Kippur War, Israel’s vaunted military and intelligence establishment again failed to protect the Jewish state. What must it do to regain its reputation and deterrence? Form…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago