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How do you go from hatred to hope? + Arno Michaelis
The Days of Awe are upon us. They always hit me with a familiar, bracing urgency: Look at your life. Consider your words, your choices. Where have yo…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
The book every Jew should read before the High Holy Days
Former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz on faith, identity, and resilience.
What happens when a White House insider turns her attention to Jewish wis…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Scopes "monkey" trial has not adjourned
What if everything you think you know about the Scopes “Monkey Trial” is—well, a little off? Jeff Salkin sits down with Doug Mishkin—lawyer, singer-s…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
'Have you changed your mind about President Trump?'
The late Arthur Hertzberg was one of American Judaism’s greatest rabbis and intellectual leaders.
But he did not start out that way.
More than 70 yea…
11 months ago
Why Southern Judaism Matters - with Shari Rabin
As we mark Jewish Heritage Month, how do we embrace the heritage of Southern Jews?
Ask Shari Rabin, one of the rising stars of Jewish studies in Amer…
1 year ago
When Did October 7 Really Begin? A Conversation With Yardena Schwartz
Trigger warning: this episode contains references to sexual violence.
October 7 reminds Jews of what happened in Hebron on August 24, 1929. In her b…
1 year ago
Why Pope Francis mattered for the Jews
Why does the death of the Pope touch me, as a Jew?
I cannot think of a Pope who had the depth of relationships with the Jewish community as this Pope…
1 year, 1 month ago
The cafeteria approach to religion isn't only for Catholics
I was talking with a Roman Catholic-raised friend who no longer practices the religion of his youth. At a certain point in the conversation, he snort…
1 year, 2 months ago
Vanessa Hidary is a "bad Jew." That's OK with her.
My friend, Vanessa Hidary.
Vanessa Hidary is a cool person. She is a spoken word artist, an educator, and an advocate. She is a trail-blazer. Her work…
1 year, 2 months ago
Do Jews have dual loyalty?
What do Batman and Superman have to do with Jewish identity?
Other than the fact that their creators were Jews: Batman by Bob Kane, and Superman by Je…
1 year, 3 months ago