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Rabbi Hirsch: The Good The Bad and the Ugly
November 25, 2025
From the bima at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch reflects on the darker impulses unleashed by social media and draws a parallel to the enduring human struggles embodied in Jacob and Esau.
Jewish Insights: Rabbi Dr. Benjy Epstein
November 25, 2025
Psychologist and rabbi Dr. Benjy Epstein joins Justin Pines to explore how ancient Jewish wisdom and modern mindfulness come together to help us live with greater awareness, gratitude and peace.
Being Jewish: Seth Rudetsky
November 24, 2025
Jonah Platt is joined by actor, Broadway expert and creator of the popular web series Stars in the House Seth Rudetsky to discuss their shared passions for theater, being Jewish and more.
In the Spotlight: Sam Sussman
November 24, 2025
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Sam Sussman, bestselling author of Boy From the North Country, based on the memoir The Silent Type: On (possibly) being Bob Dylan’s son and featured author in the Jewish Book Council’s Nu Reads subscription service.
Jewish Insights: Justin Pines with Eric Goldstein
November 20, 2025
As he prepares to step down as CEO of UJA-Federation, Eric Goldstein reflects on 12 years of leading the Jewish world’s largest local philanthropy from COVID to October 7 and shares lessons on leadership, unity and the Jewish future.
In the Spotlight: Aron Hirt-Manheimer
November 20, 2025
Author Aron Hirt-Manheimer joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss Sons of Survivors: Making Peace with Inherited Trauma, his moving dual memoir tracing two friends’ journeys to confront their parents’ Holocaust past and transform a legacy of trauma into one of love and understanding.
A Special Look: Choosing to Stay
November 20, 2025
US-born Hayley Nagelberg and Israeli-born Idan Lev, a young couple living in Israel, reflect on life there and on Idan’s video “Choosing to Stay,” which explores his struggle over whether to remain, especially in the aftermath of October 7.
Defending Israel: Olga Deutsch of NGO Monitor
November 18, 2025
Olga Deutsch of NGO Monitor speaks with David Harris about how some prominent human rights groups, often using governmental funds, have become key actors in the global war to defame and delegitimize Israel and what’s being done to expose and derail their campaigns.
Hampton Authors: Allegra Goodman
November 18, 2025
Rabbi Avraham Bronstein is joined by author Allegra Goodman to discuss Isola, her novel that tells the timeless story of one woman’s fight for survival, inspired by the real life of a sixteenth-century heroine.
JLMinute: Israeli Officials Arrested in Scandal
November 17, 2025
Israel is rocked by a sweeping legal crisis as Yifat Tomer‑Yerushalmi, the former Military Advocate General, admitted to authorizing the release of classified footage and deceiving the Supreme Court of Israel by presiding over a sham investigation.