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Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch delivers the keynote address for Re-Charging Reform Judaism, a conference of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue that convened clergy, educators and lay leaders to address the existential challenges facing the Reform Movement.

In the Spotlight: Ammiel Hirsch

July 13, 2023
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Rabbi Hirsch of NYC’s Stephen Wise Free Synagogue joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss being a Zionist activist rabbi, the Re-CHARGING Reform Judaism Conference, and The Lilac Tree, his book that presents a worldview drawn from Jewish and general wisdom.

Award-winning documentary producer and the sister of acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg, Nancy Spielberg discusses her work, her childhood and the intensity of learning her mother’s biggest secret — which she did for the first time by reading the script for ‘The Fabelmans,’ her brother’s Oscar-nominated

Jewish Contributions to Jazz

July 11, 2023
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Co-directors of the Omni-American Future Project, Aryeh Tepper and Greg Thomas, explore stories of Jewish contributions to the history of jazz, each of which opens a door to the enduring cultural vitality of America’s home-grown form of fine art.

Jewish Cinémathèque: Reckonings

July 5, 2023
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Eric Goldman speaks with Karen Heilig, Assistant Executive Vice President of the Claims Conference and Co-Producer of ‘Reckonings,’ the untold true story of Jewish and German leaders meeting in secret to grapple with the first reparations in history.

Re-CHARGING Reform Judaism Promo

July 5, 2023
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Welcome to the Reform Judaism Conference

Actor Josh Fadem talks about his Jewish upbringing, his career in comedy, and his work in the Hulu series History of the World Part II, the long-promised sequel to the beloved Mel Brooks film History of the World Part I

To celebrate 75 years of Israeli statehood, leading Israeli voices Yossi Klein Halevi, Isabel Kershner, and Hen Mazzig discuss the country’s towering achievements, as well as its ongoing struggles, with Hadassah Magazine’s Lisa Hostein.

In 1988, Paul Newman founded a camp for children living with serious illnesses. This inspired the creation of its Israeli counterpart, the Jordan River Village. Shalom Ashkenazi, CEO of the Village, elaborates on this Israeli inspiration. With Shahar Azani

Robert Siegel: Leadership & Aging

July 5, 2023
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Robert Siegel looks at the essential questions of work, retirement, leadership, and aging with panelists Felix Benninger , Laura Carstensen and Jeffrey Sonnenfeld