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Looking at the Torah’s description of the construction of the Tower of Babel, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch presents differing interpretations of the tower builders’ transgression and the contemporary significance for our times.

In the Spotlight: Mark Oppenheimer

November 29, 2022
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Mark Oppenheimer joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss his podcast, “Gatecrashers,” that tells the story of how Jews fought for acceptance at Ivy League schools, and how the experience shaped American higher education.

Robert Siegel: Cancer Research

November 28, 2022
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Robert Siegel discusses the latest in cancer research, looking especially at links between cancer and genetics, with doctors Susan Domcheck , Larry Norton and Yael Goldberg

Hampton Authors: Joshua Cohen

November 28, 2022
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Joshua Cohen discusses The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family, his 2021 novel that blends history, fiction and humor, and was awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Rabbi on the Sidelines: Dani Menkin

November 25, 2022
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Dani Menkin, Israeli Academy Award-winning filmmaker of Aulcie, the story of a basketball legend who led Maccabi Tel Aviv to an upset win in the European Championship, joins Rabbi Sherman for a discussion of relations between the Israeli, Jewish and black community.

Rabbi on the Sidelines: Meredith Shiner

November 23, 2022
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Meredith Shiner, award-winning journalist, former national political reporter and commentator, joins Rabbi Sherman to discuss the intersection of sports and politics, as she explores in her Tablet podcast, “The Franchise: Jews, Sports, and America”.

Hampton Authors: Dan Glickman

November 21, 2022
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Dan Glickman discusses Laughing at Myself: My Education in Congress, on the Farm, and at the Movies, his book that combines humor with serious reflection to recount his journey from the Midwest to becoming the first Jewish secretary of agriculture.

Hampton Authors: Eleanor Reissa

November 18, 2022
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Eleanor Reissa discusses The Letters Project, her tough, honest, and often funny memoir that takes readers back in time through her family’s past in Germany and Israel with Rabbi Avraham Bronstein in a program of The Hampton Synagogue.

L’Chayim: Alan Dershowitz

November 16, 2022
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Alan Dershowitz, author, activist and Harvard Law Professor Emeritus, implores viewers to look at the reality and facts of his involvement with Epstein, Giuffre and Trump, as Mark S. Golub interrogates him on the issues that cost him his reputation.

Rabbi on the Sidelines: Arnie Kander

November 14, 2022
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Arnie Kander, world renown strength and conditioning coach for the Detroit Pistons joins Rabbi Sherman to discuss the faith it takes to be both physically and mentally prepared for the game on and off the court.