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In The Spotlight: Yehuda Kurtzer
February 23, 2022
Author and journalist Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer, President of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, for a wide-ranging discussion about Jewish life today.
In the Spotlight: Amir Avivi
March 7, 2022
Amir Avivi (IDF, Ret.) discusses Israeli security and his work with Israel’s Defense and Security Forum, the organization he founded to serve as a non-partisan bridge between Israeli military expertise and Washington policymakers with Shahar Azani
In the Spotlight: Rabbi Josh Feigelson
November 8, 2022
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Rabbi Josh Feigelson, President & CEO of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, who describes how we can find meaning and purpose and what a Jewish mindfulness practice can really look like.
In the Spotlight: Jason Kander
January 25, 2023
Political wunderkind and former army intelligence officer Jason Kander joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss Invisible Storm, his haunting second memoir that chronicles his struggles with PTSD from service in Afghanistan and the journey to hope and healing.
In the Spotlight: Military Protests
March 20, 2023
Abigail Pogrebin speaks with three IDF reservists who are protesting the proposed changes to Israel’s judicial system
In the Spotlight: Naomi Seidman
April 17, 2023
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Naomi Seidman to discuss “Heretic in the House,” her podcast that explores how those who have left Orthodox communities see themselves, and what their journeys can reveal about belonging, otherness and more.
In the Spotlight: Idit Klein
May 1, 2023
Executive director of Keshet, a non-profit dedicated to creating a welcoming and supportive community for GLBTQ Jews, Idit Klein discusses her organization which has become a national leader in making the Jewish community more inclusive.
In the Spotlight: Elizabeth Benedict
August 7, 2023
Abigail Pogrebin speaks with writer Elizabeth Benedict who captures the fear, confusion, and courage when facing a sudden, serious illness in her memoir Rewriting Illness: A View of My Own.
In the Spotlight: David Wolpe
August 21, 2023
After 26 years in the very-public pulpit of LA’s Sinai Temple, Rabbi David Wolpe speaks honestly with Abigail Pogrebin about his decision to retire, what he’s taking with him, and his message to American Jews in this moment of increasing antisemitism and divisions around Israel.
In the Spotlight: David Bernstein
September 8, 2023
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by David Bernstein, a veteran Jewish advocacy leader and self-described liberal who broke with the far left for reasons illuminated in his book, “Woke Antisemitism: How a Progressive Ideology Harms Jews.”