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Fighting Antisemitism: The ISGAP Hour—”Soft Power and Antisemitism in Higher Education, Part Three”
February 12, 2025
ISGAP Director Dr. Charles Asher Small leads a symposium on the influence of foreign funding and ideological forces on academic culture in the UK, exploring whether these factors contribute to the persistence of antisemitic attitudes in higher education.
Rabbi Hirsch: Thinking About the Red Carpet
March 21, 2025
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch examines the Torah’s detailed description of the priests’ magnificent clothing, exploring its significance in honoring tradition, elevating sacred institutions, and celebrating the beauty of life.
Robert Siegel: Education & The Federal Government
June 16, 2025
Robert Siegel discusses the complicated relationship between universities and the federal government, and the future implications of this current clash, with esteemed academic leaders Professor Arjun Appadurai (NYU), Michael S. Roth (President, Wesleyan University) and Professor Stephen J. Trachtenberg (President, George Washington University). A program of AFRMC.
Senior Rabbi Angela Buchdahl speaks about the war on empathy and the painful way the Jewish community has become divided since October 7.
Anthony Julius, author of Abraham: The First Jew, discusses the tensions that define Abraham and Judaism and how he brings the Jewish patriarch to life in a Temple Emanu-El Streicker Cultural Center conversation with Temple Emanu-El’s Rabbi Sarah H. Reines.
For Heaven’s Sake: After The Joy
October 24, 2025
Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi reflect on the profound emotional impact of Israel’s recent hostage return – a day that united the nation in tears and joy. They explore what this spiritual turning point means for Israeli society’s future, the strategic debates around prioritizing lives over military goals, and whether peace can re-enter Israeli […]
Jewish Insights: Alan Morinis on The Shabbat Effect
March 24, 2026
Dr. Alan Morinis, founder of The Mussar Institute and a leading voice in the contemporary Mussar revival, sits with Justin Pines to discuss how Shabbat can transform your inner life cultivating joy, trust and peace far beyond the seventh day.
Jewish Insights: Unlocking the Entire Passover Seder in One Hour with Yakov Danishefsky
April 7, 2026
Rabbi Yakov Danishefsky, therapist and author of the Attached Haggadah, unlocks every stage of the Passover Seder fusing Torah, Chassidut and psychology to bring depth and meaning to the entire night.
Boy From the North Country
June 2, 2026
Author Sam Sussman and Cantor Dan Singer reflect on Sussman’s novel Boy From the North Country and the unexpected ways Bob Dylan connects their stories, with Cantor Singer weaving Dylan lyrics and musical excerpts into the conversation on guitar.
Jewish Insights: The First Salute
July 8, 2026
Justin Pines travels to Philadelphia’s historic district to explore the deep, centuries-old intertwining of American liberty and Jewish history, from the Liberty Bell to the Weitzman Museum’s new revolutionary exhibit to Congregation Mikveh Israel.