Giving Ventures Ep. 91 - Jewish Conservatism
Aug 5, 2025
Tevi Troy, a senior fellow at the Ronald Reagan Institute and former Deputy Secretary of HHS, teams up with Jonathan Silver, Chief Programming Officer of Tikvah, to explore the intersection of Jewish conservatism. They discuss the diverse political landscape within Jewish communities and how conservative policies, like school choice, meet the educational needs of these communities. The conversation also touches on the contributions of Jewish thought to Western civilization and the evolving role of neoconservatism in today's political climate.
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Jewish Political Diversity And Policy Alignment
- Jewish Americans map across the entire U.S. political spectrum and do not hold a single political viewpoint.
- Conservative policies like school choice often align with concrete Jewish communal needs such as expensive day-school tuition.
Demographic And Religious Shifts Shape Politics
- Jewish demographics are shifting from Northeast to Sun Belt and red/purple states, changing political dynamics.
- Religious observance strongly correlates with conservatism: Orthodox Jews skew conservative compared with Reform or Conservative denominations.
Hebraic Roots In Western Civilization
- Hebraic ideas are central to Western civilization's moral and political framework.
- Tikvah's mission grows from the conviction that Jewish intellectual resources can renew broader Western culture.