Identity/Crisis
In a frenzied media cycle, Identity/Crisis creates better conversations about the issues facing contemporary Jewish life. Host Yehuda Kurtzer, president of the Shalom Hartman Institute, talks with leading thinkers to unpack current events affecting Jewish communities in North America, Israel, and around the world, revealing the core Jewish values underlying the issues that matter most to you.JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS
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Oct 27, 2020 • 42min
#23: Free Speech and Authoritarianism with Jeffrey Goldberg (Rerun)
Featuring Jeffrey Goldberg (The Atlantic) and Yehuda Kurtzer (Hartman)
Mentioned in this episode:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/07/trumps-collaborators/612250/
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/09/coronavirus-american-failure/614191/
Oct 20, 2020 • 42min
#30: The Future of Jewish Progressivism
In episode #30 of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer speaks with Arielle Angel and Jacob Plitman of Jewish Currents about the history and future of Jewish progressive movements and the relationship between liberalism and Jewish tradition.
Articles referenced in the episode:
https://jewishcurrents.org/justice-you-shall-pursue/
https://jewishcurrents.org/a-pickle-shaped-void/
Oct 13, 2020 • 43min
#29: Praying for the Welfare of This Government
In episode #29 of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer talks with Rabbi Sharon Brous (IKAR) and Rabbi Elie Kaunfer (Hadar) about whether and how one should pray for the welfare of a government and president to which one is opposed.
Mentioned in the episode:
- Jewish Prayers for the United States Government: A Study in the Liturgy of Politics and the Politics of Liturgy by Jonathan Sarna (https://bit.ly/2Idue2f)
- Identity/Crisis #7: https://www.hartman.org.il/identity-crisis-7-no-mosque-no-church-no-shul-now-what/
Oct 6, 2020 • 28min
#28: Jews, Catholics, and American Life
Malka Simkovitch (Catholic Theological Union) and Zev Eleff (Hebrew Theological College) join host Yehuda Kurtzer to explore the history and present of the relationship between Jews and Catholics through the lens of the Supreme Court and their respective communal roles in American politics.
Sep 29, 2020 • 43min
#27: An American Jewish Legacy
Hartman Senior Fellow and Senior Editor at Slate Dahlia Lithwick joins Yehuda Kurtzer to talk about the Jewish life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, z"l. Find Dahlia's piece for the Jewish Women's Archive here.
Sep 23, 2020 • 34min
#26: Truth and Atonement
Featuring Jill Stauffer (Associate Professor of Peace, Justice, and Human Rights; Haverford College) and Aaron Koller (Professor of Near Eastern Studies; Yeshiva University).
Sep 14, 2020 • 36min
#25: The Loneliness of Jewish Theology
Featuring Abby Pogrebin and Yehuda Kurtzer.
For more on the Still Small Voice Series, see: https://forward.com/tag/still-small-voice/
Sep 8, 2020 • 45min
#24: Gender, Power, and Covid-19
This week's guests are Sheila Katz (National Council of Jewish Women) and Shira Berkovits (Sacred Spaces). The episode was guest-hosted by Sarah Mulhern (Shalom Hartman Institute).
Aug 11, 2020 • 41min
#23: Free Speech and Authoritarianism with Jeffrey Goldberg
Featuring Jeffrey Goldberg (The Atlantic) and Yehuda Kurtzer (Hartman)
Mentioned in this episode:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/07/trumps-collaborators/612250/
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/09/coronavirus-american-failure/614191/
Aug 3, 2020 • 1h 18min
#22: Israel After Annexation: A Conversation with Yossi Klein Halevi
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