Jewish Crossroads: Jewish Identity in Times of Crisis
Renowned Israeli journalist Tamar Ish Shalom will embark on a journey to engage with leaders and key figures in American Jewry to analyze how the war in Israel is reshaping American Jewish identity. Together, they will explore the challenges and opportunities facing American Jews and what the future holds for their relationship with Israel, especially against the backdrop of political developments in both the U.S. and Israel.
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Jewish Crossroads: Jewish Identity in Times of Crisis
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Jon Polin on Hersh, Grief and Hope
In this episode of Jewish Crossroads, Tamar Ish Shalom sits down with Jon Polin, a man who never sought the public eye, but was thrust into it by unimaginable circumstances.Together with his wife, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, Jon beca...
Ultra Orthodox Integration and The State of Israel
In this episode of Jewish Crossroads, Tamar Ish Shalom sits down with Rabbi Menachem Bombach, one of the most consequential voices to emerge from within Israel’s ultra-Orthodox world.Over the past few years, he has founded and led educa...
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In this episode of Jewish Crossroads, Tamar Ish Shalom sits down with Iranian-American author and journalist Roya Hakakian, a leading voice on Iran, exile, and the lived experience of life under the Islamic Republic.Born into a ...
Matti Friedman on How the Media Works Against Israel
In this episode of Jewish Crossroads, Tamar Ish Shalom sits down with Matti Friedman, one of the most perceptive and nuanced voices writing about Israel, war, and Jewish identity today.A former Associated Press correspondent in Jerusale...
Jonah Platt on Hollywood and Being Jewish after October 7
In this episode of Jewish Crossroads, Tamar Ish Shalom sits down with Jonah Platt, one of the most striking Jewish voices to emerge in American public life in the years since October 7.Platt was well known long before this moment as a pr...