SAPIR Conversations
65 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsSAPIR is a journal exploring the future of the American Jewish community and its intersection with cultural, social, and political issues. These podcasts are recordings of Zoom webinars we have held with our contributors (season numbers correspond with issue numbers). To find out more and join our next events live, visit www.sapirjournal.org.
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S12E2: Gen Z and Zionism: Is There a Future? with Ammiel Hirsch and Noam Weissman
April 19, 2024 13:30 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBIn stark contrast to previous generations, younger American Jews are growing up increasingly disconnected from Israel and Zionism. What accounts for this shift? How durable is it? And what are the implications for tomorrow’s leaders of American Jewish communities? Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and Dr. Noam Weissman of OpenDor Media discuss the future of Zionism among Gen Z.
An Insider’s Look: Israel and the Human-Rights Establishment
April 03, 2024 14:45 - 59 minutes - 55.2 MBFormer Human Rights Watch senior editor Danielle Haas sits down with SAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens to discuss her recent essay, “The Human-Rights Establishment,” which chronicles years of behind-the-scenes experience and presents deep-seated concerns that human rights NGOs have become “increasingly hijacked by politics and dominated by groupthink.”
S12E1: An Insider’s Look: Israel and the Human-Rights Establishment
April 03, 2024 14:45 - 59 minutes - 55.2 MBFormer Human Rights Watch senior editor Danielle Haas sits down with SAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens to discuss her recent essay, “The Human-Rights Establishment,” which chronicles years of behind-the-scenes experience and presents deep-seated concerns that human rights NGOs have become “increasingly hijacked by politics and dominated by groupthink.”
S11E3: Jewish Life in Our Technological Future with Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter and Dr. David Zvi Kalman
March 14, 2024 16:08 - 58 minutes - 54.6 MBThe rapid ascent of artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and other technologies requires Jewish leaders to understand the dramatic effects these innovations will have on Jewish life and faith. Are we ready for this technological Jewish future? SAPIR Institute Director Chanan Weissman hosted a conversation with Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter of Yeshiva University and Dr. David Zvi Kalman of the Shalom Hartman Institute on what Jewish communal, philanthropic, and religious leaders must do to ...
Jewish Life in Our Technological Future with Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter and Dr. David Zvi Kalman
March 14, 2024 16:08 - 58 minutes - 54.6 MBThe rapid ascent of artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and other technologies requires Jewish leaders to understand the dramatic effects these innovations will have on Jewish life and faith. Are we ready for this technological Jewish future? SAPIR Institute Director Chanan Weissman hosted a conversation with Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter of Yeshiva University and Dr. David Zvi Kalman of the Shalom Hartman Institute on what Jewish communal, philanthropic, and religious leaders must do to ...
S11E2: Synagogue Leadership in Turbulent Times with Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove and Rabbi Rachel Isaacs
February 02, 2024 19:09 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBSAPIR Institute Director Chanan Weissman hosted a conversation about the future of synagogue life in a time of disruption with Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove of Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City and Rabbi Rachel Isaacs of the Center for Small Town Jewish Life in Maine. They explored the shock of the October 7 attacks, the long-term structural changes brought on by the Covid pandemic, and their visions for the synagogue in a digital age.
Synagogue Leadership in Turbulent Times with Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove and Rabbi Rachel Isaacs
February 02, 2024 19:09 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBSAPIR Institute Director Chanan Weissman hosted a conversation about the future of synagogue life in a time of disruption with Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove of Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City and Rabbi Rachel Isaacs of the Center for Small Town Jewish Life in Maine. They explored the shock of the October 7 attacks, the long-term structural changes brought on by the Covid pandemic, and their visions for the synagogue in a digital age.
The Digital Fog of War with Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler and Zvika Krieger
January 11, 2024 19:03 - 58 minutes - 54.5 MBSAPIR Institute Director Chanan Weissman is joined by Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler, senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute, and Zvika Krieger, former director of responsible innovation at Meta discuss their recent essays in SAPIR’s Technology issue and explore how the virality of unsubstantiated information on social media is impacting perspectives on the Israel-Hamas war.
S11E1: Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler and Zvika Krieger
January 11, 2024 19:03 - 58 minutes - 54.5 MBSAPIR Institute Director Chanan Weissman is joined by Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler, senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute, and Zvika Krieger, former director of responsible innovation at Meta discuss their recent essays in Sapir’s Technology issue and explore how the virality of unsubstantiated information on social media is impacting perspectives on the Israel-Hamas war.
S11E1: The Digital Fog of War with Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler and Zvika Krieger
January 11, 2024 19:03 - 58 minutes - 54.5 MBSAPIR Institute Director Chanan Weissman is joined by Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler, senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute, and Zvika Krieger, former director of responsible innovation at Meta discuss their recent essays in SAPIR’s Technology issue and explore how the virality of unsubstantiated information on social media is impacting perspectives on the Israel-Hamas war.
The Israel–Hamas War and the Battle over Free Speech on Campus
December 18, 2023 15:47 - 57 minutes - 53.4 MBSAPIR Institute Director Chanan Weissman hosted a conversation about the conflict over free speech on college campuses with Nadine Strossen, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), and Ilya Shapiro, the director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute. Strossen and Kenneth S. Stern co-authored “SJP Still Deserves Freedom of Speech” in Sapir‘s War in Israel special edition, while Shapiro recently published “Where Free Speech Ends and Lawbreak...
The Israel–Hamas War and the Future of Zionism
November 21, 2023 19:44 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBSAPIR Institute Director Chanan Weissman was joined by Einat Wilf, former member of the Israeli Knesset for the Labor Party, and Michael Koplow, chief policy officer of the Israel Policy Forum (IPF). They discussed the short- and long-term impacts and implications of the October 7 attacks on Israeli and American conceptions of Zionism.
The Israel–Hamas War and the Ethos of Jewish Peoplehood
November 13, 2023 15:47 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBSAPIR Institute Director Chanan Weissman is joined by Rabbi David Wolpe, visiting scholar at Harvard Divinity School and the Max Webb Emeritus Rabbi at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, and Dr. Mijal Bitton, a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute and rosh kehillah at the Downtown Minyan in New York City. They discuss their recent SAPIR essays — Wolpe’s “Wisdom in the Face of Destruction” and Bitton’s “That Pain You’re Feeling is Peoplehood“ — and delve into how Jewish tradition concept...
The Israel–Hamas War and the Future of American Progressive Coalitions
November 02, 2023 17:58 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBSAPIR Institute Director Chanan Weissman interviewed Sheila Katz, CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women, and Joel Rubin, a longtime leader in progressive foreign policy and Jewish communities about "The Israel–Hamas War and the Future of American Progressive Coalitions." They discussed the challenges and complexities of navigating progressive communities and coalitions in the aftermath of the Hamas massacre of October 7.
Israel’s War and the Diaspora
October 26, 2023 15:01 - 58 minutes - 54.5 MBChanan Weissman, director of the SAPIR Institute, and Yehuda Kurtzer, president of the Shalom Hartman Institute, discuss Yehuda’s recent trip to Israel, the deep trauma facing Israelis and Jews in the Diaspora, and the ethical considerations of Israel’s military campaign against Hamas.
American Jewry and the War in Israel: What Do We Do Now?
October 20, 2023 18:11 - 1 hour - 105 MBEditor-in-Chief Bret Stephens, Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove of Park Avenue Synagogue, and Rachel Fish, co-founder of the nonprofit Boundless, discuss the geopolitical impact of the war in Israel, the implications for the American Jewish community, and our collective responsibilities during this crisis and beyond. This Conversation is presented in partnership with Park Avenue Synagogue.
War in Israel: What Will Stop the Islamic Republic of Iran?
October 12, 2023 14:57 - 54 minutes - 50.8 MBAs the war in Israel continues, Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens is joined by SAPIR author Reuel Marc Gerecht, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, to discuss and contextualize Hamas' attacks with developments in the broader region, offering a perspective on the consequences of Iran's aggression and sponsorship of terrorism. They discuss what to expect as the conflict unfolds in the coming days and weeks.
S10E3: Jonathan Greenblatt and James Kirchick
September 19, 2023 17:12 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBSAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens interviews Jonathan Greenblatt and James Kirchick, authors of “Complicit: Big Tech and Antisemitism" and "Censorship Is Not a Jewish Value"
S10 E2: Dahlia Lithwick and Avi Schick
September 08, 2023 16:13 - 55 minutes - 51.8 MBSAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens interviews Dahlia Lithwick and Avi Schick, authors of "Between Charlottesville and Jerusalem" and "New York’s New Untouchables"
S10E1: Chanan Weissman and Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens
August 22, 2023 13:12 - 59 minutes - 55.4 MBDirector of the SAPIR Institute Chanan Weissman interviews Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens about SAPIR's Antisemitism issue, including his article, “Three Falsehoods About Antisemitism – and One Truth.”
S9E4: A Conversation with Professor Avi Bell, Jesse Ferris, and Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens
June 12, 2023 19:13 - 58 minutes - 54.2 MBProfessor Avi Bell and the Israel Democracy Institute's Jesse Ferris discuss the complexities of judicial reform in Israel. Moderated by SAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens.
S9E3: A Conversation with Rabbi Deborah Waxman and Chanan Weissman
May 31, 2023 16:52 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBDirector of The SAPIR Institute Chanan Weissman interviews Rabbi Deborah Waxman, author of “Israel Is in Danger of Losing American Jewry”.
S9E2: A Conversation with Daniel Gordis and Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens
May 22, 2023 17:41 - 59 minutes - 55.4 MBSAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens interviews Daniel Gordis, author of "Israel Is Less Fragile Than We Feared, More Fragile Than We Imagine"
S9E1: A Conversation with Daniella Greenbaum and Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens
May 18, 2023 17:26 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBDaniella Greenbaum interviews SAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens about the newest issue, Israel at 75 and his contribution on Israel as a world power.
S8E3: A Conversation with Rokhl Kafrissen and Associate Editor Felicia Herman
February 27, 2023 19:26 - 59 minutes - 55.3 MBSAPIR Associate Editor Felicia Herman interviews Rokhl Kafrissen, author of “ The Jewish Future Needs Yiddish ”
S8E2: A Conversation with Allegra Goodman and Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens
February 21, 2023 15:36 - 54 minutes - 50.6 MBSAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens interviews Allegra Goodman, author of “Judaism Without Borders, Diaspora Without Tears”
S8E1: A Conversation with John Podhoretz and Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens
February 14, 2023 19:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBSAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens interviews John Podhoretz, author of “‘A Swinging Bunch of People’ No Longer”
S7E3: A Conversation with Rabbi David Wolpe and Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens
December 08, 2022 19:37 - 59 minutes - 55.5 MBIn this episode, SAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens interviews Rabbi David Wolpe, one of the contributors to SAPIR's new Ethics column, Shivim Panim, and author of "To Err is Human; To Disagree, Jewish" in our newest issue.
S7E2: A Conversation with Prof. Joshua Katz and Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens
November 14, 2022 19:52 - 58 minutes - 54.3 MBIn this episode, SAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens talks with Prof. Joshua Katz about his recent SAPIR article, The Culture of the Canceled
S7E1: A Conversation with Lionel Shriver and Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens
November 01, 2022 14:49 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBIn this episode, SAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens talks with commentator and novelist Lionel Shriver about her recent SAPIR article, Are the Good Guys Winning the Culture War?
S6E4: A Conversation with Michael Sandel and Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens
September 29, 2022 14:44 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBIn this episode of SAPIR: Journal of Jewish Conversations, Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens invites Michael Sandel to discuss his article on the Limits of Meritocracy
S6E3: A Conversation with Anshel Pfeffer and Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens
September 21, 2022 21:36 - 55 minutes - 51.7 MBIn this episode of SAPIR: Journal of Jewish Conversations, Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens invites Anshel Pfeffer to discuss his article on Jewish Life in Wartime Ukraine.
S6E2: A Conversation with Shuki Taylor, Ben Jacobs, and Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens
September 15, 2022 17:33 - 56 minutes - 52.6 MBIn this episode of SAPIR: Journal of Jewish Conversations, Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens invites Shuki Taylor and Ben Jacobs to discuss Jewish Education.
S6E1: A Conversation with Bethany Mandel and Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens
August 31, 2022 17:36 - 57 minutes - 53.4 MBIn this episode of SAPIR: Journal of Jewish Conversations, Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens invites Bethany Mandel to discuss her article on how Homeschooling Might Just Be Your Answer
S5E5: A Conversation with Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch and Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens
June 13, 2022 20:09 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBIn this episode of SAPIR: Journal of Jewish Conversations, Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens invites Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch to discuss his article on how Judaism and Zionism Are Inseparable
S5E4: A Conversation with Susie Linfield and Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens
May 27, 2022 13:35 - 58 minutes - 54.3 MBIn this episode of SAPIR: Journal of Jewish Conversations, Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens invites Susie Linfield to discuss her article on Amnesty International’s Israel Problem.
S5E3: A conversation with Rachel Fish and Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens
May 23, 2022 19:27 - 59 minutes - 55 MBIn this episode of SAPIR: Journal of Jewish Conversations, Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens invites Rachel Fish to discuss her article on anti-Zionism in the academy and what we can do to fight back. Follow SAPIR Conversations so you'll never miss new episodes! You can also visit the "Conversations" page on our website to register for upcoming events and sign up for our email newsletter.
S5E2: A conversation with Andrew Roberts and Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens
May 11, 2022 21:19 - 55 minutes - 51.4 MBTune in to hear one of Britain's leading historians, Andrew Roberts, talk to Bret Stephens about the state of Europe and what his home country can learn from Israel. Read Roberts' piece in SAPIR here. Follow SAPIR Conversations so you'll never miss new episodes! You can also visit the "Conversations" page on our website to register for upcoming events and sign up for our email newsletter.
S5E1: Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove & Bret Stephens Live at Park Avenue Synagogue
April 19, 2022 18:59 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBHow do we ensure that Judaism is carried on from generation to generation? In his article for the third issue of SAPIR, Rabbi Cosgrove identified a path forward aimed at reinvigorating a searching American Jewry. “It is only by way of mitzvot, the positive acts of Jewish identification, the language and behaviors of the Jewish religion, that Judaism will survive,” he writes. “Mitzvot are the mystic chords, the commitments and commandments by which one Jew connects to another–and, belief perm...
S4E4: A Conversation with Yossi Klein Halevi, Chloe Valdary, Blake Flayton and Bret Stephens
March 14, 2022 18:02 - 59 minutes - 55.1 MBIn this fascinating conversation, Yossi Klein Halevi, Chloe Valdary, and Blake Flayton discuss the future of Zionism and the Jewish relationship with other communities. Follow SAPIR Conversations so you'll never miss new episodes! You can also visit the "Conversations" page on our website to register for upcoming events and sign up for our email newsletter.
S4E3: A Conversation with Reuel Marc Gerecht and Bret Stephens
March 07, 2022 18:51 - 58 minutes - 54.3 MBIn this especially timely discussion, Reuel Marc Gerecht, a former Iranian-targets officer in the Central Intelligence Agency and a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies discusses his contribution to SAPIR, which examines how Iran’s path toward nuclear weapons might ultimately be stopped (and whether Israeli military action may be necessary). Follow SAPIR Conversations so you'll never miss new episodes! You can also visit the "Conversations" page on our website to regist...
S4E2: A Conversation with Natan Sharansky, Gil Troy, and Bret Stephens
February 28, 2022 18:31 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBOur guests take a deeper dive into their SAPIR contribution on reimagining a gap year program in Israel for every young Jew. Follow SAPIR Conversations so you'll never miss new episodes! You can also visit the "Conversations" page on our website to register for upcoming events and sign up for our email newsletter.
S4E1: A Conversation with Dara Horn and Bret Stephens
February 15, 2022 14:51 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBDara Horn and Bret Stephens discuss Horn’s contribution to our fourth issue – Dreams for Living Jews. Follow SAPIR Conversations so you'll never miss new episodes! You can also visit the "Conversations" page on our website to register for upcoming events and sign up for our email newsletter.
S3E4: A Conversation with Jonathan Rosenblum and Bret Stephens
December 16, 2021 21:34 - 55 minutes - 51.7 MBJonathan Rosenblum and Bret Stephens discuss Rosenblum’s contribution to our third issue – More Unites Us Than Divides us: A Haredi perspective. We explore ideas that are already bringing Jews from a wide variety of backgrounds together in Israel, and whether some of those lessons might translate in America. Follow SAPIR Conversations so you'll never miss new episodes! You can also visit the "Conversations" page on our website to register for upcoming events and sign up for our email newsle...
S3E3: A Conversation with Annika Hernroth-Rothstein, Josef Joffe, and Bret Stephens
November 30, 2021 19:15 - 55 minutes - 51.4 MBEditor-in-Chief Bret Stephens interviews Annika Hernroth-Rothstein, and Josef Joffe. What is the outlook for Jews in Europe? For Jews in America? Our three guests have written pieces exploring these questions. Be sure to read their pieces linked below: Annika Hernroth-Rothstein: Two Weddings and a Sorrowful Wife Josef Joffe: American Jews: A Threat Report Bret Stephens: Is There a Future for American Jews? Follow SAPIR Conversations so you'll never miss new episodes! You can also visit t...
S3E2: A Conversation with Howard Jacobson and Bret Stephens
November 18, 2021 21:37 - 58 minutes - 54.3 MBEditor-in-Chief Bret Stephens interviews Howard Jacobson about his article "Advice to a Jewish Freshman" from Issue 3 of SAPIR. Follow SAPIR Conversations so you'll never miss new episodes! You can also visit the "Conversations" page on our website to register for upcoming events and sign up for our email newsletter.
S3E1: A Conversation with Liel Leibovitz and Bret Stephens
November 11, 2021 21:42 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBEditor-in-Chief Bret Stephens interviews Liel Leibovitz about his article "Seven Pillars of Wisdom for 21st Century Jews" from Issue 3 of SAPIR. Follow SAPIR Conversations so you'll never miss new episodes! You can also visit the "Conversations" page on our website to register for upcoming events and sign up for our email newsletter.
SAPIR presents: James Kirchick and Bret Stephens
September 15, 2021 13:27 - 58 minutes - 54 MBEditor-in-Chief Bret Stephens interviews James Kirchick about his article "Our Duty to Be Unimpressed" from Issue 1 of SAPIR.
SAPIR presents: A Conversation with James Kirchick and Bret Stephens
September 15, 2021 13:27 - 58 minutes - 54 MBEditor-in-Chief Bret Stephens interviews James Kirchick about his article "Our Duty to Be Unimpressed" from Issue 1 of SAPIR.
S1E5: A Conversation with James Kirchick and Bret Stephens
September 15, 2021 13:27 - 58 minutes - 54 MBEditor-in-Chief Bret Stephens interviews James Kirchick about his article "Our Duty to Be Unimpressed" from Issue 1 of SAPIR. Follow SAPIR Conversations so you'll never miss new episodes! You can also visit the "Conversations" page on our website to register for upcoming events and sign up for our email newsletter.