Join Theater J Artistic Director Hayley Finn and Jewish historian Lauren Strauss, Senior Professorial Lecturer at American University, for a discussion of the probing—and timely—questions raised about safety, assimilation and the status of Jewish life in a democracy.
What happens when a renowned Torah and Talmud expert and a rigorous journalist and “relatable every-Jew in America” sit down and discuss the Torah? They write a book to help others engage with the Five Books of Moses.
Join Senator Cardin for a wide-open conversation about growing up Jewish in Baltimore, his career in politics, the current rise in both antisemitism and anti-Zionism, his firm stance in supporting Israel and the work he has done to help bring the hostages home, as well as his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead with the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
Ilana Trachtman talks about the protests at a segregated amusement park early in the Civil Rights Movement and how she was able to share this forgotten story.
Join Ghaith al-Omari for a conversation about possible next steps in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
A conversation about Jordan, including recent elections that saw a rise in support for a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood; Jordan’s relationship with other Middle Eastern countries like Iran, Egypt and Syria; and the fate of continued peace between Jordan and Israel.
A conversation about the origins, depth and breadth of Christian nationalism, white supremacism and antisemitism throughout the American Christian world and what can be done to push back against the divisions they have created.
A conversation about how Jews and Muslims follow similar paths in their American experience.
In “Searching for Our Ben-Gurion and Jabotinsky” and “Six Days Without Waze” (part of the “Israel Vision Project,” Summer 2024), Nadine Epstein introduces Evyatar Lipkin and Nadav Salzberger, two moderate Israelis with opposing ideologies who stand for a promising bipartisan political future in Israel.
What’s really happening inside Iran and why has the government of the Islamic Republic hated Israel for the last 45 years? Is all-out war in the Middle East inevitable or can it be diffused, and if so, how? What do the Iranian people think of their own government and is there any chance that they can successfully topple their repressive government?
