What American Jews and Muslims Can Learn from One Another with Samuel Heilman, Mucahit Bilici, Sarah Breger and Zainab Khan
A conversation about how Jews and Muslims follow similar paths in their American experience.
The Conversation
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.
The Iran-Israel Face-Off with Roya Hakakian and Nadine Epstein
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?
Jimmy Carter: The Great “Jewish” President with Stuart Eizenstat and Nadine Epstein
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Jimmy Carter, who served as president from 1977-1981, had a complicated, and at times, contentious relationship with the Jewish community despite championing Soviet Jewry,...
Ask the Rabbis | Is God the Ultimate Strongman?
“If G-d wanted to be a strongman, you would expect Him to make His presence ubiquitous,” writes Rabbi Tzvi Freedman. “Yet his PR claims He doesn’t even have a face that we can see.”
Moment Debate | Can Jews Ever Flourish Under Authoritarians?
“Before emancipation, Jews did best when there was a powerful ruler and a “court Jew,” often a physician or financier, whispering in his ear.”
The Fight to Save the Hostages Isn’t Over with Vered Guttman and Jennifer Bardi
Vered Guttman talks about what we can do to keep the spotlight on the remaining hostages and shares what it’s been like to be an Israeli living in America post-October 7.
The Israel-Hezbollah Showdown: What’s happening inside Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, Jordan and Iran with Aaron David Miller and Nadine Epstein
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The Israel-Hezbollah Showdown: What’s Happening Inside Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, Jordan and Iran with Aaron David Miller and Nadine Epstein
What’s going on right now inside Israel and Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank, the Sunni nations and Iran?
The Covenant Between God and Humanity with Rabbi Irving Greenberg and Amy E. Schwartz
A sweeping reimagination of the covenant between God and humanity
Big Question | What Is the Allure of the Strongman?
Examining the role that charisma, deception, scapegoating and even psychopathology might play in the way strongmen leaders attract a following and hold onto power.