Identity/Crisis (OLD FEED)

In a frenzied media cycle, Identity/Crisis delves into the big ideas behind the news from a uniquely Jewish perspective. From the Shalom Hartman Institute, host Yehuda Kurtzer invites leading thinkers to unpack current events effecting ...more

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August 02, 2021 00:49:53
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#64: Sociology, Ideology, and Pew 2020 (Corrected)

Hartman Director of Faculty Elana Stein Hain and Scholar-in-Residence Mijal Bitton discuss the Pew 2020 study, and the conversations Jews are - and aren't...

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July 22, 2021 00:35:58
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#63: A Quintessentially American Jewish Institution

Shuly Rubin Schwartz (JTS) joins Yehuda Kurtzer to reflect on her new role as Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary and the integrative learning...

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July 15, 2021 00:44:26
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#62: Foundational Judaism: What is It, and How Do We Teach It?

Elana Stein Hain (Shalom Hartman Institute) joins Yehuda Kurtzer to introduce Hartman's newest curricular offering, Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism, a sophisticated yet accessible...

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July 01, 2021 00:47:42
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#61: What is Jewish Studies For?

Shaul Magid (Dartmouth College) and Pamela Nadell (American University) join Yehuda Kurtzer to take a broad view of the academic field of Jewish Studies:...

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June 22, 2021 00:40:11
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#60: To Fight Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism, Look at the Data

Eitan Hersh (Tufts University) recently published two sociological papers on antisemitism and sentiment about Israel in America's young adults. He joins Yehuda Kurtzer to...

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June 14, 2021 00:42:51
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#59: The Canadian Jewish Difference

Yehuda Kurtzer and David Koffman (York University) chart out the unique questions that face Canadian Jews as citizens of a binational, bilingual, self-described settler...

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