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Israel/Today: Israel’s Elections, Netanyahu’s Shadow – with Tamar Ish-Shalom
October 13, 2026 · 50 minWith Israel's elections just weeks away, what vision for the country's future will ultimately prevail? In this episode, the third installment of our Israel/Today mini-series, Yehuda Kurtzer speaks with Israeli journalist Tamar Ish-Shalom…
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Israel/Today: How October 7 Changed the Jewish Story – with Yossi Klein Halevi
October 6, 2026 · 59 minThree years after October 7, what are Israel’s possibilities for healing, renewal, and a different future? In this episode, the second of our mini-series Israel/Today, Yehuda Kurtzer and journalist Yossi Klein Halevi reflect on how…
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Israel/Today: The Politics of Settler Violence — with Dahlia Scheindlin
September 29, 2026 · 52 minWhat does the rise in settler violence in the West Bank reveal about the future of Israel? In this episode, the first of our mini-series Israel/Today, Yehuda Kurtzer and political scientist and public opinion expert Dahlia Scheindlin…
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Jewish Religious Freedom and the Supreme Court – with Michael Avi Helfand
September 22, 2026 · 1 hr 3 minAre religious liberty and liberal democracy a natural match or are they destined to be in conflict? As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments about religious liberty, Yehuda Kurtzer sits down with legal scholar Michael Avi Helfand…
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Feminism, Jews, and the Legacy of Gloria Steinem—with Judith Rosenbaum
September 15, 2026 · 49 minWhat does it mean to plant seeds for a future you may never see? Following the death of Gloria Steinem, Yehuda Kurtzer speaks with Judith Rosenbaum, educator, historian, and CEO of the Jewish Women's Archive, to reflect on Steinem’s…
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Don't Believe in God? Try It Anyway – with Noa Kushner
September 8, 2026 · 45 minWhat might happen if, instead of demanding certainty, we allowed ourselves to "pretend" belief and see where the journey leads? Ahead of the High Holidays, Yehuda Kurtzer welcomes Rabbi Noa Kushner, founder of The Kitchen, a synagogue and…
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Where Criticism Ends and Antisemitism Begins — with Dara Horn
September 1, 2026 · 1 hr 3 minIn the face of rising antisemitism, what does courage look like? Yehuda Kurtzer speaks with author Dara Horn about her new book, The Final Solution to the Jewish Question: A Love Story for the Living, and the intense experiences that…
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Who Is American Jewish Literature For? – with Tali Rosenblatt-Cohen, Naomi Firestone-Teeter, and Lauren Wein
August 25, 2026 · 30 minWhat does today’s Jewish literature tell us about this moment? Identity/Crisis is excited to present a special audio version of a conversation that first appeared in print in the Summer 2026 issue of Sources: A Journal of Jewish Ideas…
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People of the Shuk – with Adeena Sussman
August 18, 2026 · 53 minCan a bite of food transport us across time and place? After a walk together through Tel Aviv’s Shuk HaCarmel, Yehuda Kurtzer sits down with extraordinary chef and cookbook author Adeena Sussman to discuss the relationship between food…
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The Jewish Politics of Self-Destruction—with Amotz Asa-El
August 11, 2026 · 47 minCould lessons from ancient politics help shape Israel’s future? As Israel heads toward its October 2026 election, Yehuda Kurtzer talks with author and historian Amotz Asa-El to explore what ancient Jewish political failures can teach us…
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A Yiddish Renaissance: Language, Memory, and Modern Jewish Life — with Rukhl Schaechter (Re-run)
August 4, 2026 · 45 minDid Yiddish ever really die? On this re-release of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer sits down with Rukhl Schaechter, editor of the Yiddish Forverts, to explore the surprising renaissance of the Yiddish language—from new dictionaries and…
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The Right to Belong: A Palestinian Perspective - with Rana Fahoum
July 28, 2026 · 58 minWhat happens when citizenship and identity point in different directions? In this episode, Yehuda Kurtzer sits down with Rana Fahoum, Vice President of the Shalom Hartman Institute and Director of Hartman’s Center for Shared Society…

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