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SAPIR Conversations

by SAPIR: Ideas for a Thriving Jewish Future
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About the show

SAPIR 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.

Latest episodes

  • The SAPIR Debates: Is the Administration's Campus Crackdown Good for America?

    August 13, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

    For many Jewish and Zionist students, faculty, and administrators, the tumultuous year following October 7 meant navigating campus life amid protests, encampments, lockdowns, and boycotts. What was once a familiar academic environment had…

  • Censorship Won't Help the Jews with Yascha Mounk

    July 30, 2026 · 54 min

    Johns Hopkins political scientist Yascha Mounk joined Bret Stephens to discuss his new essay, “Censorship Won't Help the Jews,” in the (Fixing) America issue of SAPIR. Read Yascha’s essay here: https://sapirjournal.org/f…

  • The State of Jewish Books with Ruth Wisse and Adam Bellow

    July 22, 2026 · 44 min

    Literary scholar Ruth Wisse and publisher Adam Bellow join Rabbi David Wolpe for a lively discussion on American Jewish literature, 50 years on from the year Saul Bellow was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Questions or comments?…

  • Islam in America with Reihan Salam

    July 14, 2026 · 59 min

    Manhattan Institute president Reihan Salam joined Bret Stephens to discuss his new essay, “Islam in America,” in the (Fixing) America issue of SAPIR. Read Reihan’s essay here: https://sapirjournal.org/fixing-america/2026…

  • “The Jewish Case for Public Service” with Anne Neuberger

    June 30, 2026 · 53 min

    Anne Neuberger joined Bret Stephens to discuss her new essay, “The Jewish Case for Public Service,” in the (Fixing) America issue of SAPIR.Read Neuberger’s essay here: https://sapirjournal.org/fixing-america/2026/the-jew…

  • Sneak Peek of the (Fixing) America Issue – with Bret Stephens and Rabbi David Wolpe

    June 9, 2026 · 33 min

    Tomorrow, June 10, SAPIR launches its latest issue, on (Fixing) America. An exciting set of contributors including political scientist Yascha Mounk, former deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger, Brandeis historian Jonathan Sarna…

  • “The Future is Sephardic” with Mijal Bitton

    May 20, 2026 · 40 min

    Are we are venturing into the twilight of an American Jewish era?  In a recent SAPIR essay, Dr. Mijal Bitton makes the case that it’s time to reimagine Jewish flourishing for a new age -- one based on a Sephardic model of preservation…

  • Boyz II Mensches with Adam Teitelbaum

    April 24, 2026 · 51 min

    Men are drifting, disconnected, and increasingly absent from communal life, argues longtime Jewish communal professional Adam Teitelbaum in his new essay, Boyz II Mensches. What does this mean for Jewish life, starting with the bar…