Yossi Shain on the Israeli Century
The reestablishment of Jewish sovereignty in the land of Israel changed the Jewish people, giving them a place to live in their historic home, if they wanted it.
Jesse Smith on Transmitting Religious Devotion
What can religious families do to foster a deep religious life in children, and help them mature into adults who live meaningfully religious lives? Some families join congregations and institutions that appreciate the power of modernity and the hold that modern ideas have on the young, and so make themselves into modern religious communities, adapting to the beliefs and practices of contemporary life.
Jay Greene on Anti-Semitic Leanings Among College Diversity Administrators
According to Hillel International, there were 244 anti-Semitic incidents at American campuses reported during the 2020-2021 school year. That’s up from 181 incidents the year before, perhaps an especially significant increase given that many students did not convene in person, but instead attended classes online in 2020.
Our Favorite Broadcasts of 2021
In 2021, 49 different guests appeared on the podcast over the course of 44 new episodes.
Three Young Jews on Discovering Their Jewish Purposes
In a previous podcast, the professors Benjamin and Jenna Storey explored a habit of mind that frustrated their very best students, a sentiment they called restlessness.
Podcast: Annie Fixler on Cyber Warfare in the 21st Century
According to a new report, in 2020 2,400 U.S.-based healthcare facilities, local governments, schools, and other institutions were victims of ransomware—a form of cyber-attack in which a hacker holds a person’s data hostage and demands a ransom to permit them to access it again. Ransomware has become such a problem that in October the U.S.
Victoria Coates on the Confusion in Natanz
On Saturday, December 4, 2021, an explosion occurred near Iran’s nuclear facility outside the city of Natanz. Afterwards, two nearby villages were evacuated. Was the explosion the result of a weapons test? An accident? Sabotage? No one yet knows what took place in the mountains of northern Iran that day.
Who are the Christian leaders who believe in the Jewish idea of reconciliation?
It is the recovery of this Jewish idea, argue the Christian leaders Gerald McDermott and Derryck Green, that can help heal America’s racial divide. In a new book, McDermott, Green, and other contributors suggest that a return to America’s founding notion of covenant can help bring about racial reconciliation.
Who is the Mosaic editor for Biden?
On this week’s podcast, the national-security expert Richard Goldberg joins Mosaic editor Jonathan Silver to explain the Biden administration’s early moments of decision on Iran and to project what the short and long term consequences of those decisions might be.
When is Jack Wertheimer's podcast?
In the third and final episode of our podcast series, the eminent scholar of American Jewish life brings us into the typical synagogue to show how deeply it’s changing. Sept. 12 2019 12:35AM.
Who is Jack Wertheimer?
Podcast: Jack Wertheimer on the New American Judaism. The eminent historian of American Jewish life stops by to talk about the findings in his latest book The New American Judaism: How Jews Practice Their Religion Today. Aug. 8 2019 12:01AM.
Who is Jonathan Neumann?
Podcast: Jonathan Neumann on Jewish Politics Left and Right. The author of a book about the way progressive politics have come to define Judaism for many Jews drops by the studio to talk about the politics of the Jewish world. May 16 2019 12:01AM.
