Identity/Crisis

A podcast about the ideas behind the news produced by the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, in partnership with JTA.

Identity/Crisis Ideas

Secular Israelis are obsessed with traditional Judaism. Micah Goodman helps explain why.

After Micah Goodman published his latest book, “The Wondering Jew: Israel and the Search for Jewish Identity,” in Hebrew last year, he enjoyed a resurgence of interest in his previous work by his fellow Israelis.

By Identity / Crisis January 19, 2021 3:46 pm

Identity/Crisis Ideas

The Capitol siege rattled him, too. But Yoni Applebaum is more worried about 2024.

The Atlantic’s Ideas editor and historian believes that Trump isn’t going anywhere, and that only a moderate movement focused on reclaiming shared American ideals can save our country.

January 11, 2021 8:43 pm

Identity/Crisis Ideas

Jamaal Bowman wants to be the bridge between his Jewish and Black constituents

As a Black man in America, the newly elected congressman believes he can’t ignore or seek to harm white people on his path to justice, freedom and equality.

December 22, 2020 11:23 am

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Secular Israelis are obsessed with traditional Judaism. Micah Goodman helps explain why.

The Capitol siege rattled him, too. But Yoni Applebaum is more worried about 2024.

Jamaal Bowman wants to be the bridge between his Jewish and Black constituents

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