Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Richard Lewis, Joe Lieberman, and Teri Garr are among those in the Jewish world fondly remembered in our 2024 edition of "In Memoriam."

Over the past year, Rabbis Yitz Greenberg and Shai Held each published major works in Jewish thought, The Triumph of Life and Judaism Is About Love, respectively. In honor of the recent appearance of Rav Yitz's book, join Hadar for a freewheeling discussion between Rav Yitz and Rav Shai-- about Judaism's celebration of life, about its insistent focus on love, and about the relationship between those two ideas. Moderated by Hadar's Rabbi Tali Adler.

Even though Hanukkah has come and gone, JBS Journalist Micah Halpern looks at how Zionism and the creation of Israel transformed the celebration of Hanukkah—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

A conversation with lifelong Israel advocate and ISGAP Vice Chair David Harris, from the ISGAP-Oxford Summer Institute for Curriculum Development in Critical Contemporary Antisemitism Studies.

David Harris recaps the blunders of appeasement in the past and how these lessons can be applied to the New Year of 2025 and all of Israel's challenges moving forward.

Rabbi Andrea Weiss (HUC-JIR) leads a nonpartisan discussion on finding common ground and fostering civic engagement through a religious lens, in a program of Central Synagogue. Hosted by Rabbi Sarah Berman.

Shalom Hartman Institute President Yehuda Kurtzer reflects on this post-election moment, offering a new framework to ensure the future vitality of American Judaism and prevent America from becoming merely a “diaspora.”

JBS journalist Micah Halpern examines the possibilities for Syria's future in the wake of Assad's departure, revealing surprising potential outcomes.

Insights from British-Israeli analyst, writer, and journalist of Middle Eastern affairs Jonathan Spyer (Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security) for ISGAP.

 In a sermon to his congregation of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in NYC, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch reflects on our people’s resilience and urges us to commit to Jewish survival in the years to come as we light Chanukah candles.