Recordings

In this episode of the Shalom Hartman Institute’s Identity/Crisis podcast, Yehuda Kurtzer chats with Sapir Journal Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens about the power of ideas to spark change. They examine topics in the US public discourse: meritocracy, wokeness, cancel culture, and antisemitism.

In this episode, Jonathan Rosenblum and Bret Stephens discuss Rosenblum’s contribution to our third issue – “More Unites Us Than Divides Us: A Haredi Perspective.” We explore ideas that are already bringing Jews from a wide variety of backgrounds together in Israel, and whether some of those lessons might translate in America.

In this episode, Sapir Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens interviews Annika Hernroth-Rothstein and Josef Joffe about Hernroth-Rothstein’s piece in Sapir, “Two Weddings and a Sorrowful Wife“, Joffe’s piece in Commentary, “American Jews: A Threat Report,” and Stephens’ piece in Sapir, “Is There a Future for American Jews?“

In this episode, Sapir Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens interviews Howard Jacobson about his Sapir article, “Advice to a Jewish Freshman.”

In this episode, Sapir Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens interviews Liel Leibovitz about his Sapir article, “Seven Pillars of Wisdom for 21st Century Jews.”

This program, hosted by our friends at the Jewish Funders Network and facilitated by Sapir Managing Editor Felicia Herman, explores the perils of looking at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a purely Western lens, particularly in the media and on college campuses. Speakers include author and former Knesset Member Einat Wilf, Leah Soibel of Fuente Latina, and Rabbi Mike Uram of Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies.

In this episode, Sapir Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens interviews Thane Rosenbaum about his article and the role of Jews in American culture.

In this episode, Sapir Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens interviews Ambassador Dore Gold about his article, the power and limits of diplomacy, and new opportunities for Israel in the Middle East.

In this episode, Sapir Editor-in-Chief, Bret Stephens interviews Harvard Professor Ruth Wisse about her contribution to Sapir‘s second issue, “The Allure of Powerlessness.” Prof. Wisse’s memoir, FREE AS A JEW: A Personal Memoir of National Liberation, was released in September 2021.

In this episode, Sapir Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens interviews James Kirchick about his article from Issue 1 of Sapir.