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August 26, 2024 59 min

The Trust Trap with Yuval Levin

Americans’ faith in our leaders and institutions is at an all-time low. What is the source for this loss of confidence and what are the implications for the Jewish community? Yuval Levin of the American Enterprise Institute joined SAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens for a conversation on addressing the “trust trap” and restoring faith in our future.

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August 5, 2024 59 MIN

Democracy’s Pessimism Paradox with Bret Stephens

Can uncertainty — and even full-on doubt — about the future of democracy be an unlikely source of democratic strength? Watch as SAPIR Institute Director Chanan Weissman and SAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens come together for a conversation on “Democracy’s Pessimism Paradox” and its implications for Jewish communities worldwide.

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July 26, 2024 59 Min

The Resilience of Israel’s Intelligence Services with Chuck Freilich

Fifty years after the Yom Kippur War, Israel’s vaunted military and intelligence establishment again failed to protect the Jewish state. What must it do to regain its reputation and deterrence? Former Israeli deputy national-security adviser Chuck Freilich joined Bret Stephens for a conversation on his recent SAPIR article, “Can Israel’s Intelligence Services Be Saved?”

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July 10, 2024 58 mins

The Courage to Be Uncool with Noa Tishby

Since October 7, American Jews have been pushed out of the places that were once their cultural and political homes. This feeling of outsiderdom is a new one for American Jews, and one that took them by surprise. New York Times–bestselling author Noa Tishby, whose piece “The Courage to Be Uncool” was the most-read of the Resilience issue, joined Bret Stephens for a conversation on the new position American Jews find themselves in and the steel they need in the battle to support Israel.

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May 3, 2024 59 mins

The Roots of Black Antisemitism with Coleman Hughes

Writer and podcast host Coleman Hughes joined Bret Stephens for a conversation on antisemitism in the black radical tradition. Hughes, the author of “Black Radicalism” in the Friends & Foes issue, analyzed the narratives driving rising antisemitism among black Americans — and how they can change. Plus, as a Columbia graduate, Hughes weighs in on recent developments on campus.

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April 19, 2024 59 mins

Gen Z and Zionism: Is There a Future? with Ammiel Hirsch and Noam Weissman

In stark contrast to previous generations, younger American Jews are growing up increasingly disconnected from Israel and Zionism. What accounts for this shift? How durable is it? And what are the implications for tomorrow’s leaders of American Jewish communities? Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and Dr. Noam Weissman of OpenDor Media discuss the future of Zionism among Gen Z.

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April 3, 2024 59 MINS

An Insider’s Look: Israel and the Human-Rights Establishment

Former Human Rights Watch senior editor Danielle Haas sits down with SAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens to discuss her recent essay, “The Human-Rights Establishment,” which chronicles years of behind-the-scenes experience and presents deep-seated concerns that human rights NGOs have become “increasingly hijacked by politics and dominated by groupthink.”

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March 14, 2024 59 Mins

Jewish Life in Our Technological Future

The rapid ascent of artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and other technologies requires Jewish leaders to understand the dramatic effects these innovations will have on Jewish life and faith. Are we ready for this technological Jewish future? SAPIR Institute Director Chanan Weissman hosted a conversation with Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter of Yeshiva University and Dr. David Zvi Kalman of the Shalom Hartman Institute on what Jewish communal, philanthropic, and religious leaders must do to prepare for this new digital age.

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February 2, 2024 61 MINS

Synagogue Leadership in Turbulent Times

SAPIR Institute Director Chanan Weissman hosted a conversation about the future of synagogue leadership in a time of disruption with Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove of Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City and Rabbi Rachel Isaacs of the Center for Small Town Jewish Life in Maine. They explored the shock of the October 7 attacks, the long-term structural changes brought on by the Covid pandemic, and their visions for the synagogue in a digital age.

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January 11, 2024 58 MINS

Disinformation, Gruesome Images, and the Digital Fog of War

Sapir Institute Director Chanan Weissman was joined by Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler, senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute, and Zvika Krieger, former director of responsible innovation at Meta, for a conversation about their recent essays in Sapir’s Technology issue. They explored how the virality of unsubstantiated information on social media is impacting perspectives on the Israel-Hamas war.

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