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In These Times with Rabbi Ammi Hirsch

In These Times with Rabbi Ammi Hirsch

Intellectually honest conversations unpacking current events through the lens of Jewish wisdom, from New York’s Stephen Wise Free Synagogue.

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Julia Jassey on fighting antisemitism on college campuses

Julia Jassey didn’t set out to lead the charge against antisemitism on college campuses, but a brush with casual Jew-hatred her freshman year changed the course of her life.

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Yossi Klein Halevi on a new conversation between Jewish Israelis and Palestinians

Now an eloquent advocate for peace and coexistence, Yossi Klein Halevi didn't start out that way.

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Rachel Fish on the decline of critical thought on American campuses

What happens when universities prioritize the pursuit of social justice theories over the search for truth?

In These Times with Rabbi Ammi Hirsch

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Jonathan Greenblatt on leading the ADL during these challenging times

What would make a wildly successful entrepreneur switch gears and devote himself entirely to battling antisemitism?

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Eve Barlow on fighting antisemitism and anti-Zionism online

Barlow was living her dream as one of the world's top music journalists when one simple tweet in support of Israel turned her world upside-down.

Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky attends a meeting in the Knesset of the lobby for strengthening ties with the Jewish world, June 27, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

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Natan Sharansky’s legendary story of Jewish resistance

He sought passage to Israel and he paid the price: nine years of hard labor in a Soviet prison. What does Sharansky now think about Russia's invasion of Ukraine?