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Shalom Hartman Institute
Identity/Crisis
In a frenzied media cycle, Identity/Crisis creates better conversations about the issues facing contemporary Jewish life. Host Yehuda Kurtzer, president of the Shalom Hartman Institute, talks with leading thinkers to unpack current events affecting Jewish communities in North America, Israel, and around the world, revealing the core Jewish values underlying the issues that matter most to you. JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS
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Ratings & Reviews
4.7 stars from 174 ratings
Moving and inspiring
Listening to such thoughtful rabbis reflect on their rabbinate, passion for Jewish learning and people was so powerful and inspiring and moderated so beautifully and sensitively by Yehuda.
loonydood555 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/22/24
Timely, relevant and makes me think.
chicago-ema via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/06/24
Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Z”l
What a meaningful episode. Yehuda ties together his own son leaving for a year in Israel, and Hersh‘s death. It’s about the challenges that committed Jewish parents have in this moment who balance transmitting a love for Israel and understandable fears For our kids safety. And, it addresses...Read full review »
DJSMD24 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/18/24
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