Identity/Crisis podcast

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

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

 

#272

Can the Jewish Big Tent Hold After October 7? with Yehuda Kurtzer and Claire Sufrin

What does it take to rebuild Jewish community after two years of trauma and division? On t... more

09 Dec 2025

54 MINS

54:38

09 Dec 2025


#271

What Broke the Black–Jewish Alliance? with Terrence Johnson

What does it take for Black–Jewish partnerships to flourish in a moment of rising fear, po... more

02 Dec 2025

52 MINS

52:55

02 Dec 2025


#270

Covenant, Compromise, Sacrifice, and Kindness (Re-Release)

This episode was originally released on Tuesday, November 26th, 2024   This political mome... more

25 Nov 2025

49 MINS

49:08

25 Nov 2025


#269

Carlson, Fuentes, and the New/Old Antisemitism – with Yair Rosenberg

Why are conspiracy theories about Jews surging in the American mainstream — and why are so... more

18 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:30

18 Nov 2025


#268

Israel 2026: The Next Elections and What’s at Stake – with Tani Frank

What’s next for Israel’s democracy after years of polarization, war, and political stagnat... more

11 Nov 2025

44 MINS

44:52

11 Nov 2025


#267

Rabin, Oslo, and the Road Not Taken — with Yossi Beilin

Thirty years after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, Yehuda Kurtzer speaks with Yossi Be... more

04 Nov 2025

45 MINS

45:46

04 Nov 2025


#266

The Jewish Paradoxes of Zohran Mamdani — with Howard Wolfson

What does Zohran Mamdani’s rise reveal about the shifting power, politics, and identity of... more

28 Oct 2025

45 MINS

45:34

28 Oct 2025


#265

Live with Abigail Pogrebin: Holding Hope During a Fragile Peace

Last week on the Jewish Broadcasting Network, Shalom Hartman Institute presidents Yehuda K... more

21 Oct 2025

59 MINS

59:35

21 Oct 2025


#264

Staying Human in the Age of AI — with David Zvi Kalman

At a time of unprecedented leaps in technology and ethical questions about artificial inte... more

13 Oct 2025

53 MINS

53:46

13 Oct 2025


#263

Fighting Holocaust Fatigue — with Anita Friedman

What is at stake when Holocaust memory fades—or worse, loses its relevance?  This week on ... more

06 Oct 2025

44 MINS

44:29

06 Oct 2025


#262

Yehuda Kurtzer on Arc: The Podcast

In this episode of Arc: The Podcast, Mark Oppenheimer sits down with Yehuda Kurtzer to dis... more

30 Sep 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:11

30 Sep 2025


#261

God as King in an Age of Authoritarianism – with Ethan Tucker

What happens when the words we pray clash with the values we hold? Just in time for the Hi... more

22 Sep 2025

51 MINS

51:44

22 Sep 2025