Episodios

  • Fighting Holocaust Fatigue — with Anita Friedman

    Fighting Holocaust Fatigue — with Anita Friedman
    Oct 6 2025
    What is at stake when Holocaust memory fades—or worse, loses its relevance? This week on Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer speaks with Anita Friedman — daughter of survivors, renowned educator, and executive producer of the new film Among Neighbors — about the future of Holocaust education, the dangers of “Holocaust fatigue,” and how storytelling can help make Holocaust memories relevant for generations to come. Register for the Sapir Debate HERE. Learn more and register for our Winter Leadership Conference HERE. You can now sponsor an episode of Identity/Crisis. Click HERE to learn more. JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS
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    44 m
  • Yehuda Kurtzer on Arc: The Podcast

    Yehuda Kurtzer on Arc: The Podcast
    Sep 30 2025
    In this episode of Arc: The Podcast, Mark Oppenheimer sits down with Yehuda Kurtzer to discuss the aesthetics of yarmulkas, the crisis facing clergy-members, and how the war in Israel is changing American Jewry. You can now sponsor an episode of Identity/Crisis. Click HERE to learn more. JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS
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    1 h y 13 m
  • God as King in an Age of Authoritarianism – with Ethan Tucker

    God as King in an Age of Authoritarianism – with Ethan Tucker
    Sep 22 2025
    What happens when the words we pray clash with the values we hold? Just in time for the High Holidays, this week on Identity/Crisis Yehuda Kurtzer speaks with Ethan Tucker, president of Hadar and co-author of Gender Equality and Prayer in Jewish Life, about what it means to pray ancient words in a world shaped by present fears and political tensions and how we can navigate the frameworks of tradition and modern egalitarian commitments. You can now sponsor an episode of Identity/Crisis. Click HERE to learn more. JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS
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    52 m
  • What is Netanyahu Doing? with Michael Koplow

    What is Netanyahu Doing? with Michael Koplow
    Sep 16 2025
    Does Benjamin Netanyahu need Hamas — and even this war —for political survival? This week on Identity/Crisis, following Israel’s puzzling strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar, Yehuda Kurtzer and Michael Koplow, Chief Policy Officer at Israel Policy Forum, try to get inside Netanyahu’s head and understand the ways in which he and Hamas may be inextricably linked. You can now sponsor an episode of Identity/Crisis. Click HERE to learn more. JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS
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    42 m
  • The Unapologetic Jewish Story — with Sarah Hurwitz

    The Unapologetic Jewish Story — with Sarah Hurwitz
    Sep 9 2025
    What does it mean to reclaim the Jewish story in an era of shame, assimilation, and contested narratives? On this episode of Identity/Crisis, host Yehuda Kurtzer speaks with author Sarah Hurwitz about her new book, As a Jew, her journey from superficial Jewish identity to deeper engagement with Jewish tradition, and why knowledge and countercultural courage may be key to Jewish continuity today. You can listen to more from Sarah Hurwitz on Ark Media's Call Me Back podcast HERE If you loved listening to Sarah Hurwitz and want to find out which books shaped her Jewish identity, you can listen to Sarah on The Five Books Podcast. You can also check out Yehuda's guest episode! Spoiler alert: Yehuda and Sarah were shaped by one of the same books, tune in to find out which one… Learn more about the Hartman Teen Fellowship ⁠⁠HERE.⁠⁠ You can now sponsor an episode of Identity/Crisis. Click ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ to learn more. ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS ⁠
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    51 m
  • Non-Jewish in the Shadow of the Synagogue — with Christine Hayes

    Non-Jewish in the Shadow of the Synagogue — with Christine Hayes
    Sep 2 2025
    Who gets to decide someone’s Jewish status, and what happens when that status comes into conflict with someone’s identity? This week on Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer sits down with Christine Hayes, Sterling Professor Emerita of Religious Studies at Yale and Hartman Senior Fellow for a provocative conversation about intermarriage, Jewish adjacency, and the boundaries of community and belonging. Check out Yehuda’s substack HERE Learn more about Hartman’s Hevruta Gap-Year Program HERE Learn more about the Edward Fein Winter Student Seminar HERE You can now sponsor an episode of Identity/Crisis. Click HERE to learn more. JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS
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    53 m
  • Live at JFN: What Ails American Judaism? with Franklin Foer and Sarah Hurwitz (Re-Release)

    Live at JFN: What Ails American Judaism? with Franklin Foer and Sarah Hurwitz (Re-Release)
    Aug 26 2025
    This episode was originally released on April 1, 2025 The future of American Judaism is uncertain, some even might say at risk. In this special episode, recorded live at the Jewish Funders Network Conference in Nashville, Yehuda Kurtzer, Franklin Foer, and Sarah Hurwitz engage in a dynamic discussion about what ails American Judaism, why we fear change, and what we want to strengthen and preserve for the future. You can now sponsor an episode of Identity/Crisis. Click HERE to learn more. JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS
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    43 m
  • Future Tense: What Comes Next? with Yehuda Kurtzer

    Future Tense: What Comes Next? with Yehuda Kurtzer
    Aug 19 2025
    This week, Identity/Crisis is excited to share Hartman’s newest podcast, Future Tense, where rising Jewish leaders drive conversations with scholars from the Shalom Hartman Institute on the most pressing issues facing their generation. What kind of Jewish future do we want to build – and how do we build something that will last? On this episode of Future Tense, hosts Anna Weiss, Sami Jinich, and Yadid Orlow reflect on their upbringings and share their visions for Jewish life. Together with Yehuda Kurtzer, they explore how values are transmitted and imagine different versions of the Jewish future that they want to create. Learn more about Future Tense here. You can now sponsor an episode of Identity/Crisis. Click HERE to learn more. JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS
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    53 m