The greatest of a generation: Rabbi Soloveitchik revisited
English literature professor William Kolbrener discusses his new book “The Last Rabbi: Joseph Soloveitchik and the Talmudic Tradition.”
Read MoreEnglish literature professor William Kolbrener discusses his new book “The Last Rabbi: Joseph Soloveitchik and the Talmudic Tradition.”
Read MoreA discussion on the merits of comparison between conflicts in Cyprus and Israel/Palestine as well as parallels between the two neighboring disputes.
Read MoreDiscussing a new, democratic approach to dealing with global challenges such as climate change and poverty.
Read MoreProf. Lev Grinberg, a sociologist at Ben-Gurion University, discusses his book “Politics and Violence in Israel/Palestine: Democracy vs. Military Rule.”
Read MoreProf. Gad Yair from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem discusses his book “The Unruly Mind.”
Read MoreDr. Yarden Enav discusses his book “Israeliness in No Man’s Land: Citizenship in the West Bank of Israel/Palestine.”
Read MoreAn overview of the Baha’i religion – an offshoot of Shi’a Islam that set up shop in the Holy Land (albeit not in Jerusalem, thankfully).
Read MoreA discussion with Zvi Ziegler, Professor Emeritus of mathematics at the Technion and Chairman of the Israeli inter-university forum to combat academic boycotts.
Read MoreA discussion of the leftward shift of Israel’s political establishment over the decades, with Shimon Peres as its standard-bearer.
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Carlo Ginzburg on the past, present and future of history
Pioneering historian Professor Carlo Ginzburg discusses the role of historians in the digital age and how to walk the fine line between historical narrative and fiction.
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