Maggie Anton, a Talmud scholar and historical fiction writer discusses her new book “Fifty Shades of Talmud: What the First Rabbis Had to Say about You-Know-What.”

Zev Farber discusses his latest book “Halakhic Realities: Collected Essays on Brain Death,” showcasing a textbook example of how Jewish law had to adapt to modern realities.

Historian Daisy Abboudi recounts the little known history of a small and short-lived Jewish community in Sudan.

Rabbi Professor Art Green discusses the Hasidic sect that in the space of just several decades has become a major draw for many Jews around the world.

Ariela Migdal, a women’s rights lawyer formerly with the American Civil Liberties Union, analyzes the status of women in the United States and within the Jewish community.

Dr. Amir Locker-Biletzky, a post-doctoral fellow at Concordia University’s Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies, discusses how the Israeli Communist Party looked back on the participation of its members in the iconic battle against Fascism.

Dr. Ruvi Ziegler of the University of Reading discusses Israels half-hearted treatment of African asylum seekers over the last decade, and the mark they have left on Israel’s migration law.

Professor Martin Kramer of Shalem College discusses his new collection of essays seeking to debunk myths and biases within scholarship on Israel and the Middle East.

Dr. Ronen Mendelkern discusses the 1962 New Economic Policy, a plan that sought to liberalize the highly interventionist Israeli economy of the time, that ended up in the bin.

Professor Chaim Gans, a legal and political philosopher at Tel Aviv University, discusses his new book A Political Theory for the Jewish People, which seeks to pave a liberal third way between Zionism and post-Zionism.