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21.09.2020

vor 2 Tagen

Socialists, Chinese AI, Air Conditioning, and Putin

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the wave of socialist victories in Democratic primaries; China's new plan to overhaul its economy with AI; why Europeans hate air conditioning; and the crumbling of Vladimir Putin's empire.

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39 Min.
vor 4 Tagen

Can Israel save the us from its mistake? With guest Dan Schueftan

Trump’s MOU repeats a very American mistake, says guest Prof. Dan Schueftan: like many presidents before him he does not understand radicalism. But the Lebanon Deal may be able to rectify some of the damage. In which case, says Schueftan, it would not be the first time that Israel saves the US from its own mistakes. Also in this episode: judges declare the bribery case against Netanyahu groundless. The book Dan Referred to turned out to be A World Restored, by HK, which, incidentally, Gadi only read on kindle and had a hard copy sent to Mike a few weeks back, because Amazon won't ship it to Israel. Highly recommended.

vor 4 Tagen

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51 Min.
26. Juni

The Global Crisis

This week, Walter gives a lecture and Q&A at the Hamilton School at the University of Florida on "The Global Crisis." The recording is from December 1st and is republished here with the permission of the Hamilton School.

26. Juni

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1 Std. 10 Min.
24. Juni

Netanyahu Won’t Back Down

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again affirmed that Israel will maintain its security zone in Lebanon – for as long as needed, regardless of any outside pressure. Mike and Gadi explain why yielding on this issue will cost Netanyahu the elections. Batya Ungar-Sargon was our special guest on this episode. She joined us to discuss her new book The Jews and the Left.

24. Juni

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54 Min.
Staffel 1, Folge 8

Harvard and the End of the Jewish Ivy League

In the 1990s, Harvard’s student body was said to be nearly a quarter Jewish. According to the Harvard Crimson’s 2020 survey of the freshman class, 6.7 percent of respondents identified as Jewish. On the final episode of this series, we explore the declining numbers of Jewish students across the Ivy League, and try to understand why, at places like Harvard, there may be fewer Jewish students today than when discriminatory policies kept them out a century ago. We also look at how the same playbook that was developed to keep Jews out of elite universities–from the application, to the interview, to legacy preferences, to the hunt for geographical diversity–is now being used against a different minority group: Asian Americans. Episode 8 of Gatecrashers features Rabbi Jonah Steinberg, researcher and The Half Opened Door author Marcia Graham Synnott, Harvard Law School professor Jeannie Suk Gersen, and various former and current Harvard students.

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46 Min.
Staffel 41, Folge 64

Chullin 64 and 65: The Take One Summer Barbecue: Buggin’ Out

On today’s pages, Chullin 64–65⁠, the rabbis tackle one of the Torah’s most surprising menu items: kosher insects. Recorded around a barbecue table in upstate New York, this special summer series with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin and producer Josh Kross explores how Jewish food traditions are formed, why planning what we eat matters, and what kashrut teaches us beyond simply what’s permitted. What makes a cuisine authentically Jewish? Listen and find out.

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12 Min.
18. Juni

Trump's Very Own Iran Deal

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss Finland's reversal of its prohibition on nuclear weapons, what it means for AI doctors to outperform human physicians, Hezbollah's supposedly newfound resolution, and how to interpret Trump's Memorandum of Understanding with Iran.

18. Juni

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30 Min.
Staffel 41, Folge 63

Chullin 63 - The Take One Summer Barbecue: Coming to America

On today’s page, Chullin 63⁠, a debate over birds becomes a conversation about America itself. Recorded around a barbecue table in upstate New York, this special summer series with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin and producer Josh Kross explores how early American Jews navigated unfamiliar species, new traditions, and the challenge of remaining authentically Jewish in an entirely new world. How do you preserve tradition when everything around you is new? Listen and find out.

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9 Min.
Staffel 1, Folge 7

Penn and the Great Sorority Coup of 1987

By the late 1980s, most Ivy League schools were a fifth or a quarter Jewish—and the University of Pennsylvania was more Jewish than most. For starters, unlike several other Ivies, Penn was never a Christian divinity school. It’s located in the heart of a big city that has had a large Jewish population going back to colonial times. Plus, it offered a plethora of professional schools, which, as we’ve learned in this series, appealed to students seeking social mobility in the early and mid-20th century. In the 1980s, where this episode picks up, Penn was a place where Jews felt truly comfortable. In this episode of Gatecrashers, we explore Jewish Greek life. Jewish sororities like Alpha Epsilon Pi and Sigma Delta Tau were founded in the early 20th century by Jewish women who were excluded from the Greek system and wanted to create their own sense of sisterhood and social structure. But in the late 1980s, that sense of solidarity seems to have faded. The national headquarters of Sigma Delta Tau stepped in to make some unusual adjustments to the Penn chapter, which had been facing a membership decline. They put the entire chapter on probation following a suspicious underage drinking charge, and brought in a social club called Alpha Zeta to fill the chapter’s ranks and leadership positions. What does it mean to be a representative of Jewish womanhood, particularly in the 1980s, when stereotypes of Jewish women permeated American culture? What do the actions of SDT’s national leadership tell us about Jews’ place in the Ivy League, and in the wider culture, at that time? And when a minority reaches the point of feeling truly comfortable, is in-fighting inevitable? Episode 7 of Gatecrashers features historian Shira Kohn on the rise and role of Jewish sororities, Judith Silverman Hodara on Penn’s Jewish history, and several SDT and Penn alumni on the events of 1987.

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56 Min.
Staffel 41, Folge 61

Chullin 61 - Birds of a Feather

On today’s page, Chullin 61, the rabbis wrestle with a surprisingly practical question: how can we tell whether an unfamiliar bird is kosher? Their discussion has echoed through the centuries, resurfacing whenever Jews encounter a new species—including one now found on millions of Thanksgiving tables. How did the turkey become kosher? Listen and find out.

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6 Min.

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