David and Brandy are back after a short hiatus traveling. They are joined by JILV's Director of Partnership Development, Rabbi Mark Cohn, to discuss whether guests who actively oppose the existence of Israel would disrupt the purpose of the Seder or enhance it ..read more

David and Brandy discuss how many Jews feel unrepresented by the traditional Jewish community organizations. They explore how many Jews feel underrepresented by traditional communal bodies and discuss the critical need for these organizations to reassess their alignment with progressive politics ..read more

The podcast speaks with Rabbi Jeff Salkin the author of "Tikkun Ha'am / Repairing Our People: Israel and the Crisis of Liberal Judaism." We discuss the role of faith in challenging society and the reframing needed in our Liberal Jewish institutions ..read more

On the heels of the genocide case brought by South Africa in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) we discuss with Josephine Gon, the Vice President of JCRC of Palm Beach County in Flordia and Sara Gon, Head of Strategic Engagement at Institute of Race Relations in Johannesburg, South Africa to discuss SA domestic Jewish relations as well as relations internationally with Israel ..read more

The Black-Jewish alliance in the civil rights movement has been challenged by the rise of Black Power and the black leadership's attitudes toward Israel ..read more

As always, an honest and open conversation. This week, we will discuss the current state of affairs in the American rabbinate with JILV’s Rabbinic Liaison and newly appointed Director of Leadership Development, Rabbi Mark Cohn ..read more

JILV's Social Media manager, Christina Buttons, discusses her recent Quillette article covering how pro-Hamas propaganda on Instagram influences young social media users to support terrorism in the name of social justice ..read more

A recent report from the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) claims that a sizable portion of the funds were donated by authoritarian regimes around the globe, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, China, and the UAE. The huge windfall of cited money was not recorded with the US Department of Education between 2014 and 2019. Carnegie Mellon University received the most from foreign entities in that time span at $1.47 billion while Cornell University scooped up $1.29 billion, Harvard University notched $894 million, and MIT collected $859 million, according to the report. The authors of the re ..read more

Show notes: Poison Ivy League | Jewish Journal A long-term plan to address the roots of campus hate and antisemitism will benefit not just the Jews, but America. https://jewishjournal.com/cover_story/366280/poison-ivy-league ..read more

David Bernstein and Professor William Kolbrener discuss, after the now-expired/violated cease-fire, the concept of how Jewish Unity is the determination in the face of death.  ..read more