Lesson 1Images of America: The Story of the United States in Five Works of Art
The American Covenant
Rabbi Soloveichik examines John Trumbull’s “Declaration of Independence” through the competing actors and arguments that shaped America’s founding.
America 250
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Jews & the American Story
Essay
What Jews Mean to America
The phrase “almost chosen people” testifies that God’s covenant with the original “chosen people” remains.
Lesson 1·The New York Intellectuals: The First Generation
Entering the Goldene Medinah: The Birth of American Jewish Identity
Professor Wisse reveals how European Jews tried to balance their Jewishness with their new identities as Americans.
Speech
The Beginning of American Jewry’s Golden Age
Rabbi Soloveichik speaks at the 2024 Jewish Leadership Conference.
Jewish Ideas and the American Founding
Observation
God’s American Israel
The influence of the Hebrew Bible on the Founding Fathers was as vast as the new country they were trying to create.
By Daniel L. Dreisbach
Speech
John Adams Survives: An Independence Day Message
On the Fourth of July, Rabbi Soloveichik speaks to the Tikvah community about preserving American history and values.
Course
Jewish Ideas and the American Founders
Rabbi Meir Soloveichik explores the Jewish ideas that inspired America’s founding generation.
By Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
American Icons
Course
Images of America: The Story of the United States in Five Works of Art
Rabbi Meir Soloveichik examines key moments in the American history through a set of iconic images.
By Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
Observation
Two Favorite Poems, and How they Define Israel and America
"The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus and "The Silver Platter" by Natan Alterman distill, reinforce, and hallow what makes each nation distinctive.
Episode 257·Jerusalem 365
July 4th, 1976
An Israeli rescue mission on America's bicentennial spreads liberty's message globally, echoing the spirit of the Liberty Bell.
Lesson 7·The Rabbi’s Bookshelf
"Truman" by David McCullough
An epic work of biography that tells the story of an ordinary American who was providentially put in a place of power and achieved greatness.
Scripture and the American Imagination
Episode 187·Bible 365
George Washington’s Favorite Verse
Explore how Micah's verse influenced George Washington's crucial letters to Jewish communities.
By Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
Observation
American Renewal: The Nehemiah Option
Rebuilding our culture with a trowel in one hand and a sword in the other.
Essay
‘Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land’
Rediscovering the biblical story of the Liberty Bell.
Faith in America
Essay
The Common Cause of Religious Americans
What once made America different and better is now being rejected.
Speech
Meir Soloveichik and Senator Joseph Lieberman on Faith in America
Rabbi Soloveichik chats with the former VP candidate about Shabbat observance, religion in American public life, and more.
Episode 81·The Tikvah Podcast
Wilfred McClay on America’s Civil Religion
Explore how civil religion shapes American unity, its historical roots, and its future in a secular age.