April 25, 2021
Faith in America: Rabbi Soloveichik in Conversation with Professor Ruth Wisse
By Rabbi Meir SoloveichikRabbi Soloveichik chats with the great Ruth Wisse about growing up Jewish in Montreal, why Yiddishists failed to maintain Jewish commitment, and much more.
Preeminent teacher and scholar Ruth Wisse serves as the Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Tikvah Fund and Professor Emerita of Yiddish Literature and Comparative Literature at Harvard University. In this fascinating conversation with Rabbi Soloveichik, Professor Wisse discusses growing up Jewish in Montreal, her relationship with Leonard Cohen, the failure of Yiddishists to preserve enduring Jewish commitment, how Harvard lost its faith in America, and what Jerusalem taught her about God.
