Podcasts

An amalgam of French grievances arrayed against the Jews.

The Jacksonian era would mark a turning point in American politics, particularly regarding the power of the presidency.

Kaddish and covenant.

The beginning of the nineteenth century would continue to test the American experiment.

And the attempted hijacking that almost joined these two dark dates.

A discussion with Michael Doran, and Dan Schueftan Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak.

Although she was relatively unknown and unappreciated in her time, Jane Austen has since rightfully taken her place as a beloved author.

The strangeness of the Bible's most puzzling prophet.

The great Romantic author Sir Walter Scott is today considered the father of the historical novel.

In anti-Semitism, America’s enemies found their most important weapon.

The second generation of Romantics would move beyond their predecessors, emphasizing the emotional longings of the human soul.

Introducing the New Jerusalem Review.

Reactions to the Enlightenment emphasis on cold, hard reason would result in the Romantic era, which emphasized the emotional dimension of the human person.

The clash between brothers amid Israel’s War of Independence.

While Friedrich Schiller was a paragon of optimism, E.T.A. Hoffmann saw a darker side of human nature.

A recent audit shows that a disturbing number of professors in the field are opponents of Israel.

The viability of the newly formed United States would be tested in its early years.

The founders’ writings and legacies reveal the roots of American exceptionalism and the singularity of Jewish life in America.

Two founders laid to rest, and a third grave that whispers the singularity of the Jewish story—and America's covenantal nature.

Pondering how posterity might judge them, the Founders wrestle with the fragile line between truth and legacy.