Dara Horn is an American novelist, essayist, and professor of literature. She has a Ph.D. in comparative literature in Hebrew and Yiddish from Harvard University. Dara is the author of five novels and in 2021 released a nonfiction essay collection titled People Love Dead Jews, which was a finalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize in nonfiction.I spoke wit…

Donniel Hartman is the President of the Shalom Hartman Institute, a Jewish research and education institute based in Jerusalem, Israel that offers pluralistic Jewish thought and education to scholars, rabbis, educators, and Jewish community leaders in Israel and North America. He’s the author of three books, the Boundaries of Judaism, Putting God S…

Yossi Klein Halevi is a Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor and Like Dreamers which won the Jewish Book Council’s Book of the Year. You can see Yossi’s op-eds in the New York Times, Los Angles Times and other leading newspapers.I sat …

Rabbi David Aaron, a visionary educator and author is the founder of Isralight and the Rosh Yeshiva of Orayta in the old city of Jerusalem, Israel. He is the author of multiple best-selling books including Endless Light, Seeing G-d, Love is My Religion, The Secret Life of G-d, Inviting G-d In, Living a Joyous Life and The God Powered Life published…

Shmuel Rosner chats with Catherine Wolff about her book: "Beyond: How Humankind Thinks About Heaven." Catherine Wolff is a writer, editor, and former director of The Arrupe Center for Community Based Learning at Santa Clara University. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.By Shmuel Rosner

Shmuel Rosner and Sarah Ifft Decker discuss her book: "Jewish Women in the Medieval World: : 500–1500 CE (Seminar Studies)". Sarah Ifft Decker is an Assistant Professor of History at Rhodes College. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.By Shmuel Rosner

Shmuel Rosner and Ben-Tsiyon Klibansky discuss his book: The Golden Age of the Lithuanian Yeshivas. Ben-Tsiyon Klibansky is a lecturer at Efrata College in Jerusalem. A native of Lithuania, a senior electronics engineer, and formerly an innovative technology–intensive projects manager, he is an editor and researcher in the history of the Lithuanian…

Shmuel Rosner and Maren Niehoff talk about her book: "Philo of Alexandria: An Intellectual Biography". Maren R. Niehoff is Max Cooper Professor of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University, and member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.By Shmuel Rosner

Shmuel Rosner and guest Ohad Leslau discuss his new hebrew book about Operation Defensive Shield. Ohad Leslau is a researcher in the history department -IDF. He published books on the South Lebanon security belt, the relationship between politicians and the intelligence community. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.…

Jeffrey Bloom and Rabbi Gil Student speak with Shmuel Rosner about their new book: "Strauss, Spinoza & Sinai: Orthodox Judaism and Modern Questions of Faith". Rabbi Gil Student is the Editor of TorahMusings.com. He writes frequently in Jewish newspapers and magazines, serving as a regular contributor to Jewish Action, The Jewish Link of New Jersey,…

Shmuel Rosner chats with Avivah Zornberg about her upcoming book: "The Hidden Order of Intimacy." Avivah Zornberg is a Scottish contemporary Torah scholar and author. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.By Shmuel Rosner

Shmuel Rosner and Carolina Lopez - Ruiz discuss her new book: Phoenicians and the Making of the Mediterranean. Carolina López-Ruiz is Professor of Classics at The Ohio State University. Her work focuses on cross-cultural interactions in the ancient Mediterranean world. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.…

Shmuel Rosner and Jonathan Feiner discuss his book: "Mindfulness: A Jewish Approach." Dr. Jonathan Feiner is the clinical director of Rockland CBT, a psychology practice group specializing in mood and anxiety disorders. In addition to his work as a clinical psychologist, he has taught courses and provided workshops on topics related to Judaism, psy…

Shmuel Rosner and Prof. Abraham Sion discuss his book: "To Whom Was The Promised Land Promised?: Some Fundamental Truths About The Arab-Israeli Conflict". Abraham A. Sion is Professor Emeritus at Ariel University where for over a decade he chaired the Center for Law and Mass Media. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.…

Shmuel Rosner and Ori Z. Soltes discuss his book: "Growing up Jewish in India." Ori Z. Soltes teaches at Georgetown University across a range of disciplines, from theology and art history to philosophy and political history. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.By Shmuel Rosner

Ruth Wisse is the recently retired Professor of Yiddish and Comparative Literature at Harvard University, currently a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Tikvah Fund. Ruth is known for what she calls “moral self-confidence.” Ruth was top on my list of guests from the start and it took time and patience to get her on the podcast. She recently release…

Shmuel Rosner chats with Leah and Menachem Gottesman about their book: "Not at Risk: Education as a Work of Heart." Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.By Shmuel Rosner

Shmuel Rosner and Julian E. Zelizer discuss his latest book: "Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Life of Radical Amazement." Julian Emanuel Zelizer is a professor of political history and an author in the United States at Princeton University. Zelizer has authored or co-authored several books about American political history; his focuses of study are the se…

Shmuel Rosner chats with Hal Taussig and Brandon Scott about their latest book: "After Jesus Before Christianity: A Historical Exploration of the First Two Centuries of Jesus Movements" Hal Taussig is Visiting Professor of New Testament at Union Theological Seminary in New York and co-pastor at Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church and the author a…

Shmuel Rosner and Andrew Lawler discuss his latest book: "Under Jerusalem: The buried history of the world`s most contested city". Andrew Lawert is author of the bestselling The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke, and the acclaimed Why Did the Chicken Cross the World?: The Epic Saga of the Bird that Powers …

Shmuel Rosner and Harry Freedman discuss his latest book "Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius". Harry Freedman is a British author who writes on history, religion and culture. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.By Shmuel Rosner

Shmuel Rosner and Eliezer Tauber discuss his book: "The Massacre That Never Was: The Myth of Deir Yassin and the Creation of the Palestinian Refugee Problem." Eliezer Tauber is the Director of the Menachem Begin Institute for the Study of Underground and Resistance Movements. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.…

Shmuel Rosner and Yossi Shain discuss his controversial new book: "The Israeli Century: How the Zionist Revolution Changed History and Reinvented Judaism" . Yossi Shain is currently a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu. He is also the Romulo Betancourt Professor of Political Science at Tel Aviv University where he also serves as Head of TAU…

Shmuel Rosner and Maya Sarfaty discuss her new film "love it was not", out now in select cinemas. In this astonishing but true story, a Nazi officer falls in love with a Jewish concentration camp prisoner, a taboo romance with decades-long repercussions. Maya Sarfaty is a film director from Tel Aviv. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.…

Shmuel Rosner and Mark Oppenheimer discuss his book - "Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood." Mark Oppenheimer is a freelance writer. He is a staff writer for the Christian Century and has written for many publications, including Harper's, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, th…

Shmuel Rosner and Peter Fritzsche discuss his book: "Hitler's First Hundred Days: When Germans Embraced the Third Reich." Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.By Shanni Suissa

Shmuel Rosner and David Sorkin discuss his book: "Jewish Emancipation: A History Across Five Centuries." Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.By Shmuel Rosner

Shmuel Rosner and James Traub discuss his book: "Judah Benjamin: Counselor to the Confederacy (Jewish Lives)." James Traub (born 1954) is an American journalist. He is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, where he has worked since 1998. From 1994 to 1997, he was a staff writer for The New Yorker.[ He has also written for The New Y…

Shmuel Rosner and Sarah Stroumsa discuss her book, Maimonides in His World: Portrait of a Mediterranean Thinker (Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World) out now in Hebrew, by magnes publication. Sarah Stroumsa is the Alice and Jack Ormut Professor Emerita of Arabic Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Follow Sh…

Shmuel Rosner and Guest Andrew Pessin discuss campus cancel culture and his latest book: "Nevergreen", now out on amazon. Andrew Pessin is Professor of Philosophy at Connecticut College and Campus Bureau Editor for The Algemeiner. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.By Shmuel Rosner

Shmuel Rosner and Donald M.Lewis discuss his book: "A Short History of Christian Zionism: From the Reformation to the Twenty-First Century" (available to purchase on amazon). Don Lewis is an alumnus of Regent College who went on to do doctoral work at Oxford University before coming back to Regent as a faculty member. Don Lewis is a specialist in t…

Shmuel Rosner and Rabbi Joseph Meszler discuss his book: "Readings from Tractate Rosh HaShanah in the Babylonian Talmud: A Personal Journey through the Holiday." Rabbi Joseph B. Meszler is the spiritual leader of Temple Sinai in Sharon, MA. He is a congregational rabbi, an educator, a progressive Zionist, and a human rights activist. Follow Shmuel …

Shmuel Rosner and Shaul Magid discuss Magid's latest book: "Meir Kahane: The Public Life and Political Thought of an American Jewish Radical Hardcover." Shaul Magid is the Distinguished Fellow in Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College. From 2004-2018 he was a professor of religious studies and the Jay and Jeannie Schottenstein Chair of Jewish Studies …

Shmuel Rosner and Uri Zvi Shachar discuss his latest book: A Pious Belligerence Dialogical Warfare and the Rhetoric of Righteousness in the Crusading Near East (available to preorder). Uri Zvi Shachar is Associate Professor in the Department of General History at Ben-Gurion University. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.…

Shmuel Rosner and Andrew Porwancher discuss his book: "The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton" (available to pre order). Andrew Porwancher is a Wick Carey associate professor at the University of Oklahoma and is serving as the Ernest May Fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.…

Shmuel Rosner and Joel Kotkin discuss Kotkin's latest article for Tablet magazine, his book and more. Joel Kotkin is the presidential fellow in urban futures at Chapman University and executive director of the Urban Reform Institute. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.By Shmuel Rosner

Dov Lipman is a former Knesset member from the Yesh Atid party. He was the first American immigrant to be elected to the Knesset in 30 years. He became well known in Israel for his role in combating religious extremism in Beit Shemesh. Dov is an author of seven books about Zionism, Judaism and Israel and a sought after international speaker.I sat d…

Shmuel Rosner and Noam Gidron discuss how the differences between the Israeli and American political systems effect political and social polarization. Noam Gidron is a senior lecturer at the Department of Political Science and the Joint Program in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. My research interests …

Shmuel Rosner, Michael Caspe and Nathaniel Deutsch discuss their book: "A Fortress in Brooklyn: Race, Real Estate, and the Making of Hasidic Williamsburg." Nathaniel Deutsch is professor of history at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Among his books are The Maiden of Ludmir: A Jewish Holy Woman and Her World and The Jewish Dark Continent: …

Shmuel Rosner continues the deep dive into Israel's new government, this time with the help of Professor Ofer Kenig. Prof. Ofer Kenig is a senior lecturer at the Ashkelon Academic College and a research fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute. His areas of research include comparative politics, political parties, leadership and candidate selection…

Shmuel Rosner and journalist Tal Shalev discuss Israel's new government. Tal Shalev is chief political correspondent for the leading Israeli web portal Walla News. She has also worked as a news editor for the Israeli daily Haaretz and the international television network i24 News. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.…

A special episode for Israeli book week. Shmuel Rosner and Adam Kirsch discuss two of Kirsch's books: "The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature" and "The Blessing and the Curse: The Jewish People and Their Books in the Twentieth Century". Adam Kirsch is an American poet and literary critic. He is on the seminar faculty of Columbia…

Shmuel Rosner and Sergio Della Pergola discuss the latest Pew research results. Sergio Della Pergola is an Italian-Israeli demographer and statistician. He is a professor and demographic expert, specifically in demography and statistics related to the Jewish population. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.…

In this episode, Shmuel Rosner and Dr. Shlomo Fischer discuss the 2020 Pew reports and its implications for the Jewish community in the United States. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.By Shmuel Rosner

Israel’s policy toward Gaza is fraught with dilemmas, says Brig. General (Res.) Michael Herzog. Its policy is based on containment and its current goal is to communicate a clear message that Hamas miscalculated when it opened fire on Israeli cities. Whether the Biden administration is going to give Israel the time to deliver such a message, only ti…

Shmuel Rosner and Hanan Amiur discuss his controversial book. Hanan Amiur is a speech writer and a founding member of the website perspective - דף בית פרספקטיבה. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.By Shmuel Rosner

Shmuel Rosner and Daniel Levin discuss Levin's new book, "Proof of Life: Twenty Days on the Hunt for a Missing Person in the Middle East". Daniel Levin has worked with think tanks on novel constitutional models and on anti corruption and political reform initiatives. Over the past ten years, he has helped monarchies as they consider ways to increas…

Shmuel Rosner and Ryan P. Burge discuss his latest book, "The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going". Dr. Burge (PhD, Southern Illinois University) teaches at Eastern Illinois University in a variety of areas, including American institutions, political behavior, and research methods. My research focuses largely on the …

Shmuel Rosner and Einat Nathan discuss her bestselling book, now out in english, "My Everything: The Parent I Want to Be, The Children I Hope to Raise". Einat Nathan is a parenting expert, public speaker and bestselling author, certified by the Adler Institute and the Ministry of Education for Parental Instruction and Group Instruction. She also ho…

Shmuel Rosner and Gadi Taub discuss Gadi's latest book: "Global Elites and National Citizens: The Attack of the Upper Classes on Israel's Democracy", now out in Hebrew. Gadi Taub is an Israeli historian, author, screenwriter and political commentator. He is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Public Policy and the Department of Communications at The…