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In These Times with Rabbi Ammi Hirsch

In These Times with Rabbi Ammi Hirsch

By: Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
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Every other week, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch hosts intellectually honest conversations unpacking current events through the lens of Jewish wisdom and values. Unbound by politics and untethered by party lines, Ammi and his distinguished guests discuss everything from foreign affairs and antisemitism to politics and pop culture. This show is recorded from New York’s Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, a historic Reform congregation deeply rooted in liberalism, support for Israel and social justice.

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Episodes
  • Jonathan Freedland

    Jonathan Freedland
    Nov 20 2025

    On September 10, 1943, a group of anti-Nazi German aristocrats gathered for an afternoon tea party. Little did they know that one of them was about to betray the others to the Gestapo... Award-winning author and columnist Jonathan Freedland discusses his new book "The Traitors Circle" and examines the ways faith, conviction and courage inspire great acts of resistance.



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    50 mins
  • Barak Ravid

    Barak Ravid
    Nov 6 2025

    Axios global affairs analyst Barak Ravid unpacks the war that reoriented Israel's security, political, and moral posture — and explores the uneasy question of what comes next…



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    52 mins
  • Sarah Hurwitz

    Sarah Hurwitz
    Oct 23 2025

    While in her mid-30s, former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz discovered the wisdom of the Jewish tradition she'd written off. In her latest book, she confronts the ways American culture, antisemitism and the challenges of our times distort Jewish identity — and she calls on young Jews to reclaim it with pride.



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    47 mins
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