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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
  • Following the Money: Charles Asher Small

    Following the Money: Charles Asher Small
    29 Oct 2026

    The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy claims to have uncovered $100 billion in dark money that has flowed into U.S. universities over the past 50 years. Dr. Charles Asher Small has the receipts, and he connects billions in undocumented Qatari and Muslim Brotherhood-linked funding to the explosion of antisemitism on campuses after October 7th.
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    46 min
  • Lunch in Beirut: Hagar Chemali

    Lunch in Beirut: Hagar Chemali
    15 Oct 2026

    Raised Christian in Connecticut after her family fled Lebanon’s civil war, Hagar Chemali learned as a teenager that her mother was Jewish. A former White House national security official and U.N. spokesperson who co-founded the Lebanon-Israel Peace Alliance, Chemali explains why she believes a peace accord between Israel and Lebanon is possible within the next two years.
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    54 min
  • Franklin Foer

    Franklin Foer
    18 Jun 2026

    The Atlantic's Franklin Foer traces how Jews moved from the margins to the heart of American life before the sun started to set on that "Golden Age." He argues that the decline has serious implications for Jewish security, American democracy and Israel's standing — and that the way forward is through continued engagement.
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    54 min
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