Kikar brings you great conversations in the Jewish the public square. We broadcast some of the most important figures in Jewish life and public affairs in order to address the vital questions facing the Jewish people. What are the policies and civil institutions that best serve the Jewish communities of the United States and Israel? What role can Jewish ideas play in revitalizing the societies and politics of the West? You’ll hear an extraordinary breadth of subjects, ranging from Zionist thought to the aims of Jewish education, from family formation to the First Amendment, from Israeli security to American federalism and much more. Subscribe to Kikar today to hear Jonathan Silver’s interviews with intellectuals, scholars, rabbis and writers, Jewish communal leaders, soldiers, jurists, and political figures. Kikar is brought to you by the Jewish Leadership Conference (JLC). To learn more about the JLC, visit www.jewishleadershipconference.org.
As Summer turns to Fall, Jewish students are arriving on college campuses across the United States. On this week’s Kikar, Elliot Kaufman of the Wall S...
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In 1940, the Zionist movement's three most prominent leaders each made independent journeys to America in the hopes of raising a Jewish army to fight ...
Dennis Prager is one of the most prominent and influential Jewish conservatives in the world. In this episode, he joins Kikar to discuss his newest bo...
On Monday, June 5, 2018, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case that seemed to pit th...