Across the political and religious spectrum, American Jews have felt deeply unsettled by events in Israel and America. Like all Americans, we are affected by the all-time high levels of polarization pervading this contentious presidential election. Simultaneously, since the Hamas attack on October 7 and throughout the ensuing months of war, we have been concerned about Israel and rising anti-Zionism and antisemitism in America.

Join Shalom Hartman Institute scholars Yehuda Kurtzer, Elana Stein Hain, and Tamara Mann Tweel for a three-part series exploring the implications of this defining moment on American Jewish civic identity.

Tamara Mann Tweel | Wednesday, September 25, at B’nai Jeshurun

Elana Stein Hain | Wednesday, October 30, at Ansche Chesed

Yehuda Kurtzer | Tuesday, November 19, at Rodeph Sholom