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The Tikvah Fund is a philanthropic foundation and ideas institution committed to supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish State. Tikvah runs and invests in a wide range of initiatives in Israel, the United States, and around the world, including educational programs, publications, and fellowships. Our animating mission and guiding spirit is ... more

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By the spring of 1948, three armed Jewish militias had been fighting and working towards the birth of modern Israel. There was the Haganah, under David Ben-Gurion, which would become the core of the new Israel Defense Forces. There was the Irgun, led... more

Friends of Israel and enemies of Israel both commit the same mistake when they assume that, in American colleges and universities, the faculty hired to teach Jewish subjects are, in their own way, supportive of the Jewish state. The assumption is a r... more

Visitors to Jerusalem's Old City see a marvelous religious diversity that is unique in the contemporary Middle East, and made possible by Israeli sovereignty. For most of Jewish history, the Jewish people have lived at the mercy of other nations, and... more

Traditional Jews pray in a minyan, a quorum of ten men who form the communal setting in which an individual Jew prays as a part of the Jewish people. In January of 2021, a man named Daniel Grand sent an email to some of his friends, seeing if he coul... more

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Recent Guests

Rachel Fish
Scholar of modern Israel, Zionist thought and contemporary anti-Semitism; incoming CEO of the Israel Institute
Israel Institute
Episode: Rachel Fish on the Corruption of Jewish Studies
Rabbi Mark Dratch
Rabbi, chairs the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations
International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations
Episode: Rabbi Mark Dratch on Jews' Obligations to Christians in Israel
John Bursch
Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy at the Alliance Defending Freedom
Alliance Defending Freedom
Episode: John Bursch on the Freedom to Pray at Home
Dan Schueftan
Director of the National Security Studies Center at the University of Haifa
University of Haifa
Episode: Dan Schueftan on Israel's Doctrine of Preventive Violence
Mitchell Rocklin
Rabbi, host of The Pillars episode discussed
Rabbi Mitchell Rocklin (Rabbinate leader; Pillars host)
Episode: Rabbi Mitchell Rocklin on the Legacy of Masada
George Deek
Ambassador, Israeli Special Envoy to the Christian World
Israeli Foreign Service
Episode: George Deek on Israel's Relationship with the Christian World
David Arnovitz
Series editor of The Koren Tanakh of the Land of Israel
Koren Publishers
Episode: David Arnovitz on the Tanakh of the Land of Israel
Mike Pence
Former Vice President of the United States
Episode: Mike Pence and Eric Cohen on What It Means to Be Endowed with Natural Rights
Shilo Brooks
President & CEO at the George W. Bush Presidential Center; former executive director of the James Madison Institute; host of Old School podcast
George W. Bush Presidential Center; Free Press (Old School)
Episode: Mark Gottlieb and Shilo Brooks on Why Reading Matters

Host

Jonathan Silver
Host of the program focused on Jewish thought, policy, and leadership; engages guests in high-level dialogue.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 951 ratings
  • Fascinating and always well done

    Podcast Addict
    5
    JLM
    11 days ago
  • Wonderful!

    Tikvah podcast is a wonderful project. I love it!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    MarcNYC18
    United States3 months ago
  • Some good guests but …

    There are some good guests on this show but it often seems to miss the big picture. The discussion of the Iran War was extremely naive and somehow missed the likelihood that Iran would stop traffic in the Persian Gulf, or what it would means if Israel was associated, whether fairly or not, with bringing the U.S. into a war unpopular with the U.S. public. The treatment of Netanyahu is generally fawning and ignores how he has undermined Israeli democracy.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    dextex xuxu
    United States4 months ago
  • Beat the drums

    This Jew finds no tikva here, neither for diaspora nor Israel nor for a remoralized Judaism. The pious self-congratulation and absence of critical reflection -- celebrating "the glories of Western civilization" -- fits 2026 well but represents Jewish intellectual and ethical tradition poorly

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    neworleansditty
    United States4 months ago
  • The Best Jewish Podcast. Period.

    By far the best Jewish Podcast today. The interviewer is knowledgeable, prepared, and asks insightful questions. Please give us more.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    חנהל
    United States4 months ago

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Questions are thoughtful and well-prepared, inviting deep dives into complex topics.
Content is rigorous and informative, though some episodes polarize opinions.

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Rachel Fish on the Corruption of Jewish Studies
Q: How did Jewish studies originate as an academic discipline, and why is that history relevant today?
Jewish studies emerged in a European, secular, objective framework that sought to study Jewish civilization without religious oversight, laying the groundwork for a rigorous, interdisciplinary approach that emphasizes evidence and methodology over doctrinal belief; understanding this history helps evaluate current tensions between faith, identity, and scholarship.
John Bursch on the Freedom to Pray at Home
Q: What is the central legal argument against the city's actions?
The main argument is that applying a house-of-worship permit to a dozen men praying quietly in a private home is an improper restriction on religious exercise and that blocking access to the courts before the permitting process is ripe improperly deprives individuals of relief for constitutional injuries.
John Bursch on the Freedom to Pray at Home
Q: Tell us what happens in the Grand v. University Heights case.
Daniel Grand sought to hold regular prayer gatherings in his home for a small group, which the city insisted required a house-of-worship permit; after facing a cease-and-desist, surveillance, and countless hurdles, he pursued a federal case under First Amendment and RLUPA theories to obtain access to court.
Dan Schueftan on Israel's Doctrine of Preventive Violence
Q: What motivates the shift to a policy of preventive violence, and how does it change Israel's responses to radicals versus conventional Arab states?
Radical proxy groups can attack when ready and threaten civilian populations; hence, Israel must preemptively disrupt their preparations, even if that risks broader conflict. In contrast, Arab states with more traditional deterrence may be engaged through different calculations, where some are willing to deter or contain rather than threaten existential destruction.
Dan Schueftan on Israel's Doctrine of Preventive Violence
Q: What is the strategic logic of building and running proxy forces? What's this architecture really designed to do that direct confrontation can't do?
The Iranian leadership aimed to hegemonize the Middle East and project influence through proxies, creating a network that can threaten Israel while providing strategic depth and denial of decisive conventional superiority; the goal was to secure a future where Iran can shape outcomes across multiple fronts without open warfare, and to position itself to deter adversaries while expanding its regional foothold.

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6. George Deek
7. David Arnovitz
8. Mike Pence

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