Jewish Crossroads: Jewish Identity in Times of Crisis

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Inside Fauda: C-creator Avi Issacharoff on October 7, War, and the Power of Storytelling

2026-10-2537:40

In this episode of Jewish Crossroads, host Tamar Ish Shalom sits down with Avi Issacharoff, co-creator of the internationally acclaimed television series Fauda. Avi is a journalist, author, and one of Israel’s leading commentators on the Arab world. With millions of viewers across the globe, Fauda has become a cultural phenomenon, bringing the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to audiences from Europe and the United States to Asia and the Arab world. In its fifth season, creat...

The Power of Human Connection: Rabbi Sharon Brous on Faith, Community, and Belonging

2026-10-1844:03

In this episode of Jewish Crossroads, host Tamar Ish Shalom sits down with Rabbi Sharon Brous, founder and senior rabbi of IKAR, a prominent Jewish community in Los Angeles, and one of the most influential voices in American Jewish life. Tamar and Rabbi Brous explore the importance of community, the power of human connection, and the role of Jewish wisdom in helping us navigate an increasingly fractured world. From the challenges of modern Jewish life and antisemitism to the enduring hu...

Yechiel Leiter on Lebanon Agreement and Life as an Israeli Diplomat

2026-07-0201:07:47

Just days after Israel and Lebanon reached a framework agreement to begin the withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of southern Lebanon, Tamar Ish Shalom sits down with one of the key figures behind the negotiations: Israel's Ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter. In this wide-ranging conversation with host Tamar and Ambassador Leiter discuss the strategic implications of the Lebanon agreement, the continuing challenge posed by Iran, and the evolving relationship between Jerusale...

Shmuel Rosner, Why Am I A Jew?

2026-05-3145:17

In this episode of Jewish Crossroads, Tamar Ish Shalom sits down with Shmuel Rosner, one of Israel’s most thoughtful and wide-ranging public intellectuals. A researcher at the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI), Rosner is also a columnist, editor, publisher, and longtime observer of Israeli society, American Jewry, and the evolving relationship between them. In an age of hot takes and fleeting headlines, he has built a career on careful analysis, intellectual curiosity, and a commitment to...

Jon Polin on Hersh, Grief and Hope

2026-05-0357:27

In this episode of Jewish Crossroads, Tamar Ish Shalom sits down with Jon Polin, a man who never sought the public eye, but was thrust into it by unimaginable circumstances. Together with his wife, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, Jon became one of the most recognizable voices of the hostage crisis after their son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, was kidnapped on October 7 and held in Gaza by Hamas for 328 days. Over that time, they carried his story across continents and audiences, becoming for many the human f...

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Jewish Crossroads: Jewish Identity in Times of Crisis