How should American Jews navigate a society increasingly fractured by technology, illiberalism, and extreme political polarization?

In this timely conversation, President of the Shalom Hartman Institute Yehuda Kurtzer and Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg discuss the current state and future trajectory of American Jewry and how to navigate this moment with clarity and responsibility. Jeffrey brings a self-described pessimistic lens to the shifting American landscape, while Yehuda offers a more optimistic perspective, arguing that Jews must recommit to fighting for the liberal democratic values they helped establish.

This wide-ranging discussion covers: the crisis of illiberalism on the left and right, the “Auschwitz or Sinai” framework for Jewish power, whether the $500 million antisemitism-fighting industry actually works, the devastating impact of digital communication on our ability to think deeply, and the substance of American Jewish identity.