On Future Tense, rising Jewish leaders drive conversations with scholars from the Shalom Hartman Institute on the most pressing issues facing their generation. Join hosts Anna Weiss, Sami Jinich, and Yadid Orlow as they explore belonging, Zionism, and identity in this trailblazing new series.
What kind of Jewish future do we want to build - and how do we build something that will last? On this episode of Future Tense, hosts Anna Weiss,
Sami Jinich, and Yadid Orlow reflect on their upbringings and
share their visions for Jewish life. Together with Yehuda Kurtzer,
President of the Shalom Hartman Institute, they explore how values are
transmitted and imagine different versions of the Jewish future that they want to create.
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31 Jul 2025
No Perfect Home -- with Deb Barer
So much of Jewish life revolves around community—but no single space can perfectly reflect everyone’s values, needs, or identity. How do we decide which communities to join and when it’s time to leave? In this episode of Future Tense, hosts Anna Weiss, Sami Jinich, and Yadid Orlow are joined by Hartman Senior Faculty and Future Tense Advisor, Deb Barer, to explore how we make thoughtful choices about where to invest our time and energy—and how to balance the desire for belonging with the reality that no community will meet all of our needs.
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24 Jul 2025
Jewish Enough – with Sara Labaton
What does it mean to be Jewish when there is no single way that all Jews look, act, or believe? Given the diversity of Jewish experience and practice, what unites us as a people? In this episode of Future Tense, hosts Anna Weiss, Sami Jinich, and Yadid Orlow sit down with guest scholar Sara Labaton to unpack the symbols, assumptions, and subtle signals that shape belonging in Jewish life today.
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17 Jul 2025
Being Jewish in Public – with Elana Stein Hain
Many young Jews are taught that they have a responsibility to publicly represent the Jewish people—an expectation that can feel especially heavy during the formative years of personal growth and identity development. In this episode of Future Tense, hosts Anna Weiss, Sami Jinich, and Yadid Orlow explore how to balance the challenges of representation with their own personal development as young Jewish leaders and their relationship with the world at large. Together with guest scholar Elana Stein Hain, they untangle the benefits and challenges of connecting beyond the Jewish community and explore what it means to be Jewish ambassadors to the non-Jewish world.
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10 Jul 2025
Conflict on Campus - With Masua Sagiv
For the duration of the Israel-Hamas war, university campuses have served as an ideological battle ground. In this episode of Future Tense, hosts Anna Weiss, Sami Jinich, and Yadid Orlow bring their experiences on different college campuses and explore the tensions of liberal Zionism with Masua Sagiv. Together, they carve out space for nuance and examine competing values amidst the loud and vitriolic discourse that often defines the campus climate.
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7 Jul 2025
Can We Get Along? – With Donniel Hartman
Donniel Hartman discusses the complexities of Jewish pluralism with hosts Anna Weiss, Sami Jinich, and Yadid Orlow, examining how to foster Jewish unity amidst diverse beliefs in this interview.
30 Jun 2025
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Hosts Anna Weiss, Sami Jinich, and Yadid Orlow introduce "Future Tense," a series where Jewish leaders and Shalom Hartman Institute scholars discuss belonging, Zionism, and identity.
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