In These Times with Rabbi Ammi Hirsch
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
4.8from 156 ratings
- 76
- Episodes
- 3
- Transcribed
- 156
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About In These Times with Rabbi Ammi Hirsch
Every other week, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch hosts intellectually honest conversations unpacking current events through the lens of Jewish wisdom and values. Unbound by politics and untethered by party lines, Ammi and his distinguished guests discuss everything from foreign affairs and antisemitism to politics and pop culture. This show is recorded from New York’s Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, a historic Reform congregation deeply rooted in liberalism, support for Israel and social justice.
- Publisher
- Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
- Category
- religion & spirituality
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 May 2022
- Latest episode
- 15 Oct 2026
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Lunch in Beirut: Hagar Chemali
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Lunch in Beirut: Hagar Chemali
Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] What's the problem with withdrawal? But if you have a withdrawal without any kind of terms stipulated, terms of disarmament, terms of control of the area by the Lebanese Armed Forces, for example, then basically you're just handing the area over to Hezbollah and cementing their power and influence forever. And we certainly didn't want to do that. That would have taken us backwards, backwards several years. And so the Lebanese and Israelis are the ones that came up with this idea of getting to some kind of agreement that they could sign and have a fancy ceremony to prove to the White House that this peace process was worth continuing and investing in and to send a message to the Islamic Republic of Iran that they are not to meddle in Lebanon's affairs. […]
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