When a hostile anti-Israel protest took place outside Park East Synagogue in Manhattan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani had an opportunity to speak with moral clarity. He could have said that no political cause…
What if we’re looking at the wrong historical comparison? When antisemitism rises, many people immediately think of Nazi Germany in the 1930s. But what if a closer parallel is something far less…
(00:00:00) Why “Every Jew Alive Is a Miracle” | Introduction Proudly Jewish: Conversations on Israel and Jewish Identity, Rabbi Eyal Bitton is joined by Cantor Deborah Katchko-Gray — pioneering woman…
Iran’s Supreme Leader is dead. After coordinated US-Israeli strikes, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — the man who led a regime devoted to Israel’s destruction — is gone. What does this mean for Israel? For…
In a widely discussed interview with Ambassador Mike Huckabee, Tucker Carlson raised fundamental questions about Jewish identity: Is Judaism a religion or an ethnicity? Can converts truly belong?…
Spike Lee was recently spotted at the NBA All-Star Game wearing imagery associated with the Palestinian flag — including the now-infamous upside-down red triangle symbol that has circulated widely…
Proudly Jewish is back. I started this podcast a few weeks after October 7, 2023—trying to grapple with the massacre we witnessed and the tsunami of Jew-hatred that followed. About a year ago I…
In this episode of Proudly Jewish: Conversations on Israel and Jewish Identity, Cantor Eyal Bitton welcomes Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, the founding rabbi of Congregation B'nai Tzedek and the visionary…
In this episode of Proudly Jewish: Conversations on Israel and Jewish Identity, Cantor Eyal Bitton hosts Hillel Fuld, a leading figure in the Israeli tech world and a passionate advocate for Israel…
In this episode, Eyal Bitton speaks with Shabbos Kestenbaum, who is suing Harvard for allowing and perpetuating antisemitism on campus. Shabbos Kestenbaum is a Harvard graduate who became a prominent…