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Anatomy of a Jewish Leader
Meaningful conversations with Jewish leaders that delve not only into their minds, but into their hearts. From resilience to vulnerability to confidence and more, we learn what it takes to make a Jewish leader. Hosted by Jonathan Frieden, an incoming J.D. candidate at Harvard Law School.
Episodes
14 episodes
Ofer Gutman
Ofer Gutman is the CEO of Masa Israel Journey, the leader of long-term Israel experiences, which has served over 160,000 young adults from more than 60 countries since its founding. Prior to this he was the CEO of Israel Venture Partners, a ...
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Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz
Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz is an Associate Principal at SAR High School, a fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, and the Co-Director of Machon Siach. She holds her PhD from Princeton and lectures on issues of contemporary importance in the O...
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Rabbi Yehuda Sarna
Rabbi Yehuda Sarna is the Chief Rabbi of the Jewish community of the United Arab Emirates and the Executive Director of the Bronfman Center and a University Chaplain at NYU. Rabbi Sarna sits down to discuss the vision that he had for himself...
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Special: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Before this podcast ever launched, the person I most wanted to interview was Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, who unfortunately passed in November 2020. As a member of the House of Lords and Chief Rabbi of the UK, he stood as a pillar of Judaism, ...
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56:47
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein Pt. 2
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein is the former principal of Ramaz, Rabbi Emeritus of KJ, and one of the most influential American Jewish activists of the last century, to the point where Newsweek called him the most influential orthodox rabbi in Ameri...
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Rabbi Haskel Lookstein Pt. 1
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein is the former principal of Ramaz, Rabbi Emeritus of KJ, and one of the most influential American Jewish activists of the last century, to the point where Newsweek called him the most influential orthodox rabbi in Ameri...
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50:56
Jonathan Schwab
Jonathan Schwab is my personal mentor and the person that I look up to as a leader in my life. He was the Director of Housing at Yeshiva University, where he trained over 100 RAs to be future leaders in the Jewish world, is an advocate about...
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1:14:24
Rabbi Dov Lipman
Rabbi Dov Lipman was the first American-born member of Knesset in 30 years, is an activist and political commentator for the state of Israel, is the author of multiple books, and currently stands as the Secretary General of the Confederation...
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54:29
Mark (Moishe) Bane
Mark (Moishe) Bane is the president of the Orthodox Union and a senior partner at the international law firm Ropes & Gray. Mr. Bane sits down to discuss his philosophy on leadership, how he approaches faith, and the difference between be...
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1:04:00
Arna Poupko Fisher
Arna Poupko Fisher is a widely renowned leader and educator who has lectured in over 120 different communities throughout North America. She was the first individual to be a full time scholar in residence of a federation, she was the preside...
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54:02
Rabbi Steven Burg
Rabbi Steven Burg is the CEO of Aish HaTorah and the former International Director of NCSY and Eastern Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Rabbi Burg sits down to discuss how he became a leader, how one can connect to others, and the chall...
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47:10
Keshet Starr
Keshet Starr is the CEO of ORA (Organization for the Resolution of Agunot), which seeks to eliminate abuse from the Jewish divorce process. Mrs. Starr sits down to discuss how she came to be in such a leadership role, the balance between empath...
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