Dr. Peter Berkowitz is the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford, former Director of the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff, executive secretary of the department's Commission on Unalienable Rights, and senior adviser to the Secretary of State. Naturally we talk about princess Kate.
But also:
The academic journey
Teaching tennis in a Kibbutz while studying in Yeshiva
What should kids be learning at school?
The off button
Reclaim your attention
Our apologies to the holocaust
Polarization in Israel
Three possibilities for Gaza
Both sides have failed to listen
In defense of Imposter Syndrome
This was a great episode! I love how you guys can interview people I consider heavyweights (Yossi Klein Halevi & Rabbi Wolpe are other examples), and they become putty in your hands!
Potential solution to the divide between Haredim and secular Israelis: national podcasting service. Young Haredim are matched up with non-Haredi Israelis and they run an Ask A Jew-style podcast together, where they’re able to discuss matters of Israeli society from different perspectives and establish bonds and understanding between Haredi communities and non-Haredi communities.