WATCH: My Conversation with Rabbi David Gedzelman about Peoplehood, Education, Hebrew, and the WZC Elections

Bold new ideas about how to educate American Jews in a post-10/7 world

David H.—I’m sharing with you a really powerful conversation I had this week with Rabbi David Gedzelman, President and CEO of the Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life, and author of the essay “Teach the Idea of the Jewish People,” included in Jewish Priorities.

This discussion, published as a Z3 Podcast, covers the crisis of American Jewry in the wake of October 7 in the wake of two terrible developments, generations in the making: The failure of Jewish education at all levels to teach the idea of the Jewish People as a discrete subject, and the consistent assault in academia against that same concept.

The conversation goes on to discuss the elections currently taking place in America for the World Zionist Congress—and why every American Jew should vote!—as well as a deep dive into efforts to revolutionize Hebrew language education in America.

Enjoy!