Addressing some of the most pressing issues of the day, Jonathan Sacks and Meir Soloveichik discuss the ways that multiculturalism and the cult of victimhood have encouraged hatred of Jews, what American Jews can learn from their British counterparts about combating anti-Semitism, and the deep sense of spiritual connection that animates Christian philo-Semitism. The two rabbis also confront the moral crisis of the secular West. To Sacks, liberal democracy and free-market economics—despite their many blessings—can’t alone bring about human flourishing or provide a basis for social cooperation. And he argues that the insights of Judaism may be able to point a way forward for Jews and Gentiles alike. (Video, 34 minutes.)

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After several weeks of passionate political conflict in Israel over judical reform, the tensions seem to be defused, or at least dialed down, for the time being. In light of this, and in anticipation of the Passover holiday soon upon us, Eric Cohen considers the way forward for both the Jewish state and the Jewish people. (Video, 8 minutes. A text is available at the link below.)