With news about abortion bans, anti-trans legislation, and rising Christian nationalism, the Center for Religion & Media is pleased to publish several podcast episodes of the Revealer podcast that focus on religion and politics: Our newest episode, “Latino Faith-Based Activism…

Few things are better at teaching us about our own world than monsters. Lurking at the edges, deforming desecrations of the human, they also paradoxically enable insight for transformation. This new series investigates the power, appeal, and fear of monsters…

At the start of Brett Krutzsch’s editor’s letter he reflects on his first experience engaging with reproductive rights via the character of Penny, in the movie Dirty Dancing. In response to his eight-year-old confusion about Penny’s situation, his mother calmly…

The fight to make abortion access legal, just like the fight to outlaw abortion, is one replete with religious voices. For this episode, two experts on religion and reproductive rights join us to discuss these issues. First, we chat with…

Brett Krutzsch open his editor’s letter with a brief reflection on the significance of Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement; he relates the Jewish tradition of seeking out apologies for wrongs perpetrated over the course of the year…

In his editor’s letter, Brett Krutzsch reflects on the pervasiveness of religion across different geographies, cultures, and platforms. “Religion is everywhere,” he writes, “which can be wonderful and horrifying.” We hope this summer issue’s articles and podcast episode can help…

How did summer camps become such an important aspect of the American Jewish experience? Sandra Fox, author of The Jews of Summer: Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America, joins us to discuss what led to the growth and…

In his editor’s letter, Brett Krutzsch recalls his experience in Jerusalem on the eve of Y2K. The 21st century “did not bring an end to the internet or the global reliance on computer technologies,” he writes. “Let’s hope that’s for…

In his editor’s letter, Brett Krutzsch reflects on the potential power in conversations by considering how Passover encourages us to approach the world through asking questions: “The process of asking questions and talking is literally the first step to taking…

In his editor’s letter, Brett Krutzsch reflects on the play Leopoldstadt and what it reveals about today’s political situation. The European Jews in the play could not anticipate what was to happen to them; today, we do have an awareness…