The lighting rebel advance that toppled Syria’s Assad regime came seemingly out of left field. Dr. Jonathan Spyer, one of the world’s foremost experts on the Levant, helps explain how it happened and what this revolution could mean for Syria and the rest of the world.

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Every other week, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch hosts intellectually honest conversations unpacking current events through the lens of Jewish wisdom. Unbound by politics and untethered by party lines, Ammi and his distinguished guests discuss everything from foreign affairs and antisemitism to politics and pop culture. Recorded from New York’s Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, a historic Reform congregation deeply rooted in liberalism, support for Israel and social justice.

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