Stuart W. Halpern
Senior Adviser to the Provost of Yeshiva University and Deputy Director of Y.U.'s Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought; editor and author of books on the Hebrew Bible's influence on American history, including The Jewish Roots of American Liberty.
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Mar 31, 2026 • 31min
The Jewish Roots of American Liberty (with Stuart Halpern)
Stuart Halpern, senior adviser at Yeshiva University and author on the Hebrew Bible’s impact on America, explores how biblical ideas shaped U.S. liberty. He discusses Hebrew law echoes in constitutional clauses. He traces covenant, Exodus, and Israelite figures as recurring American political symbols. He explains how early legal changes and religious freedom grew from these influences.
