Rabbi Binyamin Krauss recently hosted Sydney Altfield, CEO of Teach Coalition, on the Opening Up podcast to explore advocacy for Jewish education, the role of civic engagement, and how partnerships with policymakers are helping strengthen Jewish day schools and support families navigating the cost of education.

• (00:00:00) - Sidney Altfield on the Fight for Jewish Education
• (00:04:56) - Under the ACA, What are the Different Bills?
• (00:09:34) - Stem and STEM funding
• (00:13:23) - Non-public school advocates on school lunch funding
• (00:16:37) - Judaism and Tuition
• (00:24:04) - Civics in the States
• (00:27:41) - NY state schools and the federal bill
• (00:32:41) - Jewish Governors: Opting into the Voucher Program

Rabbi Binyamin Krauss sat down with Rabbi Avi Weiss to explore spiritual activism, the legacy of Natan and Avital Sharansky, and how students can “show up” for Am Yisrael with courage and care. Their conversation offers clear guidance, hopeful honesty, and a path for the SAR community right now.

• (00:00:00) - A message from Rav Avi Rabini
• (00:02:57) - Rabbi Benoit on the Mamdani inauguration
• (00:10:57) - "Anti-Semitism is a Double Standard"
• (00:12:02) - Rabbi Goes to Australia after the Bondi Beach tragedy
• (00:14:31) - The Remarkable Presence of the Rebbe
• (00:19:01) - Rabbi Ben Elton on the Australian Hara
• (00:25:38) - Never Again Jewish Violence
• (00:26:46) - Nathan Sharansky and his wife
• (00:30:19) - The First Time I Met Avital Yonah
• (00:35:46) - Solidarity Day and the Free Soviet Jews
• (00:40:53) - Avital
• (00:43:14) - Nathan Sharansky on His First Day in Prison
• (00:47:59) - Our Kids and the 2020 election
• (00:51:06) - The Test of Leadership for Jews

Join Rabbi Binyamin Krauss for an inspiring conversation with SAR alum Joe Teplow as they explore the intersection of chesed and entrepreneurship and his journey from launching tzedakah initiatives at SAR to becoming a visionary entrepreneur. As co-founder of Rebel and Good Today—a global giving movement rooted in Torah values and honored by Forbes 30 Under 30—Joe reflects on how his values shaped his path, including most recently bringing the Nova Exhibition to the U.S.

• (00:00:05) - Coming soon: Medinat Israel's 14th Anniversary
• (00:00:58) - Sliding for Sirot: Rabbi Heartstock's Story
• (00:03:51) - How a pre-med student started a charity in Israel
• (00:07:39) - Dropping Out of YU For Good
• (00:10:59) - What Israeli Medics Did
• (00:15:51) - Scooter on the Day of the Attack
• (00:16:17) - The Nova Massacre Exhibit in New York
• (00:19:12) - The Undoing the Holocaust Exhibit
• (00:23:34) - The Power of the Exhibition