Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro

Committing High Reason

Religion EN ↓ 39 episodes

Join scholar, international speaker, and author Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro for cutting-edge discourse on important issues such as morals, free will, religion, politics, mathematics, critical thinking, and science. Learn to recognize propaganda, and make more logical and better-informed decisions.

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Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro

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Religion

Latest episode

Mar 5, 2026

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Episodes

“Most Jews Are Zionists”? Rabbi Shapiro Forces Grok to Concede 05.03.2026
Grok Debates Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro, Forced to Admit Zionism is Anti-Semitic 13.11.2025
Rabbi Shapiro Corners Grok in Debate Over Zionist Redefinition of Jew 28.08.2025
How the Israeli Army Shapes Jewish Identity 30.07.2024

Imagine a national army that serves not just to defend a country but to shape its very identity—welcome to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). We promise to unravel the reasons behind the Haredim's refusal to serve in the IDF, exploring the army's role in promoting Zionist ideology and its mission to culturally and ideologically reform its soldiers. Drawing from historical insights and con...

Should the Supreme Court Display the Ten Commandments? 27.09.2023

Join us on a thought-provoking journey through the 10 Commandments alongside esteemed guest, Bruce Fine, a distinguished Washington D.C. lawyer.  As we navigate through the intricacies of interpreting the Torah and the law, I explain that it's not even possible to fathom the full reasoning behind commandments. The conversation takes an introspective turn as we ponder over the concept of G-d&a...

How Christian Evangelicals Created Jewish Zionism 09.06.2023
How Liberal Zionism Strengthens Fascist Zionism 21.05.2023

Fighting Israel's actions without denying the driving ideology behind them is futile. That ideology is Zionism, which claims that Israel is not the country of its citizens but of all Jews. Thus, any association between Jews and Israel strengthens Zionism, including when Jews feel obligated to protest Israel as Jews .  The only effective way to defeat Zionism is for Jews to say - like Jacob Bl...

Did Liberal Zionism ever stand a chance against Kahanism? 27.03.2023

Israel: Jewish and democratic state 1953 Education law and etc. ADL "deeply disappointed" in John Kerry's statement

What's really behind the current chaos in Israel and why I love it 19.03.2023

Also important on this topic:  https://www.committinghighreason.com/why-israel-has-so-many-elections/

Ben Gvir and Smotrich: Religious Fanatics or Fascist Nationalists? 06.01.2023
Fascist Influences on Zionism 08.11.2022
Ben Gurion's Betrayal of American Jewry: The Jacob Blaustein Story 02.09.2022

At this week's gala WZO 125th Anniversary soiree in Basel, Switzerland, Israel's "Minister of Diaspora Affairs" made mentioned a "deal" between Ben Gurion and Jacob Blaustein regarding the relationship between American Jewry and Israel. He called for a renewed such "agreement" to be made today. But the way the story was described is fiction. American Jews co...

Why Israel Has So Many Elections 29.07.2022

SInce 1996, Israel has had elections more often than any democratic country in the world, according to a report by the Israel Democracy Institute. What is ti about the state of Israel that makes its government so unstable? Episode Photo by Laliv g - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77887884

Amb. Chas Freeman Talks About Hasbara and Zionist Propaganda 20.05.2022
Terror Attack in Israel: What the Zionists Need to Do 10.05.2022

Why the terrorists will not win, and how Zionism prevents Israelis from stopping it. Links: Officials expect terror wave to last all year Killing Sinwar is not a solution

Ambassador Chas Freeman Discusses The Disinformation Wars 27.04.2022

"It's worse than the McCarthy era". Veteran Ambassador Chas Freeman discusses the astounding and unprecedented level of disinformation and propaganda produced today by our politicians and the media, especially as it relates to what he learned in his many years as a US diplomat. 

Jewish USAF Airman is asked: "Why Aren't You in the IDF?" 25.03.2022

Boruch Mordechai was an Orthodox Jewish USAF airman who was constantly asked why he is serving in his own country's military and not Israel's. That is, until he served in Qatar.

Is Israel a Pseudo-Theocracy? 16.02.2022

Journalist Lee Stranahan posted this on Twitter: Dear @yaakov_shapiro  Do you think it's fair to call the state of Israel a "Psuedo theocracy?"It seems to use The APPEARANCE of being a religious government, but in reality it only has all the authoritarian bigotry and none of the actual reverence of religion. Great question, Lee. The answer is no. Here's why.

How Herzl Lied About The Dreyfus Affair 09.01.2022

Zionist lore says Herzl became a Zionist after witnessing the Dreyfus Affair and hearing the crowd chant "Kill the Jews." But historical evidence shows that's not what made Herzl into a Zionist, (and also the crowd did not chant "Death to the Jews"). Links to Sources Cited The Jews' state, Theodor Herzl; translated, and with an introduction by Henk Overberg The Diarie...

The Bias in Academic Judaic Studies 09.09.2021

Many Judaic Studies instructors have been found to harbor a disdain for ultra-Orthodox Jews, which skews their academic portrayals of them and their ideology. Prof. Norton Mezvinsky explains. Episode photo: In the 18th century, as interest in the "curiosities" of the Jewish religion rose, some non-Jews had models of synagogues erected, furnished with a full array of Jewish books and cere...

Samuel Heilman’s “Who Will Lead Us” is Fake News (I Should Know, It Was My Wedding) 03.09.2021

In denigrating the Rebitzen of the ultra-Orthodox Satmar chasidim, a professor writes of a story involving a wedding that took place 40 years ago. That was Rabbi Shapiro's wedding. In this podcast, he sets the record straight. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-time-seem-to-speed-up-with-age/

Is Israel Telling the Truth About the Iron Dome? 18.06.2021

One of the country's foremost experts on missile defense systems evaluates the Iron DOme's capabilities against the claims of the Israeli government. The results are surprising.

The Imaginary Miracle and Other Delusions of the Six-Day War 11.06.2021

In 1967, in order to garner US support for their attack on Egypt, Israel falsely claimed to have been under existential threat by Egypt, who was planning on attacking Israel, perpetrating another Holocaust. The truth was quite different. Miko Peled, son of IDF General Matityahu Peled, is my guest.

To Fight Anti-Semitism, Renounce Israel's Claim 04.06.2021

Portraying Jews as if they are nationals of the state of Israel puts Jews in danger, as the enemies of Israel will automatically become the enemies of all Jews. The state of Israel itself has been doing this since its inception, and Zionists have been doing it for over a century. But history - and the data - shows that this anti-semitism can be reduced. And it is in our hands to do it. This podcas...

Does Zionism Provoke Attacks on American Jews? 26.05.2021

During and after the Gaza war,  Jews in America have been subject to anti-Semitic attacks by pro-Palestinian activists who think of all Jews as connected to the state of Israel. Astoundingly,  Zionists are responding by flaunting their Zionism, which just provokes more anti-Semitism.  

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