Boyz II Mensches with Adam Teitelbaum

Men are drifting, disconnected, and increasingly absent from communal life, argues longtime Jewish communal professional Adam Teitelbaum in his new essay, Boyz II Mensches . What does this mean for Jewish life, starting with the bar mitzvah? On April 16, Rabbi David Wolpe sat down with Adam for a live virtual conversation where they explored how the bar mitzvah lost its power as a profound rite of passage, how to reclaim this foundational period in a boy’s life, and how to help Jewish boys eventually become Jewish men. Read Adam’s essay in SAPIR , Boyz II Mensches : Watch the interview on YouTube: Questions or comments? Send us a note at ⁠info@sapirjournal.org⁠ Music from : ⁠

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Boyz II Mensches with Adam Teitelbaum is an episode from SAPIR Conversations by SAPIR: Ideas for a Thriving Jewish Future.

This episode is 00:50:30 long.

This episode was published on Apr 24, 2026.

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