S19E2: A Jewish Sovereign Wealth Fund — Yes or No?

American Jewry has long thrived in a society built on institutions. But today, we live in an anti-establishment age, where subtlety fuels suspicion and open displays of power are seemingly valued for their authenticity. In this environment, should America’s Jews think and act like a state, as Jordan Chandler Hirsch argues in his essay “The Need for a Jewish Sovereign Wealth Fund”? Or is this proposed cure an abandonment of the features that have long defined American exceptionalism — and the Jewish experience within it, as Roger Zakheim argues in response. On December 8, SAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens moderated a conversation on the future of the American Jewish community in an anti-institutional era with Jordan Chandler Hirsch, senior counselor to the CEO of Palantir Technologies, and Roger Zakheim, director of the Ronald Reagan Institute Roger Zakheim. Read Jordan Chandler Hirsch’s essay: Read Roger Zakheim’s rebuttal: Watch the virtual discussion: Music from (free for Creators!):

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S19E2: A Jewish Sovereign Wealth Fund — Yes or No? is an episode from SAPIR Conversations by SAPIR: Ideas for a Thriving Jewish Future.

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This episode was published on Dec 17, 2025.

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