Dual Loyalty? | Rabbi Elie Mischel on American Jews, Israel, and Redemption
On this episode of Shoulder to Shoulder, Pastor Doug Reed and Rabbi Pesach Wolicki welcome Rabbi Elie Mischel to discuss his provocative new book, Countdown: American Jews and God’s Plan for Redemption. At the center of the conversation is one of the most uncomfortable questions in modern Jewish life: the issue of “dual loyalty.” Can Jews fully […]
Shavuot and Pentecost: Two Distinct Holy Days, One Shared Language of Responsibility
For Jews, Shavuot commemorates the revelation at Mount Sinai and the giving of the Torah. For Christians, Pentecost marks the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 2 and the birth of the Church’s public mission. These are not the same holiday, and this conversation does not blur the profound theological differences between Judaism […]
Can Catholics Be Zionists? Dr. Andre Villeneuve on Israel, the Church, and God’s Covenant
For centuries, many Christians believed that the Church had replaced Israel in God’s covenantal plan. But what happens when the Jewish people return to their ancestral homeland after nearly two thousand years? And what does the Catholic Church actually teach about the Jewish people, the land of Israel, and Zionism? In this episode of Shoulder to […]
A Time for Choosing: Faith, Israel, and a Defining Moment in Washington
As Pastor Doug Reed records from Washington, D.C. ahead of a major Israel advocacy gathering, Rabbi Pesach Wolicki joins from nearby, on his way to join him. Together, they reflect on a moment that feels like more than just another news cycle.Across the Jewish world, the Christian world, and the broader public square, old assumptions […]
Erin Molan: Why I Chose to Stand with Israel
For Erin Molan, defending Israel after October 7 was not without consequences. The Australian media personality shares how taking that stand affected her career, deepened her faith, and clarified her sense of purpose. Pesach and Doug also address a growing point of tension: the backlash to a pride event near the Dead Sea, and how […]
Dinesh D’Souza on Israel, Faith, and the Collapse of Trust in the West
What’s really driving the growing skepticism toward Israel—even among young conservatives? In this wide-ranging and urgent conversation, Pastor Doug Reed and Rabbi Pesach Wolicki sit down with bestselling author and public intellectual Dinesh D’Souza to unpack one of the most important cultural and spiritual shifts of our time. Together, they explore the collapse of trust […]
The Battle for Israel—In Theology and in War
Is Israel still central to God’s plan—or has that role changed? In this wide-ranging episode, Pastor Doug Reed and Rabbi Pesach Wolicki take on a question that sits at the heart of modern Christianity. Beginning with Doug’s recent article in The Christian Post, they explore whether the New Testament itself reinforces the enduring role of the Jewish […]
A Theology in Crisis: Israel, the Church, and the Collapse of Supersessionism
For nearly two thousand years, much of the Christian world embraced a single assumption: that the Church had replaced Israel in God’s covenantal plan. But what happens when history itself seems to challenge that belief? In this provocative and deeply thoughtful conversation, Pastor Doug Reed and Rabbi Pesach Wolicki sit down with David Virtue to […]
Passover and a Christian Seder: Why Are Some Jews Upset? (SHOULDER TO SHOULDER CLASSIC EPISODE)
Doug and Pesach explore a major Jewish Holiday journeying through the Seder meal, symbolism, traditions, and the personal nature of Passover. Doug asks questions and shared his experience of hosting a “Christian” Seder dinner at his church while Pesach responds to this idea.
Can You Negotiate with Radical Evil? Israel, Iran, and America’s Defining Test, with Ambassador Yoram Ettinger
As war escalates between Israel and Iran, a pressing question is emerging:Is this just Israel’s fight—or does it directly impact the future of the United States and the West? In this urgent and eye-opening conversation, Ambassador Yoram Ettinger joins us to unpack what’s really happening behind the headlines. From President Trump’s reported negotiations to the […]