Jay Lefkowitz
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Podcasts & Conversations
Selected podcast appearances and recorded conversations featuring Jay Lefkowitz on law, litigation, public policy, and Jewish life.
Jewish Law, Human Rights, Litigation: Jay Lefkowitz
World Jewish Congress
A conversation with the World Jewish Congress spanning the threads of Jay Lefkowitz's career: his work as one of America's leading litigators, his service as U.S. Special Envoy on Human Rights in North Korea, and the role of Jewish law and tradition in his life and thought.
Jay Lefkowitz on His Life in the Arena
The Tikvah Podcast
A career-spanning conversation: from arguing before the Supreme Court to advising presidents, serving as Special Envoy on North Korean human rights, and writing on Jewish life — a portrait of a career lived, in Theodore Roosevelt's phrase, in the arena.
Jay Lefkowitz on Social Orthodoxy
The Tikvah Podcast
A discussion of his influential 2014 Commentary essay "The Rise of Social Orthodoxy: A Personal Account," which described a mode of modern Jewish identity grounded in community, practice, and belonging — and prompted a wide-ranging debate about the future of American Orthodoxy.
Update: In re Fosamax (Alendronate Sodium) Products Liability Litigation
The Federalist Society
A Federalist Society courthouse-steps discussion of In re Fosamax (Alendronate Sodium) Products Liability Litigation, the long-running federal preemption battle over failure-to-warn claims that reached the Supreme Court in Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht [VERIFY: confirm whether to note that Jay argued Albrecht at the Supreme Court — if so, say so explicitly; it strengthens the page considerably].