# Shabbos Kestenbaum – Faith, Courage, and the Fight Against Antisemitism

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Podcast: [IsraelCast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/israelcast-714324)
Published: 2025-09-03T19:54:00+00:00
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## Resource

Episode 233: In this eye-opening episode of IsraelCast, host Steven Shalowitz welcomes Shabbos Kestenbaum—student activist, writer, and lead plaintiff in a landmark lawsuit against Harvard University over pervasive antisemitism. Raised in an Orthodox Jewish family and having studied at Aish HaTorah in Jerusalem, Shabbos entered Harvard Divinity School expecting intellectual exchange but instead encountered systemic bias against Jews and Israel. From professors who excluded Israeli voices in the classroom to student groups blaming Israel after October 7th, his experiences exposed a troubling double standard in higher education.

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