Sep 3, 2025
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.