In this powerful episode of The Mael Time Podcast, host Daniel Mael sits down with Dr. Charles Jacobs, a veteran Jewish human rights advocate, to dissect the moral and strategic collapse of American Jewish leadership in the face of rising anti-Semitism. From college campuses to major Jewish institutions, Jacobs argues that too many leaders have chosen comfort and access over courage and accountability—leaving the Jewish community vulnerable at a moment of historic danger.

The conversation traces the failures that followed October 7, examining how identity politics, moral relativism, and fear of confrontation have weakened Jewish advocacy. Jacobs warns that anti-Semitism today is not confined to one side of the political spectrum; it thrives on both the far-right and within progressive movements that mask hostility toward Jews as social justice. Together, Mael and Jacobs call for a new generation of unapologetic Jewish leadership—one that defends truth, builds alliances with integrity, and reclaims the moral clarity that once defined the Jewish story.