Guest Rabbi David Segal explores how the term “Judeo‑Christian” has shifted from a specific historical idea to a vague political slogan and why that matters for religious freedom today. Drawing on the Torah story of Egyptian midwives Shiphrah and Puah as well as the work of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, he shows how Jewish and American traditions alike resist state‑sponsored religion and call us to protect conscience and human dignity for all. ​

Rabbi Segal reflects on Christian nationalism, the misuse of “Judeo‑Christian values,” and what it really means to fear God, love our neighbor, and safeguard a pluralistic democracy.