Ask Me Why: Do the Jews need Israel?

Feb. 4, 2011
Rabbi Brant Rosen, 47, remembers vividly the night he met his future congregant, Boris Furman, 58.He was applying for the position of rabbi at Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston and attended a party thrown by the search committee.

Ask Me Why: Does God exist?

Jan. 21, 2011
Shay Senior and Henry Pye are juniors at Global Citizenship Experience High School, a tiny tuition-based school in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. The school has only 16 students, which means Henry and Shay take every class together.

Ask Me Why: Is gay marriage worth fighting for?

Jan. 7, 2011
Gay marriage continues to make headlines across the country as lawmakers from various states debate the issue. Earlier today Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee promised to sign a gay marriage bill into law should the state legislature send it to his desk.

Ask Me Why: Cars vs. bikes

Dec. 24, 2010
Only around 1% of Chicago residents bike regularly for transportation. Some cyclists see themselves as an embattled minority, fighting for a safe space on roads that were not designed with them in mind.

Ask Me Why: The individual vs. society

Dec. 11, 2010
Ask Me Why is a series of recorded conversations that explore the personal experiences and stories that shape our beliefs. Each story takes a pair of people who disagree on some issue, and asks them to get at the root of why they believe what they believe.