“The Jewish Case for Public Service” with Anne Neuberger

Anne Neuberger· Guest0:00

[upbeat music] America's a medinas ha'rachamim, is a country of mercy. We owe a debt. You know, if you live in a home with a broken roof, you don't move out, you take a hammer and try to fix it. [upbeat music] But that requires that people of many different persuasions and beliefs work together to ensure government can deliver that.

David Wolpe· Host0:17

Welcome back to Sapir Conversations, where we discuss the best ideas for a thriving Jewish future. I'm your host, Rabbi David Wolpe. In today's episode, we join Sapir editor-in-chief Brett Stevens for a conversation with Anne Neuberger, who is Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology in the Biden administration. In the new issue on fixing America, Anne wrote an essay called The Jewish Case for Public Service, calling on the next generation to follow her into a career in government and trying to inspire them to do so. Her own path was unusual and trailblazing. After Anne worked for years in the private sector, a moment of tragedy in the early 2000s led her to apply for a fellowship in Washington. She talks about that pivotal moment with Brett and how it sparked her rise through Washington, the Pentagon, and the intelligence community. By the time of her service in the Biden administration, Anne had become one of the highest-ranking Orthodox Jews ever to serve in the US government and one of the highest-ranking women in the history of the NSA. How did she balance religious observance and public service? What