Shai Davidai

Since October 7, 2023, Shai Davidai has emerged as a prominent voice against anti-Semitism and support for terrorism in North America. His activism has drawn over 250,000 followers on social media, and his podcast, Here I Am with Shai Davidai, reaches tens of thousands each week. He is also the creator and host of Pragmatic Judaism, a podcast exploring Judaism as a blueprint for Jewish continuity, peoplehood, and survival. Davidai has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee, organized rallies, and traveled across the world to speak with Jewish and non-Jewish audiences. He was named one of The Jerusalem Post’s 50 Most Influential Jews of 2024, honored by the Israeli Parliament, and awarded the Jerusalem Prize at the Jerusalem Conference in New York City. His work has been featured in major outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and Fox News, and he has appeared in multiple documentaries. His forthcoming book is American Intellectual Antisemitism: The Anti-Jewish Movement Tearing Through Our Universities (Wicked Son, 2026). Davidai holds a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Cornell University and has taught at Princeton, the New School for Social Research, and Columbia.