Stephens launched SAPIR in March 2021, with the initial issue focused on the intersection between
social justice and American Jewry. On April 1, 2023, the Maimonides Fund launched the SAPIR Institute, an in-house organ to turn the ideas generated by the magazine into future plans of action. The institute is led by Chanan Weissman, former
White House Jewish Liaison for the
Obama and
Biden Administrations. In May 2025, the journal launched SAPIR debates. The first debate was between politicians
Jason Greenblatt and
Rahm Emanuel regarding whether or not US President
Donald Trump was "good for the Jews" and was hosted at the
92nd Street Y. It was moderated by Stephens. ==See also==