Episodes List

Tisha B’Av 2018: The Joy of Destruction and Oppression: 9 B’Av and the Jewish Attachment to Suffering

Tisha B’Av 2018: The Joy of Destruction and Oppression: 9 B’Av and the Jewish Attachment to Suffering

22 Jul, 2018
Tisha B’Av 2018: Trusting Our Children When They Can’t Be Trusted: Textual Paradigms and Modern Wisdom

Tisha B’Av 2018: Trusting Our Children When They Can’t Be Trusted: Textual Paradigms and Modern Wisdom

22 Jul, 2018
Tisha B’Av 2018: “That’s Alright, Dear. I’ll Sit in the Dark” Why Do We Do It? How Can We Change It?

Tisha B’Av 2018: “That’s Alright, Dear. I’ll Sit in the Dark” Why Do We Do It? How Can We Change It?

22 Jul, 2018
Tisha B’Av 2018: Abraham and Job: When Bad Things Happen to Good Biblical Characters

Tisha B’Av 2018: Abraham and Job: When Bad Things Happen to Good Biblical Characters

22 Jul, 2018
“Pumpkin Flowers” by Matti Friedman

“Pumpkin Flowers” by Matti Friedman

04 Jul, 2018
If All the Seas Were Ink: A Life’s Journey Through the Pages of the Talmud

If All the Seas Were Ink: A Life’s Journey Through the Pages of the Talmud

02 May, 2018
The History of Spain Episode 2

The History of Spain Episode 2

01 May, 2018
The History of Spain Episode 1

The History of Spain Episode 1

01 May, 2018
Jewish Law as Rebellion: A Plea for Religious Authenticity and Halakhik Courage

Jewish Law as Rebellion: A Plea for Religious Authenticity and Halakhik Courage

25 Apr, 2018
Uncovered: Hair Covering Part 2

Uncovered: Hair Covering Part 2

24 Apr, 2018
Yom Hashoah Faculty Panel: What does “never again” mean to you?

Yom Hashoah Faculty Panel: What does “never again” mean to you?

11 Apr, 2018
Megillat Esther: Does the Megilla Belong in Tanakh? A Historical and Textual Framing

Megillat Esther: Does the Megilla Belong in Tanakh? A Historical and Textual Framing

22 Feb, 2018
Uncovered: Hair Covering Part 1

Uncovered: Hair Covering Part 1

12 Feb, 2018
Professor Avigdor Shinan: The Art of Rabbinic Storytelling Part 4

Professor Avigdor Shinan: The Art of Rabbinic Storytelling Part 4

12 Feb, 2018
Compassionate Judaism:  The Life and Thought of Samuel David Luzzatto

Compassionate Judaism: The Life and Thought of Samuel David Luzzatto

05 Feb, 2018
Professor Avigdor Shinan: The Art of Rabbinic Storytelling Part 3

Professor Avigdor Shinan: The Art of Rabbinic Storytelling Part 3

05 Feb, 2018
Rabbi Leon Wiener Dow: The Halakha as Silent Discourse

Rabbi Leon Wiener Dow: The Halakha as Silent Discourse

31 Jan, 2018
Professor Avigdor Shinan: The Art of Rabbinic Storytelling Part 2

Professor Avigdor Shinan: The Art of Rabbinic Storytelling Part 2

29 Jan, 2018
Professor Avigdor Shinan: The Art of Rabbinic Storytelling Part 1

Professor Avigdor Shinan: The Art of Rabbinic Storytelling Part 1

18 Jan, 2018
Uncovered: The Pants Debate — A Religious Complexity

Uncovered: The Pants Debate — A Religious Complexity

09 Jan, 2018
Dr. Ruth Calderon in Conversation with Rabbi Leon Morris: Secular Talmud – A Contradiction in Terms?

Dr. Ruth Calderon in Conversation with Rabbi Leon Morris: Secular Talmud – A Contradiction in Terms?

21 Dec, 2017
900 Years of Polish Jewish History

900 Years of Polish Jewish History

14 Nov, 2017
The Covenant of the Pieces: When God Meets Man

The Covenant of the Pieces: When God Meets Man

14 Nov, 2017
The Legacy of Cain: Meaningfulness and Mortality

The Legacy of Cain: Meaningfulness and Mortality

14 Nov, 2017
Race In Israel: An Ethiopian Narrative

Race In Israel: An Ethiopian Narrative

08 Nov, 2017
Conflicting Voices Through Israeli Literature

Conflicting Voices Through Israeli Literature

31 Oct, 2017
The Turbulent Waters of Noah and Jonah: How Similar Stories Say Opposite Things  About the Human Soul

The Turbulent Waters of Noah and Jonah: How Similar Stories Say Opposite Things About the Human Soul

26 Sep, 2017
Teshuva and Time Travel Episode 3: Sacrifice and the Agent Substitution Theory of Atonement

Teshuva and Time Travel Episode 3: Sacrifice and the Agent Substitution Theory of Atonement

25 Sep, 2017
Teshuva and Time Travel Episode 2: Teshuva, Forgetfulness and the Amputation of Sin

Teshuva and Time Travel Episode 2: Teshuva, Forgetfulness and the Amputation of Sin

18 Sep, 2017
Why Don’t People Ever Seem to Change? (And How We Could)

Why Don’t People Ever Seem to Change? (And How We Could)

14 Sep, 2017