84. Traditional Jews, Non-Traditional Torah?

This week, Uri and Rivky first break down some of the recent feedback from the YU March episode - and Uri offers an Elul apology. They they dive into today's topic, a recent article published by Rabbi Gil Student - "Is 929 Kosher?" 929 is the Tanach equivalent of Daf Yomi, in which people study a daily chapter of Tanach. Alongside the actual text study, the website both offer interpretations and commentaries from modern thinkers - both Orthodox and non-Orthodox. In Rabbi Student's essay, he argues that because there are “non-traditional interpretations of Tanakh,” and “perspectives from people who do not consider the text to be words of prophecy,” we, the public, should we wary about learning from them, because, “Studying non-Orthodox perspectives on the Bible is not recommended.” Uri and Rivky ask, is 929 as problematic as Rabbi Student seems to find it? Should there be limits to what people learn? What are those limits? Relevant links: 2017 YU Commentator "Where Are The Pitchforks? Being An Openly Gay Student At Yeshiva University: https://yucommentator.org/2017/02/pitchforks-openly-gay-student-yeshiva-university/ Dr Aaron Koller "On Halacha and LGBTQ": https://yuobserver.org/2019/09/on-halakha-and-lgbt/ About 929: https://www.929.org.il/pages/aboutEN.html Is 929 Kosher?: https://www.torahmusings.com/2019/09/is-929-kosher/