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Jewish Ideas to Change the World — 1000 episodes
Are We Idolaters? Yeshayahu Leibowitz on Jewish Spirituality and Jewish Politics
Nonviolence in a Violent World: Aharon Shmuel Tameres in Conversation With Martin Luther King and James Lawson
“Lashon Hara in the Information Age” — Speech, Gossip, and Viral Culture
Stolen, Saved, or Claimed? The Battle Between Yeshiva University and Dubrovnik’s Jewish Community
“What Is Truth?” — Torah, Narrative, and the Power of Framing
Righteous Idolaters? A History of Christianity Through Jewish Eyes
Rebecca: Between Speech and Silence
Why Should Jews Care About Christianity, and Why Should Christians Care About Judaism?
The Jewish Community of Japan: An Interview in Tokyo with Rabbi Scheer
Who’s the Anomaly? American Jews and Israel/Israelis in Contemporary Novels
Building Intentional Spiritual Communities
Cain’s Children: Mysticism and Monstrosity in the Jewish Tradition
Primacies: Experience, Expression, and the Jewish Imagination
Pre-Shavout Class Series: Revelation - Event, Experience, or Ongoing Process
Striving to Be Human
Jewish Comedy Post October 7th, A Conversation with Benji Lovitt
Love Is a Verb: Jewish Wisdom for Building Meaningful Relationships
The Audacity of the Rabbis – and How It Saved Judaism
The American Jewish Miracle
We Are Free—Now What?
The Seven Questions That Make a Jewish Leader
Models of Heroism and Independence in Our Time
The Questions That Never Go Away
Forging White Heat: A Post–October 7 Haiku Journey
Holocaust Testimony Reimagined
Mayim Bialik in Conversation with Rabbi Shmuly
An Unfinished Freedom: Passover as the Birth of an Ideal
Going Out with Knots: My Two Kaddish Years with Hebrew Poetry
Religion Meets Spirituality: Rabbi Shmuly in Conversation with Alan Morinis
Torah, Tarot, and Trickery: Judaism’s Take on Magic and Divination
The Shabbat Effect
The Shankbone Redemption: The Inside Story of Passover
Why Is This Passover Different From All Other Passovers? Interview with Rabbi Ed Feinstein
A Tradition of Revolution
Stranger In A Strange Land
The Sacred Struggle: Jewish Responses to Trauma
What Animals Teach Us About Families: Kinship and Species in the Bible and Rabbinic Literature
Esther: The Whole Ruth, but Nothing like the Ruth
The Hidden Messages of Purim
What is the Most Important Mitzvah in the Torah?
The Masks We Wear
Defining Justice: Do We Want Equity, Equality, or Revolution?
The Sevenfold Path: A Traveler’s Guide to Jewish Wisdom
Praying About the Unspeakable: Liturgy and Ritual as Response to Crisis
The Grown-Up Midrash Says: Five Radical Midrashim Not Taught in Day Schools
How Tu B’Shvat Teaches Us to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
The Power of Song: Lifting Our Voices in Praise and Protest
Hiding in Holland: A Resistance Memoir
Ivri: The Roots of Anti-semitism
Ethics at the Center: Jewish Theory and Practice for Living a Moral Life
Bal Tashchit: How to Turn an Ancient Law Into a Force for Earth’s Care
How Are These Responsa Different From All Others?
Lessons from the Olive Tree for Families, Jewish Unity, and the Social Security System
What We Celebrate When We Celebrate Hanukkah: Four Theories on Unsettled Question
Animals as Kabbalistic Masters
Power and Politics in the Hebrew Bible
Before Good & Evil: Moral Relativism in Jewish Ethics
A Jewish Trinity: Contemporary Christian Theology Through Jewish Eyes
Faith, Healing, and Hope: Mitch Albom in Conversation with Rabbi Shmuly
“Heart of a Stranger” with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl — In Conversation with Rabbi Shmuly
Faith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy
Yochanan’s Gamble: Judaism’s Pragmatic Approach to Life
Why Jewish Knowledge Matters: Rethinking Jewish Literacy
Great Jewish Heretics
Conscious AI – The New Golems?
And She Arose: Jewish Women Leaders for Our Troubled Times
Torah Perspectives on Transhumanism: Professor Navon Interviewed by Rabbi Shmuly
Jews and Biblical Criticism
The Untold Story of Lethal Injection: Professor Lain Interviewed by Rabbi Shmuly
Jews and Jewish Animals in the Middle Ages
Chamber in the Chapel: A Hoshana Rabbah Lecture-Performance
The Social Aspect of Reincarnation
Is Teshuvah Possible in the Internet Age?
Finding Comfort in Jewish Meditation
Valley Bread Midrash: Exploring and Expanding Torah in Chevruta with Challah
Daniel: The Challenge and Opportunity for Diaspora Jews
Psalms Throughout Our Lives
The Colours of the Parchment: An Exploration of Modern Midrash Produced by Jewish Artists
The Case for Dual Loyalty: Healing the Divided Soul of American Jews
The Extraordinary Career of Rabbi Alexander Schindler (1925-2000), Innovative Reformer of American Reform Judaism
The Art of Caregiving
Why Should We Be Excluded? Access, Obligation, and Membership: The Case for an English Megillah
Jews in the Qur’an – How Are Jews Portrayed by the Qur’an: A Study of Qur’anic Texts
The Torah of Inside Out: Feeling Complexity
Embodied Holiness: The Role of the Body in Leviticus
Spiritual Calm Within the Storm? A Conversation with Rabbi David Kasher
Teaching Heschel to the Next Generation
Israel at 77: Appreciating Dreams in a World of Challenges
From the Shoah to October 7th: Perspectives on Jewish Survival
The End of the Post-Holocaust Era: How October 7 Changed Everything
Is There Still Hope for Israeli-Palestinian Coexistence? - Interview with Yossi Klein Halevi
Was Moses a Prophet or a Rabbi?
The Shabbat Parent: A Real Talk Book Talk with a Mom and Rabbanit
Jewish Ethics: The Basics
The Jews are a Nation Unlike All Others: Franz Rosenzweig on Jewish Uniqueness
From History to Story: The Hagada’s Invitation to Imagination
Shimon & Levi and the Massacre of Shechem
Breaking Out of Personal and Family Patterns of Behavior: Esther as a Model of Growth and Courage
Behind the Veil: Esther’s Subtle Genius in the Purim Story
God is in the Details: Jewish Law in Search of the Ideal
The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom
Sacred Soundtrack: The Poetry and Music of Piyut from Jewish Communities Around the World
The Midwives' Escape: From Egypt to Jericho - An Interview with Maggie Anton
Avraham: What is the Source of His Faith?
How Responsa Make Meaning: The Case of Non-Jewish Holidays
Sherman Minkoff Memorial Lecture: The Constitution and its Demand for Radical Empathy
Hope: An Interview with Rabbi Jack Moline
The Control Over Time: Debates and Controversies of the Jewish Calendar
Recovery in the Torah: Models Of Spirituality And Healing
Exploring the Rich History of the Jewish Balkans
It Takes Two To Torah: Finding What Unites Us at a Time of Deep Division - Denver
It Takes Two To Torah: Finding What Unites Us at a Time of Deep Division
Are You My Mother | Nature vs Nurture in Moshe’s Life
From the Warsaw Ghetto to America – A Holocaust Survival Story
Is God Dead?
Recycle Your Way to Redemption: When Kabbalah Teaches That All Matter Matters
The Forgotten Torah – The Sephardic Approach to Halakha, Jewish Life, and Community Leadership
The Surprising Power of Women in the Bible: Eve, Hagar, and Judith
Jewish Law Rooted in Jewish Values: A Conversation with Rabbi Dov Linzer
Hammerman Family Lecture – It Takes Two To Torah: Finding What Unites Us at a Time of Deep Division
The Religious Significance of Secular Studies According to Rabbi Yosef Hayyim (1835-1909)
Why Should I Fast on Yom Kippur: Guidance in Contemporary Jewish Sources
Is There a Connection Between Saul’s Murderous Paranoia and His Religious Fundamentalism?
The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic: Rereading the Women of the Talmud
Judaism and Anti-Intellectualism
Bridging Faiths: Jewish-Muslim Collaboration for Democracy and Tolerance
The 2024 Election: Reflections on the Jewish Vote
Serach bat Asher: The Most Underrated Woman in the Tanach
Mt. Sinai: What Happened to Whom, and When?
One Year After: Reflections on the Impact of October 7th
Zeichick Family Lecture: Kol Kolot – Every Voice, Every Vote
Antisemitism and Racism: An Interview with Rabbi Jonah Pesner from the RAC
The Bridge Between Science and Faith: A Conversation with Rabbis Elie Feder and Aaron Zimmer
What is Jewish Spirituality, and Why is it Vital for the Jewish Present and Future?
Has Religious Zionism Lost its Way? Reclaiming Important Lost Voices
Working with Shattered Vessels: Ecology and Environmental Ethics in Jewish Law and Theology
Was the Apostle Paul a Jewish Thinker?
"It Takes Two to Torah": A Book Interview with Rabbi Dov Linzer & His Co-Author Abigail Pogrebin
Why We Gather: Exploring the Transformative Power of Community
A Discussion on Judicial Integrity
Jewish Languages Today: Endangered, Surviving, and Thriving
The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism
Unleash Your Potential
Are We REALLY in Mourning for the Temple? And if Not What’s the Point of Tisha B’Av?
The Biblical Roots of Anti-Semitism
Yalta and the Place of Anger in Leadership
The Great (Non-Jewish) Kings of Jewish History: (Cyrus, Alexander, and Julian)
How Do We Remain Optimistic in These Troubling Times?
The Torah of Rav Yehuda Leon Ashkenazi: A Conversation with Rav Gavriel Reiss
A Settler's View and Journey on Peace
6 Knocks of Repentance- What Are the Critical Lessons Israeli Society Needs to Learn After October 7th?
Putting Your Money Where Your Soul Is: Jewish Wisdom and Socially Responsible Investing
Jewish Teachings and Climate Action
What’s A Nice Jewish Girl Like You Doing In A Place Like This? Jews, Prison, and Spirituality
In the Beginnings: The Dual Foundations of Judaism
Sovereignty, Violence, and Morality: Zionism and the Ethics of Judaism
Embracing Impermanence for Mindful Living
Our Relationship to Time Reflected in the Counting of the Omer
Beyond Cleaning Our Room: Responsibilities and Opportunities in Honoring Our Parents As They Age
What is Heroism for American Jews Today?
A Conversation with Rabbi Mike Feuer: What Does Victory Look Like in Today’s Israel-Gaza War?
Compassion, Kindness & Dignity
This Antisemitic Moment on the College Campus: An Analysis of the Hostility and Hatred Directed at Jewish Students
How Were Women the Heroines of the Passover Story and What Rituals Have We Taken on to Honor Them?
How History and Genetics Define Jewish Diversity and Identity
Seder 2024: How Do We Celebrate the Seder in a Time of Crisis? An Israeli Perspective
Women’s Empowerment = Jewish Empowerment
A Conversation with Rabbi Yehuda Albin: The Importance of Jewish Learning
Why Was David Chosen as the Father of the Messiah?
Is Judaism a Religion? New Perspectives on the Old Notion of ‘Dat’ in the Scroll of Esther
A Conversation with Tara Strong: Using Her Powerful Voice for Justice for Israeli Hostages
Getting to Mi Yode’a (Who Knows?): Moral Clarity in a Topsy-Turvy World
Liberalism’s Crises in Israel, and Elsewhere
Rising Anti-Semitism on American Campuses: A Conversation with Dara Horn
Hammerman Family Lecture: In the Haunted Present: Jews in a Non-Jewish World
A Conversation With Former Professional Basketball Player Dan Grunfeld on His Book on the Holocaust
Mistreating Widows and Orphans: Whom Does This Law Address?
The Primacy of Morality Over Ritual in the Prophets
Interview with Rabbi Sharon Brous: Losses of a Parent, Love, and Overall Loss
Sherman Minkoff Memorial Lecture: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World
Why Should Jews Care About a New Interpretation of the (Christian) “Apostle” Paul?
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz Interviews Rabbi Daniel Askenazi
Standing Out or Blending In? Passing vs Looking Jewish in Texts and Today
Eye for an Eye for an Eye: The Poetics of Jewish Law
On the Divinity of Torah: A Conversation with Rabbi David Kasher
Jews, Judaism, and Anti-Judaism in the Gospel of John
The Ethics of Rescue: True Stories Behind Bergen-Belsen’s Liberation
How Can Qohelet Quell the Curious Mind? An Exploration of a New Translation and Commentaries on the Strangest Book of the Hebrew Bible
Food, Clothing, and Shelter: Human Rights or Charity?
The Healing Power of Storytelling
Introduction to Dreams and Kabbalah
When “The Hands of Esau” Replace “Love the Stranger”: The Corruption of Jewish Power
Radical Jewish Views of God: Maimonides vs Spinoza
But What If I Love The Greeks?!: Chanukah for Philosophers
Finding Light in Darkness
Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #5
Who Is in Charge? Philosophy of Halakhah Through the Eyes of Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik and Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #4
Jewish Military Ethics: Part II
Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #3
Jewish Military Ethics: A Comparison of Being a Soldier in the Diaspora and the Israeli Army Today
Antisemitism: Why Is It Still Around and Whose Fault Is It?
The Sacred Earth: Jewish Perspectives on Our Planet
Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #2
Jews on the Move: The Geographic Dimension of Jewish Survival in North America
Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #1
Women’s Sexual Assertiveness: An Exploration of Talmudic Perspectives
Mayko-Mashmelon: A Survey of Yiddish Art Song
Highlights of 50+ Years of Women in the Rabbinate
Mystical Hebrew Letters
Eilu v’Eilu – A Debate on Jewish Values and American Politics
Interview with Rabbi David Saperstein: Serving as an Ambassador for International Freedom
Interview with Dr. Tevi Troy - Fight House: Exploring the Tensions of the American Presidency
Judaism & Religious Diversity: Global Meetings with Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists
History of Jews in Uganda & Their Sukkot Experience
Rain, Nostalgia, and Empathy: Liturgical Poems for the Holiday of Sukkot
The Gifts of Imperfection: Brené Brown Through a Kabbalah Lens
Debut Fiction and the Holocaust: When Fiction Steps in for History
Jewish Diversity in Medieval Jewish Babylonia: Beyond Rabbanites and Karaites
Transcendental Judaism–Hearing the “still small voice”
The Jews and Japan: Inherited Discourses and Creative Adaptation in the Japanese Imaginaire
Reading Matthew from a Jewish Perspective
Halacha and the Jewish State: Uncomfortable Conversations and Inspiring Solutions Regarding the Treatment of Minorities
Do the Hebrew Prophets Speak to You?
When Was the Last Time You Invited God to a Social Get-Together?
Listening to the Heart of Genesis: Parashat Vayeitzei: Jacob’s Ladder
How the Jewish Awakening May Transform American Religion
Practicing Judaism in the 21st Century: Rereading the Torah as a Spiritual Handbook - Class #6
George Washington’s Vine and Fig Tree: Micah 4:4 and the Religious Character of the American Republic
Practicing Judaism in the 21st Century: Rereading the Torah as a Spiritual Handbook - Class #5
Stories: The Incredible Power of a Story to Change Lives
Practicing Judaism in the 21st Century: Rereading the Torah as a Spiritual Handbook - Class #4
Crying with God: Suffering and Divinity in the Thought of the Aish Kodesh
Practicing Judaism in the 21st Century: Rereading the Torah as a Spiritual Handbook - Class #3
Antisemitism in the UK & Global Interfaith Bridgebuilding in London: An Interview with Rabbi Alexander Goldberg
Liberal Judaism in Paris: An Interview with Rabbi Tom Cohen
Is Territory Sacred? Unexpected Kabbalistic Teachings for an Age of Religious Conflict
Practicing Judaism in the 21st Century: Rereading the Torah as a Spiritual Handbook - Class #2
Rav Kook’s Universalism
Practicing Judaism in the 21st Century: Rereading the Torah as a Spiritual Handbook - Class #1
Tov! — What I’ve Learned About Jewish Ethics By Studying The Good Place
The Prayer Book
Pluralism, Democracy & Israeli Protests: An Interview with Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman
Zionism and the Challenge of Power
Looking at Eretz Yisrael in the Scriptures: What Can We Learn? A Conversation with Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman
Speaking Truth to Power
Cultivating Spiritual & Moral Imagination: An Interview with Rabbi Mike Feuer
Is There a Future for American Zionism? American Zionism in the Era of the Ethnic State
Inside the Mind of God: Plato, Christians, and Jews
“Repairing the World” (Tikkun Olam): Radical Justice or Conscientious Consequentialism?
Israel Education on Campus: Rabbi Benjamin Berger Interviewed by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowtiz
Green Burial and Jewish Law
Evil: A Brief Biography
Antisemitism in Admissions in Higher Education
Reading Megillat Esther More Closely
Activating the Soul! Lighting a Fire Within!
Jewish Bulgaria: A Virtual Sephardic Journey
Agreeable Jews, Dead Jews, and the Challenge of Diversity
Jewish Spies in the Civil War and Contemporary Polarization: An Interview With Dara Horn
Esther the Graphic Novel: How the OG Wonder Woman Took Flight
Was the Holocaust a Divine Punishment?
What If: Faith for Non Believers and Other Ways of Rethinking Emunah
The Maternal Divine
Tu B'Shevat Seder: Tasting Israeli Fruit and Wine & Exploring Israels Political Landscape with a Settler-Orthodox Rabbi
Pharaoh Never Died: Midrash and the Art of Text-Weaving
This Book is On Fire: The Radical Linguistic Theology of the Rabbis
Get Real! Can Psychedelics Be Healing?
Women’s Resilience and Survival in the Holocaust
Being Intimate with the Bible
Can the Phoenix/Scottsdale Jewish Community Be United: Looking at our Unity and Divisions
Building a Better Life
Becoming Elijah: Daniel Matt Interviewed by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz
The Secret War Against Hate: American Resistance to Anti-Semitism and White Supremacy After 1945
Letters from Chanukahs and Purims Past: The Establishment of “Minor” Holidays and Judea-Diaspora Relations
The God of Possibilities
Darkness Will Envelop Me: Meditations on Chanuka and Winter
Nothing But the Truth? Balancing an Embrace of Tradition with Personal Integrity
Responding to Extremism in the New Israeli Government Coalition: Interview With Rabbi Danny Landes
Speaking Religious Truth to Political Power
A Journey of Discovery and Truth-Telling with Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Reading Vayikra With Our Children: Strategies, Challenges, and Opportunities
The World in Which God Placed Humans
The Other Oven in the Talmud – How a Halakhic Discussion Sparked a Great Soul
Rethinking Gender and Power in Jewish Texts
Nadav and Avihu: A Pastoral Study in Bereavement
What is the Jewish Future in America? - Rabbi David Wolpe
Antisemitism in America: An Interview with Rabbi David Wolpe
Shalom Aleichem: A Model for Working With Development Trauma
Interview: Doug Seserman, Americans for Ben-Gurion University
“Shomea K'oneh” (Hearing Legally Counts as Speaking): Creating a Community Which is Inclusive of the Blind, the Deaf, and the Infirm
God’s Prayer: The Central Image of Selihot
Staying Human – Can Judaism Speak to the Issues Raised by Artificial Intelligence?
Nature and Revelation: What the Jewish Calendar Teaches Us About Their Relationship
Repentance as the Transformation of Self Through the Call of the Other
Finding Spirituality in the Laws and Customs of the High Holidays
The Problem of Evil
The Jews of China: Enduring Survival in the Middle Kingdom
Prophecy: What Does it Mean Anyway?
A Memoir That Explores The Stories of Survival, Tragedy and Hope
Shtisel’s Shas: A Talmudic Look at the Hit Israel T.V. Show
All Hands on Deck: The Gifts That Introverts and Extroverts Bring to Jewish Leadership and Why It Matters
Living on the Side of Life: An Interpretation of Jewish Living
Corona Exegesis: Political Cartoons, Jewish Holidays, and Israeli Society
The Battle of Definitions: What Is Antisemitism and Why Does Its Definition Matter?
Zionism and Its Critics
Is Peace Possible in Jerusalem?
Why Bad Stuff Happens: Two Dissident Theodicies
Cain and Abel’s Day In Court: What The World’s First Murder Can Teach Us About Dispensing Justice And Injustice – Rabbi Dan Ornstein
The Book of Proverbs: A Social Justice Commentary (BOOK LAUNCH) – Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Prozbul: Innovative Halachic Change or Gaming the System? – Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield
Third-Party Peacemakers in Judaism: Text, Theory, and Practice (Book Talk) – Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth
King David: Man of War and Politics, Man of God, Man of Contradictions. Based on a close reading of the Books of Samuel – Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Rosen
Interview: Aaron Lipkin, Ofra
The Tragedy of Heruta: The Madonna who Became a Whore – Gila Fine
Power of the Image: Photographic Thoughts on Torah Values – Shira Hecht-Koller
Messianism, Zionism, and Religious Radicalism: Spiritualties in Israel – Rabbi Menachem Creditor
Shmitta: From Biblical Narratives to Contemporary Perspectives – Dr. Rabbi Avital Hochstein
My Journey in Science and Engineering as a Torah Observant Jewish Woman – Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown
Devorah the Prophet: A Model of Leadership Irrespective of Gender – Rabbi Dina Najman
Finding God in Pain – Rabbi Morris Panitz
From Avoiding to Embracing: Rav Kook and the future of Shmita – Rabbi Yedidya Sinclair
To Be a Holy People, Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values – Rabbi Eugene Korn
Exciting Update: New Podcasts by Valley Beit Midrash!
Interview: Rabbi Dr. Art Green – The Relationship Between Spirituality and Ethics
Professor Jonathan Sarna – White Supremacy & Antisemitism: Lessons from the Capitol Attack
Interview: Rabbi Susan Silverman – The State of Liberal Judaism in Israel
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin – The Twenty-First Century: A Jewish Vision, One Day At A Time
Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller – The Biblical Plagues and OUR Plague: An Anthropocentric “Theology” and a Lesson for Our Times
Rabba Dr Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz – Suffering Servants: How to Deal with the Missionary at the Door
Dr. Alan Morinis and Dr. Beverly Spring – Living to Die and Dying to Live: Lessons from a Mussar Teacher & a Palliative Care Doctor
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin – Moral Imagination: On Being A Good Person In A Morally Complicated World
Parshat Metzorah: On Menstruation Justice
Rabbi Asher Lopatin – Is Judaism Woke or Unwoke?
Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness - Class 2 - Honoring One's Parents (Kibud Av Va'Eim)
Parshat Tazria: On the Dangers of Solitary Confinement
Dr. Paul Root Wolpe – Frankenstein and the Golem
Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness - Class 1 - Visiting the Sick (Bikkur Cholim)
Parshat Shemini: On Sobriety in Our Service
Interview: Prof. Chaim Sukenik – New Developments Among the Religious in the IDF & the Israeli Economy
Daniel Peled-Schwartz – How Purim Can Save Judaism
What Would Isaiah Say? Israeli Arms Sales and the Challenge of Jewish Sovereignty – Former MK Tehila Friedman, Rabbi Dr. Daniel Gordis, & Rabbi Avidan Freedman
Parshat Tzav: On Giving Thanks
The Significance of the Mitzvot of Purim in Our Lives Today
On Diplomacy & Negotiation – A Book Talk with Former US Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk
The Seven Questions You’re Asked in Heaven
Parshat Vayikra: On Honesty in Our Promises
The Future of Jewish Adult Learning
Maimonides, Spinoza and Us: Toward an Intellectually Vibrant Judaism
Parshat Pekudei: On Building the Inner Tabernacle
Zionism according to a New York Sheriff & a Serbian Kabbalist
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 40 - No State, One State or Two States
Parshat Vayakhel: On Being Wise-Hearted
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 39 - Hierarchy vs. Populism: Moshe vs. Korach
Noah’s Wine vs. Pharaoh’s Beer: The Barroom Brawl and Culture War that Shaped Jewish History
Parshat Ki Tisa: On the Worship of Money
A Nation That Dwells Alone: Questions and Implications
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 38 - Is Humor A Value?
Parshat Tetzaveh: On Persistent Striving
How to Answer a Fool
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 37 - To Fundamentally Trust or Be Skeptical
Peace-Building Insights After Eight Years of Meeting Palestinians
From Flood to Rainbow
Parshat Terumah: On Internal and External Character
Why America is Tipping from Hate to the Unthinkable: An Interview with ADL's CEO Jonathan Greenblatt
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 36 - Is Life about Struggle or Peace?
Parshat Mishpatim: On the Ethics of Debt
Requiring Brit Mikvah for female trans converts?
Hiddur Mitzva: A Journey Through Jewish Ritual Art
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 35 - On The Unity of God
Parshat Yitro: On the Commandment Not to Covet
The Social Justice Torah Commentary – Book Talk with Rabbi Barry Block
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 34 - The Value of the Individual vs. the Collective
Parshat Beshalach: On the Role of Song in Liberation Work
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 33 - Care for the Vulnerable vs. Education
Parshat Bo: On Reparations for Slavery and Injustice
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 32 - Zealousness vs. Tolerance
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 31 - Halacha vs. State
Parshat Va’eira: On Softening the Heart
Is A Person Obligated To Receive Medical Assistance?
Parshat Shemot: On Leadership and Persuasion
Changing the Mind to Change the World – Book Talk with Rabbi Marc Gopin
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 30 - Hobbes vs. Anarchist: A King vs. No King
Knowing Life Through Death
Parshat Vayechi: On Legacy and Introspection
Looking to Torah for Leadership in Uncertain Times, an interview with Russ Linden on his new book!
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 29 - The Mussar Movement vs. the Hasidic Movement
Parshat Vayigash: On Dealing Respectfully with the Other
How Heschel Taught Me To Be An Artist
The Pen and the Sword in the Warsaw Ghetto
Honeybees and Torah
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 28 - Spinoza vs. the Rabbis of Amsterdam
Hanukkah in the Bible?
Parshat Mikeitz: On Food Justice
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 27 - What's the Purpose of Mitzvot?
Parshat Vayeishev: On the Evils of Incarceration
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 26 - Body vs. Soul
The Jewish Genius for Surviving Catastrophe
Parshat Vayishlach: On Rape and Our Response to It
How the Discoveries of Isaac Newton & Ferdinand Magellan Changed Halachic Definitions of Up & Down
Embers of Pilgrimage – Interview with Dr. Eitan Fishbane on his new book!
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 25 - Love: Emotion vs. Deed
Parshat Vayeitzei: On Wage Theft and Labor Justice
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 24 - Judging Others Favorably vs. Judging for Justice
How Many Lovers Are in the Song of Songs?
Parshat Toldot: On Hatred and What to Do With it
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 23 - Prioritizing Poor vs. Equity Toward all Parties
The Chassidic Story: A New Window to God
Parshat Chayei Sarah: On Water Justice
Torah with the Way of the Land: The Legacy of German Judaism
Beyond Caging: Restorative Justice and Rethinking Safety
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 22 - Auschwitz vs. Sinai
Parshat Vayeira: On Visiting the Sick and Welcoming Guests
Abortions and Halacha
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 21 - Capital Punishment vs. The Death Penalty
Parshat Lecha Lecha: On Fertility Justice
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 20 - Heaven vs. Earth
Parshat Noach: On Trauma and Community Mental Health
Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood
Parshat Bereishit: On Human Dignity
How Can Our Community Rise to the New Challenges and Opportunities Facing Immigrants and Refugees?
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 19 - Israel vs. the Diaspora
Respecting the Elderly
Becoming a Soulful Parent
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 18 - Pro-life vs. Pro-choice
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 17 - What is Greater: Learning or Action?
Reading Intolerant Texts in a Tolerant Society
Practical Teshuva Workshop – “Guided Introspection”
The Perception of Anti Semitism on College Campuses in the U.S. and the U.K.
When, If Ever, Is It Right To Publicly Criticize Israel?
How the Talmud Understands “Tikkun Olam”
How does the Rambam resolve a clash between Torah and Reason?
The Shemitta Year & Jewish Justice!
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 16 - A Purpose to Life vs. No Meaning to Life?
Faith & Justice: Where Our Greatest Aspirations Meet Our Core Commitments – Hammerman Family Lecture
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 15 - Is Judaism Situated in the Past or Future?
The Messianic Idea – A Conversation with Rabbi Avi Orlow
What's Jewish About Fat Activism – Rabbi Dr. Minna Bromberg
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 14 - Divine Torah vs. Biblical Criticism
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 13 - Local vs. Global
A Sacred Dialogue: The Conversation Between Liturgy and Poetry
The Jews’ Indian: Colonialism, Pluralism and Belonging in America
Just Judaism: Understanding the Centrality of Social Justice
The Religious and Human Urgency of Right Speech in a Post-Truth Age
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 12 - The Grah vs The Besht
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 11 - Truth vs. Compromise
The Four Books That Changed Jewish History
Praying for the Monsoon: An Arizona Liturgical Adventure
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 10 - The Angels vs. God
The Old Man Kohelet: His Life On Review
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 10 - Bechirah (Choice)
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 9 - Ayn Rand vs. Karl Marx
Rabbi Shmuly interviews Natan Sharansky, Soviet Refusenik, Jewish hero, Israeli Leader
What Does God Do All Day Long? Rabbinic Reflections on the Divine Daily Schedule
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 9 - Bitachon (Trust)
Fifteen Profound Teachings from The Thirteen Petalled Rose by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 8 - Tamar Ross vs. Judith Plaskow
How Jewish Wisdom Can Transform Capitalism - With Professor David Weitzner
Halachic decision-making in modern times with Rabbi Avi Herzog
Rabbi Micha Odenheimer - A Judaic critique of neo-liberal globalization
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 8 - Seder (Order)
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 7 - Abraham vs. God
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 7 - Savlanut (Patience)
Jewish Views on the Afterlife: A Three-Part Series – Class 3
New Paradigms in Learning Torah: A VBM interview with Rabbi Aviva Richman
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 6 - Chesed (Kindness)
Jewish Views on the Afterlife: A Three-Part Series – Class 2
Advancing Talmud Study for Women: A New VBM Interview with Rabbanit Michelle Cohen Farber!
A Communal Tribute to Rabbi Mari Chernow To Celebrate 18 Years of Service to our Community!
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 6 -Einstein, Freud, Marx vs The Sages
What are the Newest Emerging Trends for Jewish Students on Campus?
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 5 - Kavod (You Matter)
Jewish Views on the Afterlife: A Three-Part Series – Class 1
The Most Urgent Agenda for the American Jewish Community!
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 5 - Reform Judaism vs. Orthodox Judaism
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 4 - Zerizut (Enthusiasm)
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 4 - Rambam vs. Ra'avad
Social Neuroscience Perspectives on Empathy and Compassion
Skepticism 101: How to Think Like a Scientist with Dr. Michael Shermer
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 3 - Hakarat HaTov (Gratitude)
On Progress, Religion, & Politics: Professor Steven Pinker interviewed by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 3 - Gun Rights vs. Gun Control
Cultivating Trust: Exploring the Writings of Etty Hillesum
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 2 - Anavah and Humility
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 2 - Yitz Greenberg vs. Meir Kahane
How Jewish Wisdom Can Inspire a Paradigm Shift with Renewed Leadership
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 1 - Hitlamdut
Observing Yom HaShoah Together Through Stories and Poetry
The Making of a Torah Scroll: Exploring Jewish Scribal Arts - Julie Seltzer
Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - The Divine Integration - Class 10
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 1 - Hillel vs Shammai
Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook -The Song of Existence - Class 9
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 39: Hotza'ah with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
History, Honor, & Humanity - With Eddie Chavez Calderon
Rabbi Herschel Brodie Aberson - Everyone Eats: Fundamental rights of the individual in the community
Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - The Song of Israel - Class 7
Rev. William J. Barber, II in conversation with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz!
Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - The Song of Humanity - Class 8
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 38: Makeh b'Patish - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Channa Lockshin Bob - Real Questions and Fake Questions at the Seder - VBM
Rabbi David Almog - למען תזכור: Remembering the Exodus after George Floyd, o”h
Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein - Mystical and Psychological Perspectives on the Seder
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 37: Mav'ir
Dr. Jennifer Wiseman - Beauty, Mystery, and Significance in a Vast Universe
Dr. David Shyovitz - Till Death Do Us Part: Family Life and the Afterlife in Jewish Thought
Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook -The Song of Our Souls - Class 6
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair The World - Mechabeh- Class 36
If Rashi had Facebook: Jewish Perspectives on Cancel Culture and Online Shaming
Professor Joel Gereboff - Who and What Should I Fear: Early Rabbinic Views
Hitaloot HaOlam - Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - Class 5
Alan Yuter - The Mind of Rav Moshe Feinstein
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair The World - Sotair - Class 35
Itzchak Evan-Shayish - Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - Class 4
Emergent Judaism: How an Ancient Tradition Gets New Ideas – Rabbi Dr. Natan Margalit
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Boneh - Class 34
Tsvi Blanchard - How Stories Heal: How To Read and Access the Magic of Hasidic Stories
Itzchak Evan-Shayish - Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - Class 3
Michal Kohane - קשה לגדל הורים.... על רבי עקיבא ובתו - VBM
Michal Kahane - It’s Hard to Raise Parents – Rabbi Akiva & His Daughter
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Mochaik - Class 33
Beth Berkowitz - Are Pit Bulls Really Dangerous? Reflections on Rabbinic Constructions of Risk
Robert Putnam - From "I" to "We"
Meesh Hammer-Kossoy - Unity and Uniformity in the Observant Israeli World
AnaLucía Lopezrevodero - Celebrating Jewish-Latinx Dialogue and Community Growth!
Itzchak Evan-Shayish - Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - Class 2
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Koteiv - Class 32
Michelle "Lani" Shiota - Awe: Perspectives from Psychological Science and Jewish Tradition
Mira Wasserman - Strangers in a Strange Text
Itzchak Evan-Shayish - Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - Class 1
Elliot Rabin - The Biblical Hero: Portraits in Nobility and Fallibility
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Mechateich - Class 31
Shmuly Yanklowitz - The Ethics of Speech in the Social Media Age
Yakov Nagen - הרב ד"ר יעקב נגן | ישראל והאנושות הסיפור הגדול -
David Rosen - הרב דוד רוזן | יחסים בין הדתות -מטרות, הישגים ואתגרים
David Rosen - הרב דוד רוזן בעלייה לצדק
David Rosen - דיפלומטיה בין דתית מחצי האי ערב ובתוכו
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Memacheik - Class 30
Noam Zion- Jewish Debates about Marital Intimacy
Evgenya Shkolnik - The Habitability of Our Nearest Exoplanet Neighbor and What Does It Mean to You
Roger Price - When Science Meets Judaism
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Mesharteit - Class 29
Joy Ladin - The Soul of a Stranger
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 28 - M'abaid
Or Rose - Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi: Interreligious Pioneer
Sid Schwarz - The Creation Story and Humanity’s Homework
Jordan Daniel - How To Create A Welcoming Space For JOC In Jewish Events
Jewish & Native American Dialogue: "What Does Tradition and Ritual Mean To Me?"
Aryeh Tuchman - Understanding White Supremacy & Extremism in America Today
Amish Shah - Sensible Ethics: Exploring Basic Medical Protocol During The Pandemic
Sareya Taylor - Jewish-Native Dialogue: "Poems & Faith"
Shuki Friedman - ד"ר שוקי פרידמן - הארי פוטר נגד אלהים
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Mafshit - Class 27
Entrevista con el Rabbino Mijael Even-David - "El mejor modo de apreder es al enseñar"
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Shochet - Class 26
Ariel Anbar - Are We Alone? Reason, Religion, and the Search for Life in the Universe
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 25 - Tzud with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Steven Exler- "As Long As the Candle Burns..."
Can A Just Society Have The Death Penalty?
Arizona Jews for Justice - Amplifying the Voices of Farm Workers
Shmuly Yanklowitz - Spiritual Renewal: Finding Light In the Darkness
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 24 - Ko'reah with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Rebecca Kaufman - Mi impacto mas aya de mi mundo
Avi Weiss - On Chanukah: Lighting our Inner Souls
Teresa Romero - Jews Standing with Farm Workers!
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 23 - Tofair with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Lisa Goldstein - Chanukah: Cultivating Courage for Righteous Action
Yonatan Neril - Eco Bible
Lama Rod Owens - The Path of Liberation Through Anger
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 22 - Matir with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Chaim Seidler-Feller - “For In the Image of God Was Adam Created”
Shmuly Yanklowitz - Creating an Attitude of Gratitude in Times of Difficulty
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 21 - Koshair with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Hava Tirosh-Samuelson - Judaism and the Environmental Crisis
Richard Schwartz - Vegan Revolution
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - "The Legacy of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks"
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 20 - Potzai'ah with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Dahlia Scheindlin - Can an Israeli-Palestinian Confederation Work?
Martha Nussbaum - Human Rights & Animal Rights
David Wolpe -Politics and Torah: What Should We Learn From One About The Other?
39 Ways to Repair the World - Oraig - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 19
Marc Brettler & Amy-Jill Levine - The Bible With and Without Jesus
39 Ways to Repair the World - Oseh Batei Nirin - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 18
Moby - Animal Rights, Spirituality, & Creativity
David Lester - Jewish Marriage
Irwin Kula - Beyond Polarization: Judaism and our Public Culture
Geoff Mitelman - Science & Religion
39 Ways to Repair the World - Maisach - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 17
Dov Lipman - Is the State of Israel the Beginning of the Final Redemption
Ysoscher Katz - Solomonic Justice: Is Dual Motherhood a Halakhic Possibility?
39 Ways to Repair the World - Toveh - Class 16
The Tyranny of Merit – Professor Michael J. Sandel
Aziz Abu Sarah - A Palestinian-Israeli Confederation?
Marc Gellman - Do Jews Believe in Heaven?
Jason Weiner - Confronting Complex Ethical Scenarios and Dilemmas in the Hospital
39 Ways to Repair the World - Tzovayah - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 15
Shmuly Yanklowitz - Exploring Human Dignity in Jewish Thought!
39 Ways to Repair the World - Menapaitz - Class 14
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Her Legacy While Standing on One Foot
39 Ways to Repair the World - Melabain - Class 13
39 Ways to Repair the World - Gozeiz - Class 12
Marc Grossman - An Interview with Cesar Chavez's Personal Aide
39 Ways to Repair the World - Bishul - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 11
Estelle Frankel - Tears and Laughter: The Spiritual and Emotional Journey Through the High Holidays
“Concealed”— Memoir of a Jewish/Iranian Daughter - Esther Amini
Ethan Felson - LGBTQ Relationships with Israel
39 Ways to Repair the World - Lush - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 10
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 9 - Miraked
Daniel Gordis - The Seismic Shift in American Jewish Life – Where Are We Headed?
Naftali Rothenberg - Love & Democracy in Israel
39 Ways to Repair the World - Tochain - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 8
Torah & Song: Rabbinic Tributes to the Life & Service of Rabbi Micah Caplan, ztz”l
Zachary Truboff - Re-examining Our Moral Obligations to the Other
Pinchas Allouche - Lessons From My Teacher, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz
39 Ways to Repair the World - Borer - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 7
Joey Rosenfeld - Anxiety, Addiction, & Torah
Peter Rubinstein - Who Is A Religious Jew?
Darren Kleinberg - Can We Talk About God?
39 Ways to Repair the World - Zoreh - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 6
Erin Leib Smokler - Theology and COVID-19
Adam Bronfman - The Con: The Financial Crisis of 2008
Maya Abramson - Hope & Light: An Hour of Musical Inspiration
Dov Linzer - What’s Our Response to a Sex Offender Who Says He Has Repented?
Andrew Solomon - Depression, Activism, & Social Progress
Zev Farber - A Wave Theory Approach to Unethical Aspects of Torah
39 Ways to Repair the World - Dosh - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 5
Judith Plaskow - Jewish Feminist Theology
Chaim Saiman - Halakhah, the Rabbinic Idea of Law
39 Ways to Repair the World - Me'amer - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 4
Mona Fishbane -Neurobiology & Couples Therapy
Yuval Cherlow - Why Was Moshe Rabbeinu Chosen to be Israel's Leader?
39 Ways to Repair the World - Kotzair - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 3
Peter van Inwagen - Is Theism Still Acceptable?
Raz Hartman - A Spiritual Reaction to Fear
Shaul Judelman - An Israeli Settler Working for Peace
39 Ways to Repair the World - Choresh - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 2
Akiva Gersh - Moving to Israel
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Zoraya - Class 1
Dov Laimon - The Spiritual Experience of Being a Torah Scribe
Amanda Berman - Progressive & Zionist?
Rachel Adler - Tales of the Holy Mysticat
Ariel Evan Mayse - The Maggid of Mezritch
Ariel Burger - Rebbe Nachman on Despair & Hope
Michael Adam Latz - Defund the Police? Re-imagining Public Security:
Zalman Newfield - Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism
Dovid Sears - Art & Chassidut
Alexander Kaye - Jewish Theocracy?
Grounding Ourselves in Faith during a Pandemic – Sabrina Burger
Jonathan Haidt - Healing Political & Religious Divides in Difficult Times
Sharon Kleinbaum - What We Learned From The AIDS Crisis
Lila Corwin Berman - Dynamics of American Jewish Philanthropy
Denise Eger - Where Pride Dwells
Michelle Friedman - Mental Health During COVID-19
Nathaniel Helfgot - Particularism & Universalism of the Torah
Baruch Gartner - Living Aligned
Shmuly Yanklowitz - Shavuot & Revelation
Daniel Boyarin - Radical Talmud
Michael Walzer - Is Democracy a Religious Value?
Michael Melchior - Religious Zionism & Peace Building
Joel Hecker - Learning the Zohar
Bradley Shavit Artson - Grief, Hope & Insights Within the Pandemic
Rabbi David Ingber - Spirituality Today
Shira Berkovits - Fostering Safe and Sacred Spaces
Daniel Kurtzer - Religion, Diplomacy, and Israel
Deborah Waxman - Jewish Particularism & Universalism
Judith Butler - Judaism, Coronavirus, and Care
Yitzchak Blau - Religious Zionism & Modern Orthodoxy
David Nirenberg - Anti-Judaism
Dove Kent - White Nationalism & Coalition Building
Shmuly Yanklowitz - Passover & Spiritual Hope During the Coronavirus
Yoni Rosensweig - Mental Illness, Halakha, & Coronavirus
Yehuda Kurtzer - Coronavirus and American Jewish Life
Aryeh Klapper - Pikuach Nefesh & Rodef
Burton Visotzky - Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
Simon Blackburn - Morally Stuck & Navigating the Pandemic
Hannah Creviston - Immortal Melodies: Remembrance and Hope
Patch Adams - Restoring Love & Healing!
Ami Silver - Prayer in this Unique Moment (COVID-19)
Kwame Anthony Appiah - Human Dignity & Cosmopolitanism
Lauren Tuchman - Disability Inclusion in the Jewish Community!
Chaim Seidler-Feller - Orthodoxy & Trump: Understanding the Love Affair
Chaim Seidler-Feller - Antisemitism, Israel and the Politics of Resentment on the Campus Today
April Baskin - Jews of Color & Joyous Activism!
Chaim Seidler-Feller - Violence, Morality and Megillat Esther
Liz Theoharis - Reviving the Poor People's Campaign
Peter W. Ochs - Religious Conflict & Postmodern Thought
Meesh Hammer-Kossoy - Torah from the Social Justice Beit Midrash!
Itzchak Marmorstein (Evan-Shayish) - The Torah of Rav Kook
Mike Moskowitz - Gender & Clothing
Mike Moskowitz - Allyship as Spiritual Practice
Mike Moskowitz - Toxic Masculinity & Graceful Masculinity
James Loeffler - Jews, International Human Rights, & Diplomacy
Michael Lerner - A Jewish Mandate to Address the Environmental Crisis
Michael Lerner - Revolutionary Love
Michael Lerner - Lessons from 53 Years of Social Justice Activism
Bat Sheva Marcus - Orthodox Sex Therapy & Sex Education
Shaina Hammerman - Mass Incarceration: Why Should Jews Care?
Shaina Hammerman - Dirty Jews: Gender and Vulgarity in Jewish Comedy
Saul Austerlitz - The Legacy of "Friends"
Saul Austerlitz - Generation Friends: An Inside Look at the Show Defined a Television Era
Mimi Feigelson - Accepting God's Love & Trust
Shlomo Dov Rosen - Autonomy & Authority in Halacha
Lori Gruen - Ethics of Captivity
Biti Roi - The Shekhina & Feminine in Kabbalah
Jeffrey Veidlinger - Russian Jews Resisting Soviets with Faith & Observance
Karen Franklin - Tracing Ancestors in Eastern Europe: Strategies and Examples
Karen Franklin - The Untold Story of the Lehman Family and its Aid to Refugees
George Lakey - Spiritual Resilience Against Despair!
Shmuly Yanklowitz - Systems of Confinement & The Dignities of Freedom
Mindy Ribner - Honoring the Heart and Wisdom of the Feminine
Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks - Spiritual Awakening Through Integral Jewish Meditation
David Ellenson - Childhood as a Southern Jew
David Ellenson - Who Is A Jew? On Identity, Peoplehood, & Conversion!
David Ellenson - Is Our Time Unique? Jewish Social Responsibility in America Today
Ra'anan Boustan - How Rabbis Related to Non-Rabbinic Jews in Late Antiquity
Ra‘anan Boustan - Depictions of Violence in Synagogue Mosaics from Roman Palestine
Ra‘anan Boustan - Collective Sin and Vicarious Atonement in Rabbinic Martyrology
Sara Hurwitz - When Being Right is Being Wrong
Marc Gopin - Resolving Conflicts In Our Hyper-Polarized Time
Michael Schudrich - Journeys & Discoveries Within Polish Jewry Today
Yakov Nagen - Torah-Rooted Interfaith Activism
Alan Yuter - The Need for Relevant, Honest Psak Today!
Mara Benajmin - Jewish Feminist Thought Today
Mara Benjamin - “And You Shall Teach Your Children”: Teachers as Parents, Parents as Teachers
Mara Benjamin - Obligation as the Human Condition
Mary Zamore - Coveting & Contentment
Mary Zamore - The Sacred Exchange: Creating a Jewish Money Ethic
Lisa Guenther - Confinement As a Unique Form of Oppression
David Rosen - Orthodox (Chief) Rabbi & Interfaith Peacemaker
Itamar Rabinovich - Occupation, Zionism, Universalism
Ysoscher Katz - LGBTQ+ Halacha & Acceptance in Orthodoxy
Justin Marceau - Human Prisons & Animal Cages
Zelig Golden - Wilderness Torah
Elie Kaunfer - Jewish Prayer & Independent Minyanim
Hindy Najman - Learning Tanach in the 21st Century!
Nathaniel Berman - From International Law to Kabbalah!
Nathaniel Berman - A Poetic Mythology for our Age of Anger?
Nathaniel Berman - “But Now God is Not One”
Yair Lorberbaum - Rabbinic Understandings of Human Dignity!
Yuval Cherlow - Fair Wages in Halakhic Thought
Ronit Irshai - Feminist Halakha & Halakhic Epistemology!
Ian Pear - Who Guarantors the Guarantor?
Rivkah Lubitch - The Chief Rabbinate's Control Over Women!
Aryeh Bernstein - Are We Responsible for the Sins of our Ancestors?
Aryeh Bernstein - "There’s a Riot Goin’ On”: Violence in Rabbinic Thought
Aryeh Bernstein - The Torah Case for Reparations
Tamar Elad-Applebaum - A New Synagogue Model in Israel
Marc Dollinger - Black Power, Jewish Politics: Reinventing the Alliance in the 1960s
Marc Dollinger - Campus Anti-Semitism From the Right & Left
Marc Dollinger - Jews and Whiteness
Eddy Portnoy - Jewish Psychics & Clairvoyants!
Eddy Portnoy - The Bizarre Tales of Yiddishland
Eddy Portnoy - What Yiddish Cartoons Reveal About Jewish Life in the Early 20th Century
Menachem Lorberbaum - The Jewish Political Tradition: What Is The Model Jewish Form of Government?
Paul Nahme - Black and Jewish Expressions of Freedom
Alon Goshen-Gottstein - On Religious Pluralism and "Truth"
Alon Goshen-Gottstein - Luther was an Anti-Semite – What Does That Mean For Us?
Alon Goshen-Gottstein - Being Inspired by the Religious Geniuses of Other Faiths
Ethan Tucker - Halachic Process, Adaptation, & Relevance Today
Daniel Matt - The Mystical Meaning of Torah
Daniel Matt - Raising the Sparks: Finding God in the Material World
Daniel Matt - How Kabbalah Reimagines God
Daniel Matt - Elijah the Prophet: The Jewish Superhero Who Never Died
Neshama Carlebach - On Love and Healing Today!
Noam Chomsky - Activism, Human Nature, & American Repentance
Zvi Zohar - We Were Strangers in Egypt
Zvi Zohar - All Jews are Jews by Birth: Are Jews a Faith Community?
Menachem Creditor - Eradicating Gun Violence in America
Liz Shayne - Smart Assistants and Shabbat
Liz Shayne - Was The Golem Jewish? Robots, Artificial Intelligence, and Jewish Identity
Liz Shayne - Rabbi Google: Jewish Law, the Internet, and the Power of Online Torah
Jacob Ari Labendz - Jewish Veganism and Vegetarianism: Studies and New Directions
Justin Cammy - Why Yiddish Matters
Justin Cammy - Yiddishland: Then and Now
Joe Lieberman - How My Jewish Values Have Informed my Public Service!
Udi Goren - A Walk of the Land – A Photographic Journey of the Israel National Trail
Udi Goren - The Many Faces of Jerusalem
Ephraim Meir - Beyond Pluralism to Inter-Religious Dialogue
Benjamin Sommer - Embracing Both Biblical Criticism & Divine Command
Evonne Marzouk - The Prophetess: A Modern Story About Rachel
Marc Gitler - The Hero is a Harlot
Bradley Shavit Artson - Almighty? No Way! Embracing the God We Actually Love
Bradley Shavit Artson - How I Installed the Chief Rabbi of Uganda
Ziony Zevit - Letters from the Dead: Three Ancient Texts Discovered by Archaeologists
Ziony Zevit - Child Sacrifice: Considering the Context
Tal Keinan - God Is In The Crowd
Chaim Bruk - An Orthodox Rabbi Adopts 5 children!
Michal Bar-Asher Siegal - The Talmud Sages & Christianity
Shmuly Yanklowitz - A Sfat Emet on Parshat Tzav
Shmuly Yanklowitz - Parshat Pekudei
Shmuly Yanklowitz - Parshat Shoftim: Building a Just Society
Shmuly Yanklowitz - What To Do with the Hatred in our Hearts
Shai Held - The Centrality of Love in Jewish Thought
Ruth Langer - Rabbinic Poetry in the High Holy Day Liturgy
Ruth Messinger - The Jewish Movement to Eradicate Global Poverty!
Yehudah Mirsky - Rav Kook's Lessons for a Time of Change and Anger
Abby Stein - From Chassidic Rabbi to Trans Activist
Ilana Kurshan - Daf Yomi - A Page of Talmud A Day
Abby Stein - The Intersectionality of Gender and Jewish Identity
Jonathan Sarna - The Rise of Anti-Semitism in America
Rachel Rubinstein - Native Americans in the Jewish Imagination
Rachel Rubinstein - Contextualizing Antisemitism on College Campuses
Amitai Fraiman & Zack Bodner - Zionism 3.0. What Is It, and Why Is It Important?
David Kerzter - The Pope and the Jews
Erica Brown - Where Have All The Leaders Gone
Erica Brown - Time to Change? Jewish Identity for the 21st Century
Alice Shalvi - How Has The Status of Women Changed in Israeli Society Over the Last 70 years?
Daniel Gordis - The Rift Between American Jews & Israel
Shmuly Yanklowitz - False Prophets in our Midst Today! D'var Torah on Parshat Re'eh
Steve Greenberg - Orthodox Same-Sex Marriage
Jonah Pesner - Jewish Social Justice at the RAC
Laurie Zoloth - Levinas, Medical Ethics, & Technological Innovations to Save Lives!
Garth Silberstein - The Mitzvah of Tokhecha (Reproof) and the Ethics of Protest
Arik Ascherman - Spiritual Activism for Human Rights in Israel
Alan Brill - Teaching Judaism in Indonesia
Shmuly Yanklowitz - Are Jewish Law & Jewish Values Separate Philosophical Systems?
Arthur Waskow - Half a Century of Activism!
Goldie Milgram - Wisdom from Reb Zalman: Embracing the Jewish Spirit
Shmuly Yanklowitz & Eddie Chavez Calderon - Immigrant Rights in the Bible & Talmud
John Fung - The Many Dimensions of Kidney Donation
Repairing the World: The Journey of "Tikkun Olam" throughout Jewish Intellectual History!
Time for a New Halakhic System?
Micha Odenheimer - Reflections on the Conflict, Anti-Zionism, and American Jews
Micha Odenheimer - Shabbos in Somalia: Reflections on Judaism and the Global South
Combating Anti-Semitism & All Forms of Hate Today – Jonathan Greenblatt
The Building of Open Orthodoxy – Rabbi Avi Weiss
Race & Social Change: Our Inner Work as White Allies – Dr. Max Klau
Alleviating Suffering in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – Dr. Micah Goodman
Justice for Restaurant Workers!
Understanding Human Suffering: Theological, Moral, & Spiritual Explorations – Shmuly Yanklowitz
Is Hebrew Education in Sunday School Working?
Orthodox Rabbis Censoring Truth?
Emily Langowitz - Judaism and Reproductive Justice: Reframing the Jewish Conversation on Abortion
Shmuly Yanklowitz - The Book of Jonah: A Rebellious Prophet We Can Relate To
Utilitarian Perspectives on Saving Lives, Organ Donation, & End-of-Life Ethics!
The Grandfather of the Jewish Vegan Movement!
Amichai Lau-Lavie - Interrupting the Bible: Five Tools to Reinvent the Jewish Story
Noa Kushner - Social Justice, Mitzvah, and God Then and Now: The writing of R. Arnold Jacob Wolf z”l
Noa Kushner - Jewish Thought in Three Acts: Creation, Revelation, Redemption
Jonathan K. Crane - Eating Ethically: Religion and Science for a Better Diet
Jonathan K. Crane - Dying to Die: Jewish Perspectives on End of Life Interventions
Peter Beinart - Jewish Power and Jewish Vulnerability in the Age of Trump
Peter Beinart - The Coming Democratic Party Civil War Over Israel
Samuel Brody - What Would God’s Economy Look Like?
Samuel Brody - A Land of Two Peoples: Martin Buber and Bi-nationalism in Palestine
Jordan B. Gorfinkel - Illustrating the Passover Haggadah Graphic Novel
Alexandra Birch - Music and the Holocaust
Steven Windmueller - The Jewish Community in 2050
Steven Windmueller - Why Now, Why Here: Anti-Semitism in America
Stephen M. Flatow - A Father’s Story: My Fight for Justice Against Iranian Terror
David Kasher - The Torah of Martin Luther King, Jr.
David Kasher - Thou Shalt Be a Mensch: The Jewish Line Between Law and Ethics
Judith Hauptman - The Moral Obligation to Speak Out in the Face of Wrongdoing
Judith Hauptman - Women’s Voices in the Talmud
Naomi Levy - Einstein and the Rabbi
Eitan Fishbane - Love of Neighbor, Love of God: How the Two are One in Jewish Mystical Thought
Eitan Fishbane - Is the Human Being Divine? Soul and Body in Jewish Mystical Thought
Eitan Fishbane - Discovering God in the Natural World: Insights from Kabbalah and Hasidism
Elyse Goldstein - Women are from Genesis, Men are from Leviticus! Does Gender Read the Bible?
Dina Najman - Withholding/Withdrawing Treatment of the Terminally Ill
Dina Najman - Human Cloning and Embryo Research: The Ethical and Jewish Legal Implications
Joshua Shanes - The (re)birth of Jewish Denominations in 19th-century Europe
Joshua Shanes - The Galitsyaners: (Re)discovering Jewish Galicia
Ariel Burger - The Life and Legacy of Elie Wiesel: A Student’s Perspective
Ariel Burger - Rebbe Nachman on Joy and Suffering
Elias Sacks - Does Christianity Matter for Judaism — and Vice Versa?
Elias Sacks - Can Jews Be Citizens? Jewish Politics from the Enlightenment to Today
Ed Feinstein - The Search for the Sacred: The Jewish Debate with Modernity
Barry Scott Wimpfheimer - The Talmud: A Biography
Barry Scott Wimpfheimer - Charity in the Talmud: Religious Feelings and Macroeconomics
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