Jewish Ideas to Change the World
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The 2024 Election: Reflections on the Jewish Vote
58 mins; November 05, 2024
Serach bat Asher: The Most Underrated Woman in the Tanach
59 mins; November 04, 2024
Mt. Sinai: What Happened to Whom, and When?
63 hours 3 mins; October 18, 2024
One Year After: Reflections on the Impact of October 7th
47 mins; October 16, 2024
Zeichick Family Lecture: Kol Kolot – Every Voice, Every Vote
69 hours 20 mins; October 01, 2024
Antisemitism and Racism: An Interview with Rabbi Jonah Pesner from the RAC
15 mins; October 01, 2024
The Bridge Between Science and Faith: A Conversation with Rabbis Elie Feder and Aaron Zimmer
23 mins; September 30, 2024
What is Jewish Spirituality, and Why is it Vital for the Jewish Present and Future?
50 mins; September 23, 2024
Has Religious Zionism Lost its Way? Reclaiming Important Lost Voices
56 mins; September 16, 2024
Working with Shattered Vessels: Ecology and Environmental Ethics in Jewish Law and Theology
56 mins; September 11, 2024
Was the Apostle Paul a Jewish Thinker?
61 hours 54 mins; September 04, 2024
"It Takes Two to Torah": A Book Interview with Rabbi Dov Linzer & His Co-Author Abigail Pogrebin
26 mins; August 26, 2024
Why We Gather: Exploring the Transformative Power of Community
49 mins; August 23, 2024
A Discussion on Judicial Integrity
52 mins; August 22, 2024
Jewish Languages Today: Endangered, Surviving, and Thriving
53 mins; August 20, 2024
The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism
60 hours 38 mins; August 19, 2024
Unleash Your Potential
55 mins; August 13, 2024
Are We REALLY in Mourning for the Temple? And if Not What’s the Point of Tisha B’Av?
60 hours 18 mins; August 06, 2024
The Biblical Roots of Anti-Semitism
61 hours 47 mins; July 29, 2024
Yalta and the Place of Anger in Leadership
50 mins; July 24, 2024
The Great (Non-Jewish) Kings of Jewish History: (Cyrus, Alexander, and Julian)
66 hours 8 mins; July 24, 2024
How Do We Remain Optimistic in These Troubling Times?
56 mins; July 19, 2024
The Torah of Rav Yehuda Leon Ashkenazi: A Conversation with Rav Gavriel Reiss
20 mins; July 16, 2024
A Settler's View and Journey on Peace
59 mins; July 15, 2024
6 Knocks of Repentance- What Are the Critical Lessons Israeli Society Needs to Learn After October 7th?
55 mins; July 08, 2024
Putting Your Money Where Your Soul Is: Jewish Wisdom and Socially Responsible Investing
55 mins; July 05, 2024
Jewish Teachings and Climate Action
48 mins; June 27, 2024
What’s A Nice Jewish Girl Like You Doing In A Place Like This? Jews, Prison, and Spirituality
60 hours 30 mins; June 26, 2024
In the Beginnings: The Dual Foundations of Judaism
56 mins; June 11, 2024
Sovereignty, Violence, and Morality: Zionism and the Ethics of Judaism
40 mins; June 10, 2024
Embracing Impermanence for Mindful Living
48 mins; June 04, 2024
Our Relationship to Time Reflected in the Counting of the Omer
50 mins; May 28, 2024
Beyond Cleaning Our Room: Responsibilities and Opportunities in Honoring Our Parents As They Age
56 mins; May 22, 2024
What is Heroism for American Jews Today?
56 mins; May 21, 2024
A Conversation with Rabbi Mike Feuer: What Does Victory Look Like in Today’s Israel-Gaza War?
10 mins; May 20, 2024
Compassion, Kindness & Dignity
59 mins; May 14, 2024
This Antisemitic Moment on the College Campus: An Analysis of the Hostility and Hatred Directed at Jewish Students
67 hours 58 mins; May 07, 2024
How Were Women the Heroines of the Passover Story and What Rituals Have We Taken on to Honor Them?
46 mins; May 01, 2024
How History and Genetics Define Jewish Diversity and Identity
60 hours 52 mins; April 22, 2024
Seder 2024: How Do We Celebrate the Seder in a Time of Crisis? An Israeli Perspective
57 mins; April 18, 2024
Women’s Empowerment = Jewish Empowerment
52 mins; April 08, 2024
A Conversation with Rabbi Yehuda Albin: The Importance of Jewish Learning
10 mins; April 04, 2024
Why Was David Chosen as the Father of the Messiah?
53 mins; April 01, 2024
Is Judaism a Religion? New Perspectives on the Old Notion of ‘Dat’ in the Scroll of Esther
52 mins; March 25, 2024
A Conversation with Tara Strong: Using Her Powerful Voice for Justice for Israeli Hostages
24 mins; March 20, 2024
Getting to Mi Yode’a (Who Knows?): Moral Clarity in a Topsy-Turvy World
58 mins; March 19, 2024
Liberalism’s Crises in Israel, and Elsewhere
61 hours 53 mins; March 15, 2024
Rising Anti-Semitism on American Campuses: A Conversation with Dara Horn
13 mins; March 13, 2024
Hammerman Family Lecture: In the Haunted Present: Jews in a Non-Jewish World
72 hours 15 mins; March 13, 2024
A Conversation With Former Professional Basketball Player Dan Grunfeld on His Book on the Holocaust
12 mins; March 11, 2024
Mistreating Widows and Orphans: Whom Does This Law Address?
52 mins; March 08, 2024
The Primacy of Morality Over Ritual in the Prophets
60 hours 28 mins; March 04, 2024
Interview with Rabbi Sharon Brous: Losses of a Parent, Love, and Overall Loss
12 mins; February 27, 2024
Sherman Minkoff Memorial Lecture: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World
79 hours 7 mins; February 27, 2024
Why Should Jews Care About a New Interpretation of the (Christian) “Apostle” Paul?
56 mins; February 19, 2024
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz Interviews Rabbi Daniel Askenazi
13 mins; February 16, 2024
Standing Out or Blending In? Passing vs Looking Jewish in Texts and Today
57 mins; February 14, 2024
Eye for an Eye for an Eye: The Poetics of Jewish Law
78 hours 8 mins; February 12, 2024
On the Divinity of Torah: A Conversation with Rabbi David Kasher
27 mins; February 09, 2024
Jews, Judaism, and Anti-Judaism in the Gospel of John
60 hours 1 min; February 06, 2024
The Ethics of Rescue: True Stories Behind Bergen-Belsen’s Liberation
60 hours 59 mins; February 01, 2024
How Can Qohelet Quell the Curious Mind? An Exploration of a New Translation and Commentaries on the Strangest Book of the Hebrew Bible
62 hours 31 mins; January 29, 2024
Food, Clothing, and Shelter: Human Rights or Charity?
54 mins; January 19, 2024
The Healing Power of Storytelling
53 mins; January 15, 2024
Introduction to Dreams and Kabbalah
53 mins; January 05, 2024
When “The Hands of Esau” Replace “Love the Stranger”: The Corruption of Jewish Power
54 mins; December 29, 2023
Radical Jewish Views of God: Maimonides vs Spinoza
59 mins; December 26, 2023
But What If I Love The Greeks?!: Chanukah for Philosophers
54 mins; December 18, 2023
Finding Light in Darkness
41 mins; December 08, 2023
Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #5
52 mins; December 08, 2023
Who Is in Charge? Philosophy of Halakhah Through the Eyes of Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik and Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
59 mins; December 04, 2023
Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #4
55 mins; December 01, 2023
Jewish Military Ethics: Part II
51 mins; November 30, 2023
Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #3
56 mins; November 27, 2023
Jewish Military Ethics: A Comparison of Being a Soldier in the Diaspora and the Israeli Army Today
58 mins; November 24, 2023
Antisemitism: Why Is It Still Around and Whose Fault Is It?
62 hours 11 mins; November 20, 2023
The Sacred Earth: Jewish Perspectives on Our Planet
50 mins; November 17, 2023
Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #2
55 mins; November 17, 2023
Jews on the Move: The Geographic Dimension of Jewish Survival in North America
55 mins; November 13, 2023
Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #1
58 mins; November 10, 2023
Women’s Sexual Assertiveness: An Exploration of Talmudic Perspectives
58 mins; November 03, 2023
Mayko-Mashmelon: A Survey of Yiddish Art Song
56 mins; October 30, 2023
Highlights of 50+ Years of Women in the Rabbinate
63 hours 37 mins; October 27, 2023
Mystical Hebrew Letters
54 mins; October 23, 2023
Eilu v’Eilu – A Debate on Jewish Values and American Politics
79 hours 56 mins; October 19, 2023
Interview with Rabbi David Saperstein: Serving as an Ambassador for International Freedom
14 mins; October 18, 2023
Interview with Dr. Tevi Troy - Fight House: Exploring the Tensions of the American Presidency
8 mins; October 18, 2023
Judaism & Religious Diversity: Global Meetings with Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists
52 mins; October 16, 2023
History of Jews in Uganda & Their Sukkot Experience
37 mins; October 09, 2023
Rain, Nostalgia, and Empathy: Liturgical Poems for the Holiday of Sukkot
54 mins; October 02, 2023
The Gifts of Imperfection: BrenĂŠ Brown Through a Kabbalah Lens
51 mins; September 22, 2023
Debut Fiction and the Holocaust: When Fiction Steps in for History
53 mins; September 11, 2023
Jewish Diversity in Medieval Jewish Babylonia: Beyond Rabbanites and Karaites
54 mins; September 05, 2023
Transcendental Judaism–Hearing the “still small voice”
52 mins; August 25, 2023
The Jews and Japan: Inherited Discourses and Creative Adaptation in the Japanese Imaginaire
57 mins; August 18, 2023
Reading Matthew from a Jewish Perspective
58 mins; August 14, 2023
Halacha and the Jewish State: Uncomfortable Conversations and Inspiring Solutions Regarding the Treatment of Minorities
70 hours 11 mins; August 11, 2023
Do the Hebrew Prophets Speak to You?
57 mins; August 07, 2023
When Was the Last Time You Invited God to a Social Get-Together?
51 mins; July 26, 2023
Listening to the Heart of Genesis: Parashat Vayeitzei: Jacob’s Ladder
48 mins; July 24, 2023