956 Episodes

  1. Sharon Cohen Anisfeld - Mi Yodea: Humility and Hope in an Uncertain World

    Published: 3/1/2018

  2. Sharon Cohen Anisfeld - Purim: The Jewish Holiday of Friendship

    Published: 2/27/2018

  3. Rachel Tzvia Back Rachel - The Woman’s Voice in Modern Hebrew Poetry

    Published: 2/23/2018

  4. Sid Schwarz - Judaism, Justice, and Holiness

    Published: 2/7/2018

  5. Sid Schwarz - Our Universe of Obligation: How Wide?

    Published: 2/7/2018

  6. Sid Schwarz - Jewish Megatrends: Charting the Course of the American Jewish Future

    Published: 2/6/2018

  7. Pinchas Giller - Some Basic Principles on Kabbalistic Spirituality

    Published: 1/30/2018

  8. Aaron Gross - What is a Jewish Response to Factory Farming?

    Published: 1/29/2018

  9. Aaron Gross - Jewish Animal Ethics from Torah to Today

    Published: 1/26/2018

  10. Geoffrey Claussen - Musar at a Time of War

    Published: 1/25/2018

  11. Geoffrey Claussen - Compassion and Cruelty: The Promise and Limits of the Musar Movement

    Published: 1/23/2018

  12. Judy Firestone Singer - Tales on Saving Lives in Israel Through Inspiring Kidney Donations!

    Published: 1/19/2018

  13. Haim Ovadia - Why Are There No Reform or Conservative Sephardic Movements

    Published: 1/17/2018

  14. David Sandmel - Interreligious Engagement & Building Community in 2018

    Published: 1/13/2018

  15. Yaffa Epstein - On the Road Again: Travel as Transformation in the Talmud

    Published: 1/12/2018

  16. Yaffa Epstein - Because the Rabbi Said So: Exploring Power and Authority in the Rabbinate

    Published: 1/12/2018

  17. Mark Hillel Kunis - Dancing With God: How to Connect With God Every Time You Pray

    Published: 1/10/2018

  18. Pinchas Allouche - Jewish Wisdom on Actualizing Your Unique Life Potential Part 2

    Published: 12/20/2017

  19. Martin Lockshin - Does Judaism Teach that Anti-Semitism is Universal and Inevitable?

    Published: 12/15/2017

  20. Pinchas Allouche - Jewish Wisdom on Actualizing Your Unique Life Potential Part 1

    Published: 12/13/2017

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