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The Podcast of Jewish Ideas
A space for exploring the great ideas at the heart of the Jewish tradition.
Episodes
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100. Cosmic Time | Dr. Jonnie Schnytzer
J.J. and Dr. Jonnie Schnytzer cycle through the mystical cosmos in search of the meaning and direction of time itself. Dr. Jonnie Schnytzer is a scholar of…
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99. The Body of Biblical Text | Dr. Jacqueline Vayntrub
J.J. and Dr. Jacqueline Vayntrub on what is gained and lost when the written Torah replaced its oral performance. Jacqueline Vayntrub is Associate Professor of…
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98. In the Image of God | Dr. Tomer Persico
J.J. and Dr. Persico study the origin and impact of the idea that humans were created in the Divine image. Dr. Tomer Persico is a Senior Fellow at the Shalom…
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97. Jonathan Sacks | Dr. Raphael Zarum (Anglo-Judaism #5)
Does this one really need a description? You know the man. Now learn some more about his ideas and impact. This series is generously sponsored by Larry and…
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96. Louis Jacobs | Dr. Miri Freud-Kandel (Anglo-Judaism #4)
J.J. and Dr. Miri Freud-Kandel on the twentieth century's most influential, interesting, and controversial Mancunian Jew. This series is generously sponsored…
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95. JH Hertz and his Pentateuch | Dr. Benjamin Elton (Anglo-Judaism #3)
J.J. and Dr. Benjamin Elton comment on one of Britain's most influential chief rabbis. This series is generously sponsored by Larry and Sarah Krauss in honour…
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94. Claude Montefiore and Liberal Judaism | Dr. Edward Kessler (Anglo-Judaism #2)
J.J. and Dr. Edward Kessler progress through the history of Liberal Judaism and its promethian founder, Claude Montefiore. This series is generously sponsored…
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93. The English Haskalah | Dr. David Ruderman (Anglo-Judaism #1)
J.J. and Dr. David Ruderman open our series with a discussion about the unique character and interesting characters of the Jewish Enlightenment in England…
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92. Analytic Philosophy (Repent!): Dr. Noam Oren
J.J. and Dr. Noam Oren bridge the gap between the analytic philosophical tradition and the Jewish one. If you or your business are interested in sponsoring an…
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91. The Halakhic Man | Dr. Lawrence Kaplan
J.J. and Dr. Lawrence Kaplan analyze the life and thought of Joseph B. Soloveichik through the lens of Halakha. The new edition of Halakhic Man (edited…
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90. Joseph B. Soloveichik's Existentialism | Dr. Daniel Rynhold
J.J. and Dr. Daniel Rynhold discuss lonely and halakhic men and minds. If you or your business are interested in sponsoring an episode or mini-series, please…
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89. The Rashbam | Dr. Martin Lockshin
J.J. and Dr. Martin Lockshin discuss the (not so) plain and simple ideas of Rabbi Samuel ben Meir of Troyes, a leading Tosafist and grandson to Rashi. If you…
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88. Walter Benjamin | Dr. Vivian Liska
J.J. and Dr. Vivian Liska border on the sublime in their discussion of the life and thought of this German-Jewish thinker. If you or your business are…
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87. Sefer Yosippon | Dr. Carson Bay
J.J. and Dr. Carson Bay crack open this recondite work of Jewish history and myth-making . If you or your business are interested in sponsoring an episode or…
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86. The Meaning of Life | Dr. Alan Mittleman
J.J. and Dr. Alan Mittleman make meaning out of a moment (or two). How does the Jewish tradition handle the big existential question? What does this all mean?…
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85. Halakhic Codes & Responsa | Dr. Chaim Saiman
J.J. and Dr. Chaim Saiman compare the two dominant modes of Jewish legal transmission, and put them in conversation with global legal traditions. If you or…
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84. The Mesorah & the Masoretes | Dr. David Moster
J.J. and Dr. David Moster take a trip deep down into the tradition of our tradition in search of the true text of the Bible. If you or your business are…
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83. The Biblical Canon(s) | Dr. Hindy Najman
J.J. and Dr. Hindy Najman on authorship, authority, and the creation of the Jewish canon. If you or your business are interested in sponsoring an episode or…
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82. Zechariah al-Dhahiri | Dr. Adena Tanenbaum
J.J. and Dr. Adena Tanenbaum unravel the dynamics of late medieval and early modern Jewish intellectual life in Yemen. This episode is sponsored by the Touro…
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81. The Revolutions of 1782 | Dr. Shmuel Feiner
J.J. and Dr. Shmuel Feiner tell tales of 1782 CE, a turning point in Modern Jewish History. This episode is sponsored by the Touro Graduate School of Jewish…
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80. Contemporary Attitudes | Dr. Alon Goshen-Gottstein (Universalism & Particularism #5)
J.J. and Dr. Alon Goshen-Gottstein stay current. They discuss 21st century Jewish thinkers like Jonathan Sacks, Irving Greenberg, and Goshen-Gottstein himself…
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79. Early Modern Attitudes | Dr. Jeremy Fogel (Universalism & Particularism #4)
J.J. and Dr. Jeremy Fogel reflect on the oneness of nature, the nature of oneness, and particularism vs. universalism in the thought of Benedict Spinoza, Moses…
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78. Medieval Attitudes | Dr. Menachem Kellner (Universalism & Particularism #3)
J.J. and Dr. Menachem Kellner pitch Maimonides against Judah HaLevi and explore the extremes of Jewish universalism and particularism in the middle ages. Thank…
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77. Rabbinic Attitudes | Dr. Marc Hirshman (Universalism & Particularism #2)
J.J. and Dr. Marc Hirshman dissect the schools of R. Akiva and R. Yishmael to understand the central rabbinic arguments about universalism and particularism…
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76. Biblical Attitudes | Dr. Ethan Schwartz (Universalism & Particularism #1)
J.J. and Dr. Ethan Schwartz explore the categories of religious universalism and particularism in the Bible. This is the first episode in our miniseries about…
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75. The Book of Ben Sira | Dr. Michael Satlow
J.J. and Dr. Michael Satlow offer an authentic account of this apocryphal book of wisdom literature. Follow us on Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social for…
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74. The Global Haskalah | Dr. Lital Levy
J.J. and Dr. Lital Levy explore the Jewish Nahda, and the border-ignoring breadth of the Haskalah. Follow us on Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social for updates…
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73. Offerings & Sacrifices | Dr. Shlomo Zuckier
J.J. and Dr. Shlomo Zuckier offer up some sweet-smelling insight into the history and future of sacrifices. Follow us on Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social…
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72. Piyyut & Midrash | Dr. Tzvi Novick
J.J. and Dr. Tzvi Novick talk prayer, poetry, homily, and some very-old-fashioned exegesis. Follow us on Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social for updates and…
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71. Heinrich Graetz | Dr. Jeffrey Blutinger
J.J. and Dr. Jeffrey Blutinger discuss the work and impact of the most influential Jewish Historian since Josephus. Follow us on Bluesky…
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70. Jewish Neoplatonism | Dr. Sarah Pessin
J.J. and Dr. Sarah Pessin overflow with curiosity about the poetic philosophy of the Medieval Jewish Neoplatonists. Follow us on Bluesky…
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69. American-Israeli Thought | Dr. Adam Ferziger
J.J. and Dr. Adam Ferziger crisscross the Atlantic to better understand the influence of American Orthodoxy on Israel, and vice versa. Buy the book: Agents of…
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68. Yitzchak Hutner | Dr. Alon Shalev
J.J. and Dr. Alon Shalev discuss the iconoclastic ideas and character of Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner. Follow us on Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social for updates…
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67. Natural Law & Judaism | Dr. David Novak
J.J. and Dr. David Novak hike through the forest of Natural Law, and stop to examine some (Jewish) trees therein. Follow us on Bluesky…
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66. Hasidei Ashkenaz | Dr. Talya Fishman
J.J. and Dr. Talya Fishman whip themselves up into a frenzy over the thought and influence of the pietists of the Medieval Rhineland. Follow us on Bluesky…
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65. Heidegger & Kabbalah | Dr. Elliot Wolfson
J.J. and Dr. Elliot Wolfson are just two beings talking about being, time, and Jewish mysticism in the thought of Martin Heidegger. Follow us on Bluesky…
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64. Modern Hebrew & The Yeshiva | Dr. Marina Zilbergerts
J.J. and Dr. Marina Zilbergerts study the birth of modern Hebrew for its own sake. Follow us on Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social for updates and insights!…
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63. Mysticism & Hasidism | Dr. Rachel Elior
J.J. and Dr. Rachel Elior make sharp distinctions between mysticism, Hasidism, and Sabbateanism. Follow us on Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social for updates…
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62. The Buber-Rosenzweig Bible | Dr. Abigail Gillman
J.J. and Dr. Abigail Gillman interpret the ideas and impact of the Buber-Rosenzweig Bible translation. Follow us on Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social for…
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61. Franz Rosenzweig | Dr. Paul Franks
J.J. and Dr. Paul Franks systematically consider Franz Rosenzweig in all his existential and idealistic glory. Follow us on Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social…
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60. Martin Buber | Dr. Samuel Brody
J.J. and Dr. Samuel Brody assess the original ideas and monumental influence of this 20th century thinker and leader. Follow us on Bluesky…
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59. Talmudic Women | Gila Fine
J.J. and Gila Fine analyze the literary character of Talmudic women and uncover a counter history of Bruriah. Follow us on Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social…
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58. Scholem's Postmortem | Dr. Noam Zadoff (Shabbetai Tzevi #5)
J.J. and Dr. Noam Zadoff methodically demistify Gershom Scholem's iconoclastic but influential views about Sabbateanism and its causal connection to just about…
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57. Frank & Frankism | Dr. Pawel Maciejko (Shabbetai Tzevi #4)
J.J. and Dr. Pawel Maciejko conspire to bring you an episode about a small but mighty sub-sect of Sabbateanism. Follow us on Bluesky…
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56. Emden vs. Eybeschutz | Dr. Maoz Kahana (Shabbetai Tzevi #3)
J.J. and Dr. Maoz Kahana are at Altona-Hamburg-Wandsbek's biggest fight night. This Rabbinic brawl over Sabbateanism in the 18th century bruised Jewish leaders…
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55. Jacob Sasportas | Dr. Yaacob Dweck (Shabbetai Tzevi #2)
J.J. and Dr. Yaacob Dweck Introduce us to the critic-in-chief of the Sabbatean movement in the 17th century: Rabbi Jacob Sasportas. This is episode 2 or our…
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54. Shabbetai & Sabbateanism | Dr. Matt Goldish (Shabbetai Tzevi #1)
J.J. and Dr. Matt Goldish Introduce us to Shabbetai Tzevi and his cadre of prophets and promoters. This is episode 1 or our mini-series about Sabbateanism and…
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53. The New Mishnah | Dr. Eliav Grossman
J.J. and Dr. Eliav Grossman bravely explore a new (old) frontier in Jewish thought. The mysterious time between the closing of the Babylonian Talmud and the…
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52. Ahad Ha'Am | Dr. Steven Zipperstein
J.J. and Dr. Steven Zipperstein capture the essence and relevance of this elusive visionary. Follow us on Twitter (X) @JewishIdeas_Pod to see the realization…
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51. The Binding of Isaac | Dr. Aaron Koller
J.J. and Dr. Aaron Koller tremble in fear of this awesome Biblical episode, but they still manage to discuss fascinating theological and historical…
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50. The Haskalah Reconsidered | Dr. Olga Litvak
J.J. and Dr. Olga Litvak take the express from Berlin to Eastern Europe in search of the real Jewish enlightenment. Follow us on Twitter (X) @JewishIdeas_Pod…
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49. Emmanuel Levinas | Dr. Sarah Hammerschlag
J.J. and Dr. Sarah Hammerschlag encounter a phenomenal high-school principal and genius: Emmanuel Levinas. Follow us on Twitter (X) @JewishIdeas_Pod to…
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48. Abraham Ibn Ezra's Commentary | Dr. Sara Labaton
J.J. and Dr. Sara Labaton dive into the mysteries of Ibn Ezra’s revolutionary commentary on the Bible. This is episode 2 of our series on the ideas of Abraham…
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47. Abraham Ibn Ezra's Philosophy | Dr. Tzvi Langermann
J.J. and Dr. Tzvi Langermann enumerate many of the Ibn Ezra's most fascinating philosophical ideas. This is episode 1 of our series on the ideas of Abraham Ibn…
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46. Hermann Cohen | Dr. Shira Billet
J.J. and Dr. Shira Billet make sense of this remarkable Jewish idealist. Follow us on Twitter (X) @JewishIdeas_Pod to get into spats with other listeners about…
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45. Rabbis & Christians | Dr. Michal Bar-Asher Siegal
J.J. and Dr. Michal Bar-Asher Siegal meditate on Talmudic responses to Christianity. Follow us on Twitter (X) @JewishIdeas_Pod to get into arguments with other…
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44. The Rebbe | Dr. Yosef Bronstein
J.J. and Dr. Yosef Bronstein resurrect some of the most fascinating ideas that animated the thought of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the 7th Lubavitcher…
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43. Chabad’s Bridge Figure | Dr. Reuven Leigh
J.J. and Dr. Reuven Leigh finally bring Chabad into the 20th century! They inspect the life and thought of the fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe–Rabbi Sholom Dovber…
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42. The Father of Chabad | Dr. Eli Rubin
J.J. and Dr. Eli Rubin revel in the traditional and rebellious thought of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, author of The Tanya, and first Rebbe of the Chabad…
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41. Ethics of the Fathers | Dr. Yair Furstenberg
J.J. and Dr. Yair Furstenberg contextualize the ethical teachings of the Tannaim. Follow us on Twitter (X) @JewishIdeas_Pod to get into arguments with other…