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30. Spinoza's Life and Ethics | Dr. Rebecca Goldstein
Season 1 Episode 30
Dr. Rebecca Goldstein and J.J. communicate the story of Spinoza's herem and outline the radicalism of his Ethics.
Our first mini-series!! Welcome to …
2 years, 3 months ago
29. Rashi's Torah | Dr. Eric Lawee
Season 1 Episode 29
J.J. and Dr. Eric Lawee comment on Rashi's astounding career, and refuse to gloss over his contentious journey to join the Jewish canon.
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2 years, 4 months ago
28. Ecclesiastes | Dr. Menachem Fisch
Season 1 Episode 28
J.J. and Dr. Menachem Fisch decided that this is the time for studying the philosophy of the book of Qohelet, and they don't study it in vain.
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2 years, 4 months ago
27. Philo of Alexandria | Dr. Maren Niehoff
Season 1 Episode 27
J.J. and Dr. Maren Niehoff comment on Philo's ideas and attempt to weave him back into the fabric of Jewish history.
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2 years, 5 months ago
26. Declaring Israel | Dr. Neil Rogachevsky
Season 1 Episode 26
J.J. and Dr. Neil Rogachevsky skip down the winding (theoretical) road towards Israeli independence, and tell the story of the drafting of Ben Gurion…
2 years, 5 months ago
25. Moshe Chaim Luzzatto | Dr. Jonathan Garb
Season 1 Episode 25
J.J. and Dr. Jonathan Garb march down the various paths of the Ram"chal's thought, and straighten out some mysteries of his life, thought, and recept…
2 years, 5 months ago
24. Copernicus and the Jews | Dr. Jeremy Brown
Season 1 Episode 24
J.J. and Dr. Jeremy Brown circulate some of the Jewish responses to Copernicus.
Jeremy Brown is the author of New Heavens and a New Earth; The Jewish …
2 years, 6 months ago
23. Tzimtzum | Dr. Christoph Schulte
Season 1 Episode 23
J.J. and Dr. Christoph Schulte contract a serious case of mystical curiousity, and diminish the mysteries around the idea of Tzimtzum.
Prof. Dr. Chri…
2 years, 6 months ago
22. Jewish Apologetics | Dr. Samuel Lebens
Season 1 Episode 22
J.J. and Dr. Sam Lebens prove God?! (Or at least, they discuss the history of some Jewish arguments for God.)
Samuel Lebens is associate professor of …
2 years, 6 months ago
21. Leo Strauss | Dr. Leora Batnitzky
Season 1 Episode 21
J.J. and Dr. Leora Batnitzky look for hidden truths in Strauss' thought.
Dr. Leora Batnitzky is the Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Jewish studies an…
2 years, 7 months ago