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21. Neo-Hasidut | Rabbi Dr. Art Green
J.J. and Rabbi Dr. Art Green explore the nature and spirit of Neo-Hasidut.
Dr. Arthur Green was the founding dean and is currently rector of the Rabbi…
2 years, 7 months ago
20. The Zohar | Dr. Daniel Matt
Season 1 Episode 20
J.J. and Dr. Daniel Matt become wiser and gain understanding while discussing the Kabbalistic ideas of The Zohar .
Daniel Matt is a prominent scholar…
2 years, 8 months ago
19. Anti-Maimonides | Dr. Tamar Rudavsky
Season 1 Episode 19
J.J. and Dr. Tamar Rudavsky trace the responses to Maimonides among Medieval Jewish Philosophers.
T.M. Rudavsky is Professor of Philosophy at The Ohi…
2 years, 8 months ago
18. The German Haskalah | Dr. Michah Gottlieb
Season 1 Episode 18
J.J. and Dr. Michah Gottlieb shed light on the origins of the Haskalah in Berlin, and examine Mendelssohn's role in it.
Michah Gottlieb is Director o…
2 years, 8 months ago
17. The Real Maimonides | Dr. Noah Feldman
Season 1 Episode 17
J.J. and Dr. Noah Feldman attempt uncover what Maimonides was really trying to do in his halakhic and philosophical works.
Noah Feldman is Felix Fran…
2 years, 9 months ago
16. Sigmund Freud | Dr. Naomi Seidman
Season 1 Episode 16
J.J. and Dr. Naomi Seidman wonder why Jews want to claim Freud so badly, and if that claim has merit.
Dr. Naomi Seidman is the Chancellor Jackman Pro…
2 years, 9 months ago
15. Classics & Rabbinics | Dr. Simon Goldhill
Season 1 Episode 15
J.J. and Dr. Simon Goldhill try to nail down exactly what Midrash really is and try to place the classical Rabbis in their historical context.
Simon G…
2 years, 10 months ago
14. Yiddish Literature | Dr. Ruth Wisse
Season 1 Episode 14
J.J. and Dr. Ruth Wisse unpack the world or modern Yiddish literature from its beginnings with Rav Nachman of Breslov through Chaim Grade and the con…
2 years, 10 months ago
13. Philosophy of Halakha | Dr. Yonatan Brafman
Season 1 Episode 13
J.J. and Dr. Yonatan Brafman define philosophy of halakha and discuss the competing halakhic philosophies of Yeshayahu Leibowitz and Eliezer Berkovit…
2 years, 11 months ago
12. The Mishnah | Dr. Shaye J.D. Cohen
Season 1 Episode 12
J.J. and Dr. Shaye Cohen go deep into the world of the mishnah and try to mark the boundaries between the world of the mishnah and the world of histo…
2 years, 11 months ago