Podcast Episodes
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…
52. Ahad Ha'Am | Steven Zipperstein
J.J. and Dr. Steven Zipperstein capture the essence and relevance of this elusive visionary.
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…
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.
49. Emmanuel Levinas | Dr. Sarah Hammerschlag
J.J. and Dr. Sarah Hammerschlag encounter a phenomenal high-school principal and genius: Emmanuel Levinas.
48. Abraham Ibn Ezra's Commentary | Dr. Sarah 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…
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…
46. Hermann Cohen | Dr. Shira Billet
J.J. and Dr. Shira Billet make sense of this remarkable Jewish idealist.
45. Rabbis and Christians
J.J. and Dr. Michal Bar-Asher Siegal meditate on Talmudic responses to Christianity.
44. The Rebbe
J.J. and Dr. Yosef Bronstein resurrect some of the most fascinating ideas that animated the thought of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, the 7th…