Podcast Episodes
16. Sigmund Freud | Dr. Naomi Seidman
J.J. and Dr. Naomi Seidman wonder why Jews want to claim Freud so badly, and if that claim has merit.
15. Classics & Midrash | Dr. Simon Goldhill
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…
14. Yiddish Literature | Dr. Ruth Wisse
J.J. and Dr. Ruth Wisse unpack the world or modern Yiddish literature from its beginnings with Rav Nachman of Breslov through Chaim Grade…
13. Philosophy of Halakha | Dr. Yonatan Brafman
In this episode J.J. and Dr. Yonatan Brafman define philosophy of halakha and discuss the competing halakhic philosophies of Yeshayahu…
12. The Mishnah | Dr. Shaye J.D. Cohen
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…
11. Judaism and Postmodernism | Dr. Miriam Feldmann-Kaye
In this episode J.J. and Dr. Miriam Feldmann-Kaye get into the nature of postmodernism and how it relates to Judaism. Also, meta-narratives…
10. Medieval Hebrew Poetry | Peter Cole
In this episode J.J. and Peter Cole discuss Jewish poetry, aesthetics, and why Samuel ibn Naghrillah would probably make an excellent…
9. Early Modern Judaism | Dr. Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg
In this episode J.J. and Dr. Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg try to figure out what exactly we mean when we say "the Early Modern Period", also…
8. The Guide to the Perplexed | Dr. Lenn Goodman
In this episode J.J. and Dr. Lenn Goodman discuss Maimonides’ Guide to the Perplexed, and the challenges of a brand new translation. Also:…
7. Second Temple Sectarianism | Dr. Malka Simkovich
In this episode J.J. and Dr. Simkovich dig into the differences between the Pharisees and the Saducees, and air some more second temple…