Podcast Episodes
2. Theodicy and Job | Dr. Jon D. Levenson
In this episode Dr. Jon Levenson and JJ get into questions about good, evil, and the Book of Job.
Jon D. Levenson, Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies, began teaching at Harvard in 1988, having previously taught at the University of Chicago and at Wellesley College. His work concentrates on the interpretation of the Hebrew Bible, including its reinterpretations in the "rewritten Bible" of Second Temple Judaism and rabbinic midrash. In addition, one of his courses deals with the use of medieval Jewish commentaries for purposes of modern biblical exegesis, and another…
1. Hasidut | Dr. Ariel Mayse
In this episode J.J. and Professor Ariel Mayse of Stanford get into the major ideas that set early Hasidism apart, and how those ideas inform Hasidism to this day.
Ariel Evan Mayse joined the faculty of Stanford University in 2017 as an assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies, after previously serving as the Director of Jewish Studies and Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Jewish Thought at Hebrew College in Newton, Massachusetts, and a research fellow at the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies of the University of Michigan.
Mayse holds…
0. Prologue
Welcome to The Podcast of Jewish Ideas!!
In this episode JJ introduces himself, the podcast, and what we hope to do together in the coming episodes. We do hope you enjoy.