Jewish Ideas to Change the World Podcast
1) Models of Heroism and Independence in Our Time
A hybrid event presentation with Rabbi Mike Feuer About The Event: On the day after Israel’s Independence Day, this talk explores how certain models of Jewish heroism - the warrior and the public lead...Show More
2) The Questions That Never Go Away
A hybrid event presentation with Rabbi Ed Feinstein The event was co-sponsored by the United Jewish Federation of Utah and hosted by Temple Har Shalom. About The Event: A child asks innocently, Where ...Show More
3) Forging White Heat: A Post–October 7 Haiku Journey
A virtual event presentation by Sara Tropper About The Event: In this book talk, I will present the forging of “White Heat” and read select poems from the volume. I will share what spurred me to write...Show More
4) Holocaust Testimony Reimagined
A virtual event presentation by Martin Herskovitz About The Event: Eighty years after the Holocaust, a new narrative is taking its place alongside the heretofore trauma-based narratives: the artistic ...Show More
5) Mayim Bialik in Conversation with Rabbi Shmuly
A sit-down conversation with Mayim Bialik and Rabbi Shmuly. Mayim Bialik is best known for her lead role as Blossom Russo in the early-1990s NBC television sitcom Blossom. She played the role of Amy F...Show More
6) An Unfinished Freedom: Passover as the Birth of an Ideal
An event presentation by Rabbi Dr. Armin Langer and Rabbi Moishe SteigmannAbout The Event: This year, we explore what freedom meant for the Israelites, who were included—and who were left out—in the T...Show More
7) Going Out with Knots: My Two Kaddish Years with Hebrew Poetry
A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Dr. Wendy Zierler About The Event: This class will trace the origin of my feminist Kaddish / COVID memoir and the related Shir Hadash project, as well as the titl...Show More
8) Religion Meets Spirituality: Rabbi Shmuly in Conversation with Alan Morinis
Rabbi Shmuly has a sit-down interview with the founder of The Mussar Institute, Alan Morinis as they talk about the intersection of religion and spirituality in Judaism.Alan Morinis received his docto...Show More
9) Torah, Tarot, and Trickery: Judaism’s Take on Magic and Divination
A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Steven GotlibAbout The Event: What does Judaism REALLY believe about magic and divination? Join Steven Gotlib, an experienced magician/mentalist and former Tarot-...Show More
10) The Shabbat Effect
A hybrid event presentation by Alan Morinis The event was co-sponsored by BMH-BJ About The Event: The topic of this session will be the forthcoming book, The Shabbat Effect. The point of the book is t...Show More