Meir Soloveichik Podcast
1) Episode 5: The Ninth and Tenth Commandments
When It Displeases the Court: Truth, Testimony, and the Ninth Commandment What does it mean to speak “the whole truth, and nothing but the truth”? The Torah’s prohibition on false testimony is a deepe...Show More
2) Episode 4: The Seventh and Eighth Commandments
Family and the Seventh Commandment Adultery is not only a private failing—it strikes at the covenantal heart of marriage. This commandment shows how Jewish tradition links faith in family to faith in ...Show More
3) Episode 3: The Fifth and Sixth Commandments
God, Father, and Mother: The Partnership That Defines the Jewish Family Why is honoring one’s parents listed alongside commandments about God? Judaism sees family as a sacred partnership in creation a...Show More
4) Episode 2: The Third and Fourth Commandments
Who Is God? The Third Commandment and the Name of the Lord What does it mean that the Creator has a personal and ineffable name? Rabbi Soloveichik explores how the sanctity of God’s name illuminates t...Show More
5) Episode 1: The First and Second Commandments
How Do We Know God? The First Commandment Judah Halevi pondered why the one true God revealed Himself not merely as Creator of the Universe, but as the God of Abraham Who took Israel out of Egypt. Wha...Show More
6) The Bible, the Founders, and the War on American History
American history is under siege today. Rabbi Soloveichik explores how can we make sure our children learn and appreciate the American story, and thinks about the role Jews have in this mission.
7) July 4th, 1976
On America’s bicentennial, a remarkable Israeli rescue mission spreads the message of liberty throughout the world. Click here to read Rabbi Soloveichik’s essay about the Liberty Bell.
8) Adams, Jefferson, and the Jews
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams—the founding generation’s preeminent intellectual leaders—differed mightily about the value of the Jews and Judaism. Download the study guide here.
9) Adam’s Family and the “Adams Family”
How the lives of John and Abigail Adams shed light on the meaning of the biblical Adam and Eve to America and the world. Text: Genesis 1-6
10) The Thanksgivings of Solomon and Roger Sherman
The Book of Kings figures in a fascinating debate from the first session of the House of Representatives. Text: 1 Kings 4-5, 8