The Study Podcast
1) Ep. 50: V'Zot HaBerachah - The End of The Cycle feat. Adam Greenwald
After over 60,000 downloads in over 100 countries, we are so glad to have brought an entire cycle of Torah study to our listeners. Rabbi Adam and Raviv look back at a year filled with inspiring conver...Show More
2) Ep. 49: Ha'azinu - Biblical Poetry feat. Robert Alter
Robert Alter, Professor in the Graduate School and Emeritus Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Berkeley, and award winning translator of the Torah joins ...Show More
3) Ep. 48: Vayelech - Carrying the Torch & Opera feat. James Darrah
James Darrah, stage and film director, and newly appointed artistic director of Long Beach Opera sits down with Rabbi Adam and Raviv to discuss a pivotal turning point in the Torah narrative- when Mos...Show More
4) Ep. 47: Nitzavim - Fearing God feat. Kylie Unell
Kylie Unell, host of the new podcast for Tablet Magazine How To Fix A Soul In Thirty Days  and founder of Rooted joins Raviv and Rabbi Adam Greenwald to discuss fearing God and saving souls.
5) Ep. 46: Ki Tavo - Food & Recipes feat. Jake Cohen
Jake Cohen, author of NYT Bestselling JEW-ISH Reinvented Recipes from a Modern Mensch, joins Raviv and Jess to talk about all things Jewish food, our connection to how we prepare our meals and where t...Show More
6) Ep. 45: Ki Tietzei - Student Debt feat. Natalia Abrams & Molly Wernick
Natalia Abrams, executive director of Student Debt Crisis, a non-profit organization dedicated to fundamentally reforming student debt and higher education loan policies, joins Raviv and special guest...Show More
7) Ep. 44: Shoftim - Magic & Performance feat. Tanya Solomon
Magician Tanya Solomon joins Raviv and Rabbi Jess to discuss her journey around the world as a performer, the parallel lives of magicians and rabbis, what we might take from the inclusion of demons, a...Show More
8) Ep. 43: Re'eh - What vs. Why feat. Jessica Minnen
Jess and Raviv have a one-on-one conversation to discuss parshat Re'eh and uncover what they "see" as part of the larger Jewish narrative. Jess discusses her relationship with asking "what" vs "w...Show More
9) Ep. 42: Ekev - X-Men, Retcons, & Fanfic feat. Connor Goldsmith
Connor Goldsmith from the Cerebro podcast joins Rabbi Jess and Raviv to discuss the commonalities between studying the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Torah, what "retcons" are and their role in storyte...Show More
10) Ep. 41: Va'etchanan - Jewish Education feat. Saul Kaiserman
Saul Kaiserman, Founding Director of Lifelong Learning at Congregation Emanu-El in New York City, joins Raviv and Rabbi Jess to discuss early and adult Jewish education, the responsibility and traditi...Show More