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Writ Large
August 12, 2022
On Sholem Aleichem’s "The Tevye Stories"
A Discussion with Saul Noam Zaritt
Saul Noam Zaritt
Hosted by
Zachary Davis
The original production of Fiddler on the Roof won nine Tony awards, held the record for the longest-running Broadway musical, and was adapted into a hit movie. But the musical …
Jewish Studies
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Interviews with scholars of Judaism about their new books.
Jewish Studies
August 11, 2022
Power and Progress
Joseph Ibn Kaspi and the Meaning of History
Alexander Green
Hosted by
Ari Barbalat
The philosopher and biblical commentator Joseph Ibn Kaspi (1280–1345) was a provocative Jewish thinker of the medieval era whose works have generally been overlooked by modern scholars. Power and Progress …
Jewish Studies
August 10, 2022
The Crowns on the Letters
Essays on the Aggada and the Lives of the Sages
Ari D. Kahn
Hosted by
Matthew Miller
Rabbi Ari Kahn’s The Crowns on the Letters: Essays on the Aggada and the Lives of the Sages (OU Press, 2020) represents a major achievement in the study of the lives …
Jewish Studies
August 8, 2022
The Idea of 'Israel' in Second Temple Judaism
A New Theory of People, Exile, and Israelite Identity
Jason A. Staples
Hosted by
Michael Morales
How did the concept of Israel impact early Jewish apocalyptic hopes of restoration? How diverse was Israelite identity in antiquity? Tune in as we talk with Jason A. Staples about …
Writ Large
August 3, 2022
On Thomas of Monmouth's "The Life and Passion of William of Norwich"
A Discussion with Rowan Dorin
Rowan Dorin
Hosted by
Zachary Davis
There is only one surviving copy of The Life and Passion of William of Norwich, but its story continues to haunt us. When 12th-century monk Thomas of Monmouth learned of …
Jewish Studies
August 3, 2022
Thinking about Good and Evil
Jewish Views from Antiquity to Modernity
Wayne Allen
Hosted by
Matthew Miller
Today I talked to Rabbi Wayne Allen about his book Thinking about Good and Evil: Jewish Views from Antiquity to Modernity (U Nebraska Press, 2021). Starting with the Bible and Apocrypha …
Jewish Studies
August 3, 2022
The Bible with and Without Jesus
How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently
Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler
Hosted by
Zalman Newfield
In The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently (HarperOne, 2020), Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler take readers on a guided tour …
On Religion
August 1, 2022
On the Krampus Conundrum
A Discussion with Madison Tarleton
Madison Tarleton
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
Madison Tarleton is a Ph.D. candidate and scholar of Medieval Judaism in Christian Europe, antijudaism and antisemitism. Madison is studying at the University of Denver and Iliff School of Theology’s joint PhD …
Biblical Studies
July 29, 2022
Eco Bible
An Ecological Commentary on Genesis and Exodus
Yonatan Neril and Leo Dee
Hosted by
Ari Barbalat
What does the Bible say about ecology? As people face huge ecological challenges-including growing hurricanes, floods, forest fires, and plastic pollution-the groundbreaking Yonatan Neril and Leo Dee's Eco Bible (Interfaith Center for …
Religion
July 28, 2022
The Origin of Sin
Greece and Rome, Early Judaism and Christianity
David Konstan
Hosted by
Tiatemsu Longkumer
Where did the idea of sin arise from? In The Origin of Sin: Greece and Rome, Early Judaism and Christianity (Bloomsbury, 2022), David Konstan takes a close look at classical …
Middle Eastern Studies
July 27, 2022
Unknown Past
Layla Murad, the Jewish-Muslim Star of Egypt
Hanan Hammad
Hosted by
Roberto Mazza
Layla Murad (1918-1995) was once the highest-paid star in Egypt, and her movies were among the top-grossing in the box office. She starred in 28 films, nearly all now classics …
On Religion
July 26, 2022
On Chrismukkah
A Discussion with Samira Mehta
Samira Mehta
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
Dr. Samira Mehta a scholar of religion and the politics of the American Family and an assistant professor of Women and Gender Studies and Jewish Studies at the University of …
Biblical Studies
July 25, 2022
Ezekiel's Visionary Temple in Babylonian Context
Tova Ganzel
Hosted by
Michael Morales
What are we to make of the Temple envisioned by Ezekiel? How can we better understand Ezekiel, chapters 40 through 48? One way, suggests Tova Ganzel, is by examining evidence …
Jewish Studies
July 22, 2022
The Routledge Introductory Course in Modern Hebrew
Giore Etzion
Hosted by
Michael Morales
Thinking about learning Modern Hebrew, but waiting for the perfect grammar? The Routledge Introductory Course in Modern Hebrew by Giore Etzion is an integrated language course adopting an eclectic approach. The course …
On Religion
July 22, 2022
On American Jews on the Frontier
A Discussion with Shari Rabin
Shari Rabin
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
Dr. Shari Rabin is a scholar of modern Judaism and American religions. Her first book, Jews on the Frontier: Religion and Mobility in Nineteenth-Century America (New York University Press, 2017) …
Jewish Studies
July 22, 2022
The Biblical Hero
Portraits in Nobility and Fallibility
Elliott Rabin
Hosted by
Matthew Miller
Today I talked to Elliott Rabin about his book The Biblical Hero: Portraits in Nobility and Fallibility (Jewish Publication Society, 2020). Approaching the Bible in an original way—comparing biblical heroes to heroes …
Jewish Studies
July 20, 2022
Like Salt for Bread
The Jews of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Francine Friedman
Hosted by
Ari Barbalat
Francine Friedman's Like Salt for Bread: The Jews of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Brill, 2021) is the only comprehensive treatment in any language of a rather “exotic” Balkan Jewish community. It …
Women's History
July 15, 2022
Birth, Sex and Abuse
Women's Voices Under Nazi Rule
Beverley Chalmers
Hosted by
Jeannette Cockroft
Birth, Sex and Abuse: Women's Voices Under Nazi Rule (Grosvenor House, 2015) is a fascinating and gripping examination of birth, sex and abuse during the Nazi era. Dr Chalmers’ unique …
Environmental Studies
July 14, 2022
Climate Politics and the Power of Religion
Evan Berry
Hosted by
Brady McCartney
How does our faith affect how we think about and respond to climate change? Climate Politics and the Power of Religion (Indiana University Press, 2022) is an edited collection that explores …
Jewish Studies
July 13, 2022
Towards the Mystical Experience of Modernity
The Making of Rav Kook, 1865-1904
Yehudah Mirsky
Hosted by
Matthew Miller
Avraham Yitzhaq Ha-Cohen Kook (1865-1935) stands as a colossal figure of modern Jewish history and thought. Jurist, mystic, poet, theologian, communal leader, founder of the modern Chief Rabbinate and still …
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