Jewish Quest
by Masorti Judaism in the UK
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Chayyei Sarah with Gabriel Botnick
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About this podcast
Each week, join us on an adventure as we deconstruct that week’s parasha, exploring new insights and meaning in the Torah. Hosted by Simon Eder and sponsored by the Louis Jacobs Foundation, a part of Masorti Judaism, Jewish Quest aims to honour the statement of R' Jacobs z"l who said: 'The quest for Torah is itself Torah.' Welcome to that Quest.
Find out more about our work at louisjacobs.org and masorti.org.uk
Episodes
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- Chayyei Sarah with Gabriel Botnick · 34 min · Season 5 Episode 5Send us Fan Mail Rabbi Gabriel Botnick explores questions of identity, the boundaries between God's will and human agency and the legacies left unresolved in the Parashah. Rabbi…
- Vayera with Yerach Meiersdorf · 39 min · Season 5 Episode 4Send us Fan Mail Rabbi Yerach Meiersdorf guides us through the notion of hospitality (hachnasat orchim) as spiritual practice which is so crucial to Abraham's development. Rabbi…
- Lech Lecha with Alex Matthews · 49 min · Season 5 Episode 3Send us Fan Mail Rabbi Alex Matthews explores the relationship between universal faith and a particular covenant. Rabbi Alex Matthews has been congregational leader of Ahavas…
- Noach with Lisbeth Fried · 26 min · Season 5 Episode 2Send us Fan Mail This week, Simon speaks with Dr Lisbeth Fried, who asks: "Who wrote the story of Noah and when?" Dr. Lisbeth S. Fried is Visiting Scholar at the University of…
- Bereshit with James Diamond · 41 min · Season 5 Episode 1Send us Fan Mail Professor James Diamond joins Simon as we open our fifth season to discuss the key questions of Bereishit. Professor James A. Diamond is the Joseph and Wolf…
- Special Episode - 20th Annual Louis Jacobs Memorial Lecture · 50 minSend us Fan Mail In a special interruption of our typical weekly programme, this week's episode is a recording of the 20th Annual Louis Jacobs Memorial Lecture, delivered by…
- Pinchas with Roni Tabick · 25 minSend us Fan Mail Rabbi Roni Tabick joins Simon to discuss Pinchas, zealotry, and his upcoming novel, Radiance. Rabbi Roni Tabick is rabbi of New Stoke Newington Shul. He was…
- Hukkat-Balak with Raanan Eichler · 30 minSend us Fan Mail Professor Eichler from Bar-Ilan University joins Simon to discuss the episode of Moses (and Aaron) hitting the rock, and the consequent punishment. Prof. Raanan…
- Korach with Samuel Klein · 35 minSend us Fan Mail Rabbi Samuel Klein joins Simon to discuss Korach, Salcedo and Rothko – among others! Rabbi Samuel Klein is Director of Jewish Engagement at the Jewish Federation…
- Shlach with Idan Dershowitz · 23 minSend us Fan Mail Professor Idan Dershowitz (Monash University) joins Simon to discuss Joshua Chapter 2, this week's Haftarah and the mysterious nature of the symbol 'ot'…
- Beha'alotekha with Angela Roskop Erisman · 27 minSend us Fan Mail Dr. Angela Roskop Erisman joins Simon to discuss the biblical text of Numbers 12, focusing on Miriam and Aaron's criticism of Moses for marrying a Kushite woman…
- Shavuot Special - with Rev. Patrick Moriarty · 27 minSend us Fan Mail Reverend Patrick Moriarty joins Simon to discuss the Ten Commandments and their significance for Western civilization. Rev Moriarty, who previously served as…
- Bamidbar with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg · 29 minSend us Fan Mail Rabbi Wittenberg, Senior Rabbi of Masorti Judaism in the UK, joins Simon to talk about Bamidbar, the spiritual potential of the desert, the environment and…
- Behar with Zachary Bernstein-Rothberg · 18 minSend us Fan Mail Newly-minted Rabbi Zachary Bernstein-Rothberg joins Simon to discuss Shemittah and agriculture as we focus in on Parashat Behar. Rabbi Bernstein-Rothberg has…
- Emor with Adriane Leveen · 31 minSend us Fan Mail Dr. Adriane Leveen received her Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from the University of California and her M.S. in Social Work from Columbia University. She served as…
- Acharei Mot-Kedoshim with David Frankel · 33 minSend us Fan Mail David Frankel is Associate Professor of Bible at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies. He has been on the faculty since 1992. He earned his PhD from the…
- Tazria-Metzora with Rabbi Ariel Abel · 34 minSend us Fan Mail Rabbi Ariel Abel discusses both the physical and spiritual implications of Tzara'at (leprosy)
- Shemini with Rabbi Joshua Garroway · 25 minSend us Fan Mail Dr Rabbi Joshua Garroway discusses the rationale for the dietary laws at various junctures in Jewish history and he also asks whether personal interpretations…
- 26/41 - Tzav with Rabbi Alex Matthews · 26 minSend us Fan Mail Rabbi Alex Matthews asks what the perpetual altar fire symbolises. Rabbi Alex Matthews has been part of the Congregation Ahavas Achim in Newburyport since 2015…
- 26/40 - Viyikra with Dr, Jeremy Tabick · 28 minSend us Fan Mail Dr Jeremy Tabick is senior editor and faculty at Hadar. Jeremy received his PhD in Talmud at JTS, writing "'Our Holy Rabbi': A Reassessment of the Historical…
