Jewish Quest
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, 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
Episodes
140 episodes
138 - Mattot Masei with Dr Rachel Havrelock
Dr Rachel Havrelock uncovers the difference between the Priestly vision and the Deuteronomistic vision for the map of the land of Canaan. Dr. Rachel Havrelock is Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and English at the University of...
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137 - Pinchas with Rabbi Eliyahu Jian
Rabbi Eliyahu Jian discusses the inner meaning behind Pinchas' act of zealotry.Rabbi Eliyahu Jian is a global thought leader, transformational life and business coach, spiritual coach, relationship coach, author and motivational speaker....
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136 - with Professor Everett Fox
Professor Everett Fox uncovers the unusual features of the Balaam narrative. Professor Everett Fox is the Allen M. Glick professor of Judaic and Biblical Studies at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. He received his M.A. ...
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135 - Chukat with Dr Ely Levine
Dr Ely Levine discusses the significance of the Red Heifer and the symbolic meaning behind the serpent of bronze. Dr. Ely Levine holds a PhD in biblical studies and archaeology from Harvard University. He has taught at Villanov...
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134 - Korach with Professor Naomi Graetz
Professor Naomi Graetz discusses the connection between Samuel and Korach and the parsha’s pertinence for today. Naomi Graetz taught English at Ben Gurion University of the Negev for 35 years. She is the author of Unlocking the Gar...
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133 - Shelach with Professor Jacob Wright
Professor Jacob Wright discusses the origins of the spy story.Professor Jacob Wright is Professor of Hebrew Bible at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology and the Director of Graduate Studies in Emory’s Tam Institute of J...
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132 - Behalotecha with Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffet
Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffat discusses radical models of leadership.
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We Have Reason To Believe - Session Two
Audio of Session held on Tuesday 21st May 2024 with Simon Eder.
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131 - Emor with Rabbi Nelly Altenburger
Rabbi Nelly Altenburger shares how we might read some deeply troubling lines of the parsha. Rabbi Nelly Altenburger became the new spiritual leader of Congregation Adath Israel in Middletown in the summer of 2020. Rabbi Altenb...
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130 - Kedoshim with Professor John Collins
Professor John Collins discusses the meaning of ''Love your neighbour as yourself!''and how the Golden Rule emerged. Professor John Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Un...
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129 - Acharei Mot with Professor Elsie Stern
Professor Elsie Stern shares how Acharei Mot acts as the bridge between the two sections of Vayikra. Elsie Stern is Professor of Bible at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. She received her BA from Yale University and h...
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128 - Pesach with Professor Berel Dov Lerner
In a special podcast for Pesach, Professor Berel Dov Lerner discusses the central theme of covenant on Seder night and reflects on Israel’s enslavement and redemption in Egypt as a meditation upon temporality and human agency. Berel...
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127 - Metsorah with Geoffrey Stern
Geoffrey Stern asks how Metsorah is connected to evil speech and he discusses the importance of tsar'at in the Torah. Geoffrey Stern is founder of the podcast, Madlik, a disruptive Torah podcast, which is published on a weekly basi...
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126 - Tazria with Rabbi Dr Wendy Zierler
Rabbi Dr Wendy Zierler discusses the anthropological importance of skin and the unlikely connection between skin affliction and the messiah. Rabbi Wendy Ilene Zierler, Ph.D., is Sigmund Falk Professor of Modern Jewish Literature an...
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125 - Shemini with Miryam Margo-Wolfson
Miryam Margo-Wolfson asks what was the strange fire of Nadav and Avihu and just what are the lessons of their deaths for us today. Miryam Margo-Wolfson is an intern at Temple Adath-Or and a fifth year Rabbinic and Cantorial student ...
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124 - Tzav with Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffet
Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffet discusses the sacrifices as psychological impulses and argues that we should reclaim the notion of fire as the primary symbol of the Divine.
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123 - Vayikra with Dr Yitzhaq Feder
Dr Yitzhaq Feder uncovers the fascinating and unexpected relevance of the sacrificial laws. Dr. Yitzhaq Feder is a lecturer at the University of Haifa. He is the author of Blood Expiation in Hittite and Biblical Ritu...
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Purim Special with Rabbi Jeremy Gordon
Rabbi Jeremy Gordon discusses his new commentary on the Book of Esther and the book's supreme relevance for our troubled times.
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122 - Pekudei with Rabbi Shimon Felix
Rabbi Shimon Felix discusses the importance of sacred space in Judaism. Rabbi Shimon Felix is the Executive Director Emeritus of the program. He was born in New York, and has lived in Jerusalem since 1973. Rabbi Felix has been asso...
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121 - Vayakhel with Rabbi Dr James Jacobsen-Maisels
Rabbi Dr James Jacobsen-Maisels shares the connection between the heart and the Mishkan. Rabbi James Jacobsen-Maisels leads and directs the vision of Or HaLev.Ordained by Rav Daniel Landes, with a doctorate in Jewish Studies fr...
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120 - Ki Tissa with Rabbi Jeremy Tabick
Dr Jeremy Tabick uncovers a fascinating inner-biblical midrash. Dr Jeremy Tabick is the content manager and faculty at Hadar, where he teaches, curates, and edits Hadar’s content – both online and in print – and project Zug courses...
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119 - Tetzaveh with Rabbi Dov Linzer
Rabbi Dov Linzer asks what is signified by the lighting of the Menorah?Rabbi Dov Linzer is one of the leading voices of Modern Orthodoxy in the world today. He is the President and Rabbinic Head of the Modern Orthodox Yeshivat Chovevei ...
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118 - Terumah with Rabbi Sara Paasche-Orlow
Executive Director of Rabbi Sara Paasche-Orlow discusses the act of giving. Rabbi Sara Paasche-Orlow is Executive Director of Northeastern Hillel, previously the director of spiritual care at Hebrew Senior Life and co-author with R...
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