Rabbi Sacks Book Prize Podcast
Yeshiva University's Sacks Book Prize, funded by the Rohr Family, recognizes a recently published book deeply sourced in Jewish texts with broad appeal within and beyond the Jewish community, in keeping with the scholarly legacy of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. Join us to learn more about the winning and finalist books from conversations with their authors.
Episodes
6 episodes
Impossible Takes Longer
Join Dr. Shira Weiss of the Sacks-Herenstein Center of Yeshiva University for a conversation with Dr. Daniel Gordis, author of Sacks Book Prize winner, Impossible Takes Longer: 75 Years After Its Creation, Has Israel Fulfilled Its Founders’...
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Season 2
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1:03:15
Questioning Belief
Join Dr. Shira Weiss of the Sacks-Herenstein Center of Yeshiva University for a conversation with Rabbi Dr. Raphael Zarum, author of Sacks Book Prize finalist, Questioning Belief: Torah and Tradition in an Age of Doubt (Koren, 2023). R...
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Season 2
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46:56
Covenant and World Religions
Join Dr. Shira Weiss of the Sacks-Herenstein Center of Yeshiva University for a conversation with Rabbi Dr. Alon Goshen-Gottstein, author of Sacks Book Prize finalist, Covenant and World Religions: Irving Greenberg, Jonathan Sacks and the Q...
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Season 2
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27:52
Becoming Elijah
Join Dr. Shira Weiss of the Sacks-Herenstein Center of Yeshiva University for a conversation with Daniel Matt, author of Sacks Book Prize winner, Becoming Elijah: Prophet of Transformation (Yale, 2022). Professor Matt brings Elijah to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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44:31
Care and Covenant: A Jewish Bioethic of Responsibility
Join Dr. Shira Weiss of the Sacks-Herenstein Center of Yeshiva University for a conversation with Rabbi Dr. Jason Weiner, author of Sacks Book Prize finalist, Care and Covenant: A Jewish Bioethic of Responsibility(Georgetown University...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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27:22
Sam Lebens: A Guide for the Jewish Undecided
Join Dr. Shira Weiss of the Sacks-Herenstein Center of Yeshiva University for a conversation with Professor Sam Lebens, author of Sacks Book Prize finalist, A Guide for the Jewish Undecided: A Philosopher Makes the Case for Orthodox Judaism...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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40:49
