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In these stormy times, loud voices from all fronts call for revolution and change. But what kind of revolution brings true freedom to both society and the human soul? Cultural observer Os Guinness explores the nature of revolutionary faith, contrasting between secular revolutions such as the French Revolution and the faith-led revolution of ancient Israel.

Martin Buber’s I and Thou has long been acclaimed as a classic. Many prominent writers have acknowledged its influence on their work; students of intellectual history consider it a landmark; and the generation born after World War II considers Buber one of its prophets. Buber’s main proposition is that we may address existence in two ways: (1) that of the “I” toward an “It,” toward an object that is separate in itself, which we either use or experience; (2) that of the “I” toward “Thou,” in which we move into existence in a relationship without bounds.

By Divine Design. Two Souls. One Chavrusa. Endless Inspiration.

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Join host Solomon "Sol" Bishop as he unlocks midrash, the ancient Jewish art of reading between the lines of scripture. Discover interpretive techniques that shaped how rabbis understood sacred text—and how those same methods illuminate surprising connections in the New Testament. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

Midrash s’associe avec le média de pensées juives Tenoua, pour proposer un podcast inédit consacré à la création artistique juive contemporaine : le “Midrash Podcast”. Joséphine Tapiro et Gabriel Amzallag donnent la parole à des artistes pour questionner les liens entre leur création et leur rapport à la culture juive. Du hip-hop au cinéma, de la cuisine au dessin, ces trajectoires racontent des expériences multiples de personnages artistiques hauts en couleurs. Tous différents selon leur médium, ou leur rapport à leur identité et à la religion, nos invités ont en ...

Welcome to The Status with Eli Wolbrom This channel is a natural extension of Eli Wolbrom’s WhatsApp status but in long-form video with expanded commentary. There may even be a guest or two! Eli provides an honest, candid, clear-eyed look at Aliyah, Torah and everyday life in Eretz Yisroel from the perspective of a regular guy building a normal life there. Common topics include Nach, hashkafa, culture, touring, work, family and the day to day challenges and merits of living in Israel. You will also hear from guests with real experience across these areas, in open and direct conversations.

A podcast for Jewish women with a lot to say.GOLDA founder Stephanie Butnick sits down with journalist Gabby Deutch, novelist Esther Chehebar, and Rabbi Diana Fersko each week to talk culture, community, identity, and the everyday moments shaping modern Jewish life.

The JPS TANAKH: The Jewish Bible, audio version, is a recorded version of the JPS TANAKH, the most widely read English translation of the Hebrew, or Jewish, Bible. Produced and recorded for The Jewish Publication Society (JPS) by The Jewish Braille Institute (JBI), this complete, unabridged audio version of the Torah features over 14 hours of readings by seven narrators. The Torah is the essence of Jewish tradition; it inspires each successive generation.

In a bold and moving book that is sure to spark heated debate, the novelist and cultural critic James Carroll maps the profoundly troubling 2,000-year course of the Church’s battle against Judaism and faces the crisis of faith it has provoked in his own life as a Catholic. More than a chronicle of religion, this dark history is the central tragedy of Western civilization, its fault lines reaching deep into our culture.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Holocaust by Laurence Rees, read by Jonathan Keeble. This landmark work answers two of the most fundamental questions in history - how, and why, did the Holocaust happen? Laurence Rees has spent twenty-five years meeting...

Resistance to malaria. Blue eyes. Lactose tolerance. What do all of these traits have in common? Every one of them has emerged in the last 10,000 years.

For thousands of years, Jews have looked to the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament by Christians, for their origins, and have located in them the tenets of their faith. However, much of what is recognized today as Judaism does not appear in the Bible. How did Judaism develop from its biblical roots to the highly developed system we know today? What has changed - and what has remained constant? In this series of 24 spirited and provocative lectures, Professor Gafni investigates how the Jewish faith struggled to continually redefine itself during the first thousand years after the completion of the last books of the Hebrew Bible.

Coming out of retirement, an aging Sherlock Holmes has traveled to Palestine with his 19-year-old partner, Mary Russell. There, disguised as ragged Bedouins, they embark on a dangerous mission. If they fail, the holy city will surely go up in flames.

The first comprehensive yet accessible history of the state of Israel from its inception to present day, from Daniel Gordis, "one of the most respected Israel analysts" (The Forward) living and writing in Jerusalem. Israel is a tiny state, and yet it has captured the world s attention, aroused...

WINNER OF THE 2019 DUFF COOPER PRIZE Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A History of the Bible by John Barton, read by Ralph Lister. The Bible is the central book in Western culture, yet extraordinarily there is no proper history of it. This exceptional work, by one of the world's leading...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz by Jeremy Dronfield, read by John Sackville. In 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, a Jewish upholsterer in Vienna, was seized by the Nazis. Along with his teenage son, Fritz, he was sent to Buchenwald in Germany. There...

Midrash provides the psychological backstory to the Torah and changes your spiritual thinking patterns. You will soon realize that the Torah cannot be fully understood without Midrash. The written Torah is hiding the true meaning and spiritual nourishment that you are meant to extract. Learning Midrash is a great source of faith because the Midrash pulls back the curtain to reveal God’s hiding places - you see how God operates at the intersection of free will and Jewish destiny.

Our Crime Was Being Jewish contains 576 vivid memories of 358 Holocaust survivors. These are the true, insider stories of victims, told in their own words. They include the experiences of teenagers who saw their parents and siblings sent to the gas chambers; of starving children beaten for trying to steal a morsel of food; of people who saw their friends commit suicide to save themselves from the daily agony they endured.