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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
Masorti Judaism in the UK hosts Jewish Quest, a religion show with 196 episodes published.
Send 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 Eichler is an Associate Professor of Bible
Send 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 of Greater Seattle, where he leads strate
Send 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' referenced in both the Parashah and Haftarah. Idan
Send 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 Dr. Angela Roskop Erisman is owner of Ange
Send 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 head teacher at JCOSS (Jewish Community Secon
Send 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 ecology, and the wisdom of Rabbi Louis Jacobs a
Send 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 recently been appointed the rabbi of South He
Send 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 Senior Lecturer in Hebrew Bible at Hebrew Union
Send 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 Hebrew University of Jerusalem under the dire
Send us Fan Mail Rabbi Ariel Abel discusses both the physical and spiritual implications of Tzara'at (leprosy)
Send 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 remain secondary to the enduring act of obed
Send 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 and has been serving as its congregational
Send 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 Evidence about Rabbi, His Role in the Rabbini
Send us Fan Mail Professor Kenneth Seeskindiscusses how the luxurious design of the Tabernacle contrasts with simpler forms of worship described elsewhere in the book of Exodus. Professor Kenneth Seeskin is Professor of
Send us Fan Mail Rabbi Alex Matthews asks how we should understand the sin of the golden calf. Rabbi Alex Matthews has been part of the Congregation Ahavas Achim in Newburyport since 2015 and has been serving as its cong
Send us Fan Mail Rabbi Ariel Abel asks why the Torah moves so abruptly from the cosmic revelation of Sinai to the detailed civil laws outlined in Mishpatim. Rabbi Abel encourages cooperation, discussion and debate across
Send us Fan Mail Rabbi Ariel Abel encourages cooperation, discussion and debate across the spectrum of the Jewish community. He is a rabbinic graduate of Midrash Sephardi in Jerusalem. He is a practising solicitor and a
Send us Fan Mail Rabbi Samuel Klein discusses the remusiking of the Children of Israel. Rabbi Samuel Klein is Director of Jewish Engagement at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, where he leads strategic initiative
Send us Fan Mail Professor Ishay Rosen-Zvi discusses how the Mekilta and the Wisdom of Solomon differ in their portrayal of the plagues Prof. Ishay Rosen-Zvi is Professor of Rabbinic Literature in the department of Jewis
Send us Fan Mail Dr. Rabbi Tzemah Yoreh has a PhD in Bible from Hebrew University, as well as a PhD in Wisdom Literature of the Hellenistic period from the University of Toronto. He has written many books focusing on his
David Frankel
Oscar-winning filmmaker · Founder Collective
2 appearances on this show
John Collins
veteran CEO, global operator, Vistage Chair · Collins Wealth Management
1 appearance on this show
Shaul Magid
Professor of Modern Judaism in Residence at Harvard Divinity School · Fire Island Synagogue
1 appearance on this show
Joy Ladin
literary scholar, essayist, poet · Yeshiva University
1 appearance on this show
Robert Harris
best-selling author · Cranial Therapy Centre
1 appearance on this show
Julian Zelizer
Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs · Princeton University
1 appearance on this show
Rabbi Louis Jacobs
Masorti UK
1 appearance on this show
Gary Rendsburg
University of Jerusalem? (unclear)
1 appearance on this show
Mark Leuchter
Professor
1 appearance on this show
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