Podcasts by What Now? A JTS Podcast
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Introducing The Evolution of Torah: a history of rabbinic literature from 2019-11-27T22:22:38
Episode 1: Who Were the Rabbis?
What led to the emergence of the group of scholars and teachers we call the Rabbis? What motivated them and what did they value? The Rabbis looked to thei...
On a Scale of One to Ten—Sarah Wolf from 2019-08-01T11:00:17
In this season finale, Dr. Sarah Wolf, Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics at JTS, talks with Sara Beth about the impact of inherited tragedies, from her own family’s losses to the destruct...
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This One Goes to Eleven—David Fishman from 2019-07-25T11:00:07
Sara Beth talks with Dr. David Fishman, Professor of Jewish History and Director of Project Judaica at JTS, about a tragedy that’s an 11 on a scale of one to 10. Professor Fishman describes the ins...
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Restoring Balance—Julia Andelman from 2019-07-18T11:00:09
This week’s guest, Rabbi Julia Andelman, Director of Community Engagement at JTS, explains kapparah (atonement) and the ruptures in the cosmic equilibrium created by sin and suffering. She and Sara...
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From Loss to Action—Stephanie Ruskay from 2019-07-11T11:00:14
Sara Beth talks to Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay, associate dean of The Rabbinical School, associate director of the Louis Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies, and executive director of...
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Sympathetic Teachers and Rebellious Rabbis—David Kraemer from 2019-07-04T11:05:04
Dr. David Kraemer, Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Librarian and Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics at JTS, combs the canon of Jewish wisdom to find the right theological insights—and the right books—for...
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We Were Strangers—Abigail Uhrman from 2019-06-27T11:00:05
Dr. Abigail Uhrman, assistant professor of Jewish education in the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education at JTS, explains how to have difficult conversations with children (and adult...
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Getting Honest With Yourself—Eliezer Diamond from 2019-06-20T11:00:08
Sara Beth talks to Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, Rabbi Judah Nadich Associate Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics at JTS, about the power of acknowledging all the parts of ourselves in order to move forward...
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The Wholeness of a Broken Heart—Mychal Springer from 2019-06-13T11:00:13
Sara Beth talks with Rabbi Mychal Springer, founding director of the Center for Pastoral Education at JTS. Rabbi Springer shares her insights about living with brokenness derived both from her own ...
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Mourning in Public—Shuly Rubin Schwartz from 2019-06-06T11:30:12
Sara Beth talks with Dr. Shuly Schwartz, Provost of JTS, Irving Lehrman Research Associate Professor of American Jewish History, and Sala and Walter Schlesinger Dean of the Gershon Kekst Graduate S...
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Talking Back to God—Benjamin Sommer from 2019-05-29T19:36
Sara Beth talks to Dr. Benjamin Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages at JTS. Professor Sommer takes us back to Ancient Israel, and explains how Psalms can validate our anger wit...
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We Suffer Because We Care—Alan Mittleman from 2019-05-28T19:35:05
In this opening episode, host Sara Beth Berman tells her story and speaks with Dr. Alan Mittleman, Aaron Rabinowitz and Simon H. Rifkind Professor of Jewish Philosophy at JTS. Prof. Mittleman share...
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