JLife with Daniel

May 24 2024 6
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Ideas about Judaism, the Jewish community, and Israel

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What is Zionism? (Episode 1 - Political Zionism)

May 24 2024 77 mins  
For the original Youtube video with sources see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAG2lMnoE2k&list=PLQ3aQmFcYiCpRxOFmUn3_rOJnZLHrx1IM

The Campus Protests

May 01 2024 37 mins  
Rabbi Daniel gives his thoughts on why the campus protests don't help anyone

Iran, Israel, and Military Game Theory w/ Prof. Andrea Molle

Apr 15 2024 43 mins  
In this episode we discuss the current situation in the Middle East with international politics and game theory expert Andrea Mollie

Jewish Neoplatonism w/ Professor Sarah Pessin

Mar 31 2024 56 mins  
Sarah Pessin is one of the foremost experts on Jewish neoplatonism. New to the term neoplatonism? All the more reason to give this a listen! Make sure to subscribe and rate the channel :)

Feminism, Exile, and Antisemitism in the Book of Esther w/ Channah Damatov

Mar 21 2024 45 mins  
In this episode we speak with Dr. Channah Damatov about her research and analysis of the Book of Esther. To read the research she references: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14748932.2024.2317162?fbclid=IwAR2lFXL1UkdxXmqGwfm6IqnOKVgJ_WsuKJEfQpa1kE8PITCgJd5lWOB6JjI

Jeffery Kopstein: Sleep-in Protest at UC Irvine and the Current Moment for Jews

Mar 19 2024 50 mins  
Jeffery Kopstein is the head of the Center for Jewish Studies at UC Irvine. On Tuesday March 19 he began a multi-day protest centered around academic freedom and Israel on campus.

The Deep Secrets of Purim

Mar 15 2024 41 mins  
In this episode we discuss the history, practices, and meanings of the upcoming holiday of Purim

Israel, Campus Climate, and the Future of the University w/ Jeffrey Blutinger

Feb 27 2024 51 mins  
A conversation with Professor Jeffrey Blutinger about his academic talk getting disrupted by anti-Israel protestors and police having to evacuate him - and how this exemplifies wider themes within the modern university.

Hassidism, Christianity, Diaspora, Zionism, and American Judaism w/ Shaul Magid

Feb 09 2024 56 mins  
A conversation with Distinguished Fellow in Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College, Shaul Magid

The Many Streams of Liberal Judaism w/ Jeremy Weisblatt

Jan 31 2024 67 mins  
In this episode we speak with Rabbi Jeremy Weisblatt about all things past and present happening in the wider American Jewish community