The Podcast of Jewish Ideas

Mar 06 2025 60 ep. 64 mins 77
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A space for exploring the great ideas at the heart of the Jewish tradition.

  Religion & Spirituality  Society & Culture  History
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59. Talmudic Women | Gila Fine

Mar 06 2025 71 mins  
J.J. and Gila Fine analyze the literary character of Talmudic women and uncover a counter history of Bruriah. Follow us on Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social for updates and insights!Please rate and review the the show in the podcast app of your choice.We welcome all complaints and compliments at [email protected] For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsNoam

58. Scholem's Postmortem | Dr. Noam Zadoff (Shabbetai Tzevi #5)

Feb 20 2025 63 mins  
J.J. and Dr. Noam Zadoff methodically demistify Gershom Scholem's iconoclastic but influential views about Sabbateanism and its causal connection to just about every contemporary element of Jewish life. Follow us on Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social for updates about messiahs, true and false. Please rate and review the the show in the podcast app of your choice!We welcome all com

57. Frank and Frankism | Dr. Pawel Maciejko (Shabbetai Tzevi #4)

Feb 10 2025 51 mins  
J.J. and Dr. Pawel Maciejko conspire to bring you an episode about a small but mighty sub-sect of Sabbateanism. Follow us on Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social for updates about messiahs, true and false. Please rate and review the the show in the podcast app of your choice!We welcome all complaints and compliments at [email protected] For more information visit torahinmot

56. Emden vs. Eybeschutz | Dr. Maoz Kahana (Shabbetai Tzevi #3)

Jan 30 2025 69 mins  
J.J. and Dr. Maoz Kahana are at Altona-Hamburg-Wandsbek's biggest fight night. This Rabbinic brawl over Sabbateanism in the 18th century bruised Jewish leaders all over Europe. Follow us on Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social for updates about messiahs, true and false. Please rate and review the the show in the podcast app of your choice!We welcome all complaints and compliments at

55. Jacob Sasportas | Dr. Yaacob Dweck (Shabbetai Tzevi #2)

Jan 16 2025 58 mins  
J.J. and Dr. Yaacob Dweck Introduce us to the critic-in-chief of the Sabbatean movement in the 17th century: Rabbi Jacob Sasportas. This is episode 2 or our mini-series about Sabbateanism and its afterlife. Follow us on Twitter (X) @JewishIdeas_Pod and Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social for updates about messiahs, true and false. Please rate and review the the show in the podcast

54. Shabbetai and Sabbateanism | Dr. Matt Goldish (Shabbetai Tzevi #1)

Jan 09 2025 63 mins  
J.J. and Dr. Matt Goldish Introduce us to Shabbetai Tzevi and his cadre of prophets and promoters. This is episode 1 or our mini-series about Sabbateanism and its afterlife. Follow us on Twitter (X) @JewishIdeas_Pod and Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social for updates about messiahs, true and false. Please rate and review the the show in the podcast app of your choice!We welcome all

53. The New Mishnah | Dr. Eliav Grossman

Jan 02 2025 63 mins  
J.J. and Dr. Eliav Grossman bravely explore a new (old) frontier in Jewish thought. The mysterious time between the closing of the Babylonian Talmud and the rise of the Geonim. Follow us on Twitter (X) @JewishIdeas_Pod and Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social to discover new arenas for Jewish discourse. Please rate and review the the show in the podcast app of your choice!We welcome

52. Ahad Ha'Am | Dr. Steven Zipperstein

Dec 19 2024 59 mins  
J.J. and Dr. Steven Zipperstein capture the essence and relevance of this elusive visionary. Follow us on Twitter (X) @JewishIdeas_Pod to see the realization of Ahad Ha'Am's pessimistic prophesies. Please rate and review the the show in the podcast app of your choice!We welcome all complaints and compliments at [email protected] more information visit torahinmotion.org/

51. The Binding of Isaac | Dr. Aaron Koller

Dec 12 2024 72 mins  
J.J. and Dr. Aaron Koller tremble in fear of this awesome Biblical episode, but they still manage to discuss fascinating theological and historical interpretations of the story. Follow us on Twitter (X) @JewishIdeas_Pod to sacrifice time on the altar of scrolling. Please rate and review the the show in the podcast app of your choice!We welcome all complaints and compliments at podc

50. The Haskalah Reconsidered | Dr. Olga Litvak

Dec 05 2024 68 mins  
J.J. and Dr. Olga Litvak take the express from Berlin to Eastern Europe in search of the real Jewish enlightenment. Follow us on Twitter (X) @JewishIdeas_Pod to challenge the intellectual geography of other listeners. Please rate and review the the show in the podcast app of your choice!We welcome all complaints and compliments at [email protected] more information visi