How do we rebuild after shattering loss? Steven Exler, Senior Rabbi of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, explores the landscape of grief, the weight of pastoral care & how a radically welcoming community can help heal personal & collective trauma.
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Holocaust and Auschwitz survivor Tova Friedman recounts her life before World War II, surviving a Jewish ghetto and Nazi labor camp and her views on faith.
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Tova Friedman recounts her surviving Auschwitz and a Nazi gas chamber. And her grandson Aron Goodman discusses their viral TikTok Holocaust education account.
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Justin Pines travels to Philadelphia’s historic district to explore the deep, centuries-old intertwining of American liberty and Jewish history, from the Liberty Bell to the Weitzman Museum’s new revolutionary exhibit to Congregation Mikveh Israel.
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As American Jews question whether their Golden Age is behind them, scholar and spiritual leader Dr. Mijal Bitton makes a bold case: the future of American Jewish life is Sephardic.
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He rebuilt Jewish life post-Holocaust and advised world leaders, but the Lubavitcher Rebbe was also a profound counselor to the human soul. Rabbi Levi Shmotkin discusses how Rebbe’s private correspondences mapped out a framework for mental health.
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Rabbi Meni Even-Israel reflects on his father’s legacy and celebrates the release of the Steinsaltz Mishneh Torah.
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The legendary Auburn coach joins Justin Pines to talk about faith, basketball and why the Maccabiah Games in Israel matter now more than ever.
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Rav Tamir Granot on Israel after October 7th and the discovered journals of his fallen son Amitai, published as A Dreamer and a Fighter.
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Iconic shoe designer Stuart Weitzman joins Justin Pines to discuss his journey from his father’s factory to a global empire, his passion for the Maccabiah Games and preserving the American Jewish story.
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