Justin Pines is joined by Rabbi Dov Singer, head of the Makor Chaim Yeshiva, to explore how shifting from speaking about challenges to speaking to them can deepen presence, humility and resilience.
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Justin Pines sits with Rav Binny Freedman, Rosh Yeshiva of Orayta, an IDF Company Commander who survived the S’barro’s suicide bombing in Jerusalem and an educator known for making complex Jewish ideas accessible and relevant.
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From the “passive-aggressive” letters sent between Jerusalem and Egypt to the dramatic (and sometimes hilarious) miracles recorded in the Book of Maccabees, Dr. Malka Simkovich reveals the “real” story of the Maccabean revolt in part two of this Chanukah conversation with Justin Pines.
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Justin Pines is joined by Hadar’s Rabbi Effy Unterman, a Jewish education pioneer and lead developer of Devash Jr.: Shemot, to explore how Judaism views children as serious thinkers and how Torah learning welcomes many perspectives, nurturing curiosity.
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Justin Pines is joined by Malka Simkovich, Editor-in-Chief of the Jewish Publication Society, on another edition of Jewish Insights.
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In honor of Jewish Book Month’s 100th anniversary, Justin Pines welcomes Tali Rosenblatt Cohen, host of The Five Books podcast, for a conversation about the books shaping Jewish readers today & the five books that shaped Justin’s own Jewish journey.
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Sociologist Michael Kimmel, author of “Playmakers,” explores how pogrom refugees created joyful objects like Barbie, G.I. Joe and the Teddy Bear, shaping the American toy industry and childhood experience.
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Psychologist and rabbi Dr. Benjy Epstein joins Justin Pines to explore how ancient Jewish wisdom and modern mindfulness come together to help us live with greater awareness, gratitude and peace.
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As he prepares to step down as CEO of UJA-Federation, Eric Goldstein reflects on 12 years of leading the Jewish world’s largest local philanthropy from COVID to October 7 and shares lessons on leadership, unity and the Jewish future.
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Rabbi Mark Wildes, founder of the Manhattan Jewish Experience, a Jewish outreach organization in New York and Tel Aviv with over 20,000 young adult attendees each year, joins Justin to discuss how he brings people into Jewish community, and his new book, The Jewish Experience: Discovering the Soul of Jewish Thought and Practice. Together they […]
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