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In the Spotlight: Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove
Abby is joined by Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, Senior Rabbi of New York’s Park Avenue Synagogue and a leading voice in modern Judaism, to discuss his book that offers guidance for a new generation navigating the complexities of the modern world. 4
In the Spotlight: Arnie Eisen
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Arnie Eisen, one of the world’s foremost authorities on American Judaism and Chancellor Emeritus of The Jewish Theological Seminary and professor of Jewish Thought. 2
In the Spotlight: Noah Feldman
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by legal scholar and columnist Noah Feldman to discuss his book To Be a Jew Today, which offers a profound exploration of contemporary Judaism and what it means to be Jewish in a time of global crisis. 3
In the Spotlight: Reuven Fenton
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Reuven Fenton to discuss Goyhood, his debut novel that examines destiny and spirituality through the story of a devoutly Orthodox Jewish man who discovers in middle age that he’s not, in fact, Jewish. 1
In the Spotlight: Shmuly Yanklowitz
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz to discuss “45 Great Philosophers and What They Mean for Judaism,” his book which explores forty-five of the most influential philosophers throughout history and how Jewish ideas might engage with each of the philosophers and their philosophical projects. 1
In the Spotlight: Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz, author of a memoir that recounts his journey to self-discovery and offers insights on how to nurture communities despite today’s climate of fractured politics and hostility 1
In the Spotlight: Oren Kessler
Abby Pogrebin is joined by award-winning author Oren Kessler to discuss “Palestine 1936,” his book that looks at the origin story of the world’s most intractable conflict and reveals world-changing events through extraordinary individuals on all sides. 1
In the Spotlight: Beatrice Weber
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by speaker, activist, former Hasidic rebbetzin, mother of 10 and the executive director of Yaffed, Beatrice Weber, to discuss her organization’s mission of improving secular education in Hasidic and Haredi schools. 1
In the Spotlight: A.J. Jacobs
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by author A.J. Jacobs to hear about his humorous and insightful experience attempting to live according to the original meaning of the U.S. Constitution for a year 1
In the Spotlight: Devora Steinmetz
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Jewish scholar and author Devora Steinmetz to discuss ideas from her book “Why Rain Comes From Above,” which explores how imaginative religious reading can deepen our understanding of life, the world, and God. 2
