The Koren Podcast
117 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago -Inviting you into the conversation with leading educators, scholars, leaders, and us to discuss the issues facing Judaism today. This is not a podcast about books, but what's happening off the page.
In season 4 we are asking our guests just one question: Can you teach us the Torah standing on one leg - al regel ahat?
Listen to hear what it is that has guided some of the leading figures of the Jewish world to where they are today and what they are thinking about as we look toward the future.
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Inspiration for Rosh Hashana with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
September 14, 2020 04:00 - 35 minutesWe were honored to speak with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks for some inspiration ahead of Rosh Hashana. We discussed what he will be focusing on this High Holiday period and into the year ahead, how his new books Judaism's Life-Changing Ideas, and Morality serve as sources of strength and solace during the tumultuous times in which we find ourselves, and what Judaism can teach us to help cope with life's challenges and can help us create a better future for ourselves. All of us...
Remembering Rav Steinsaltz zt"l
September 07, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourJust over a month ago, we lost our dear friend and teacher Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz. I impact that Rav Steinsaltz had on the world cannot be overstated and his achievements in the world of Jewish publishing, teaching, and beyond made him stand out as one of the greatest sages of the modern age. Rav Steinsaltz published over 300 books across the entire gamut of Jewish thought and was the single most prolific commentator on classic Jewish works having written and published commentar...
Remembering Rav Steinsaltz zt"l
September 07, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourJust over a month ago, we lost our dear friend and teacher Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz. I impact that Rav Steinsaltz had on the world cannot be overstated and his achievements in the world of Jewish publishing, teaching, and beyond made him stand out as one of the greatest sages of the modern age. Rav Steinsaltz published over 300 books across the entire gamut of Jewish thought and was the single most prolific commentator on classic Jewish works having written and pu...
Ethical living: Modern Orthodoxy and Mussar with Rabbi David Silverstein and Rabbanit Shayna Goldberg
August 31, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourThe month and Elul and the approach of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur bring with them the overwhelming desire for introspection and self-reflection. Although we are all familiar with some of the classic works of mussar and ethics building, the Modern Orthodox community tends to shy away from the formal study of mussar. We sat down with Rabbi David Silverstein, assistant Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Orayta, and Rabbanit Shayna Goldberg, Mashgiha Ruhani of Migdal Oz to discuss why m...
Ethical living: Modern Orthodoxy and Mussar with Rabbi David Silverstein and Rabbanit Shayna Goldberg
August 31, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourThe month and Elul and the approach of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur bring with them the overwhelming desire for introspection and self-reflection. Although we are all familiar with some of the classic works of mussar and ethics building, the Modern Orthodox community tends to shy away from the formal study of mussar. We sat down with Rabbi David Silverstein, assistant Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Orayta, and Rabbanit Shayna Goldberg, Mashgiha Ruhani of Migdal Oz to discuss why mussar tends to ta...
Torah and Technology with Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld and Rabbi David Fohrman
August 17, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourThe impact technology has had on Torah is huge. We sat down with two people at the forefront of using tech and the internet to teach Torah to millions of people around the world. Whether creating an opensource platform to give access to the full range of Jewish texts in Hebrew and English to allow people to share their own learning, or creating an outlet for ideas that, previously, had no means of reaching people on the scale they deserved. Rabbanit Sara Tillinger Wolkenfe...
Torah and Technology with Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld and Rabbi David Fohrman
August 17, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourThe impact technology has had on Torah is huge. We sat down with two people at the forefront of using tech and the internet to teach Torah to millions of people around the world. Whether creating an opensource platform to give access to the full range of Jewish texts in Hebrew and English to allow people to share their own learning, or creating an outlet for ideas that, previously, had no means of reaching people on the scale they deserved. Rabbanit Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld is the Chief L...
Learning From the Margins with Rabbi Pini Dunner - Jewish History part 2
August 03, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourContinuing our exploration of Jewish history, we are joined by Rabbi Pini Dunner, senior Rabbi of Beverly Hills Synagogue and author if Mavericks, Mystics & False Messiahs: Episodes From the Margins of Jewish History. We discuss the importance of not just learning Jewish history what we can learn from some of the lesser-known episodes of the past. Rabbi Dunner, a renowned expert in Jewish manuscripts and prolific collector of Jewish books and polemics, tells us about how ...
Learning From the Margins with Rabbi Pini Dunner - Jewish History part 2
August 03, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourContinuing our exploration of Jewish history, we are joined by Rabbi Pini Dunner, senior Rabbi of Beverly Hills Synagogue and author if Mavericks, Mystics & False Messiahs: Episodes From the Margins of Jewish History. We discuss the importance of not just learning Jewish history what we can learn from some of the lesser-known episodes of the past. Rabbi Dunner, a renowned expert in Jewish manuscripts and prolific collector of Jewish books and polemics, tells us about how we can understand...
History is the Story of People with Rabbi Berel Wein - Jewish History part 1
July 27, 2020 04:00 - 24 minutesWe had the privilege to talk to the world-renowned historian, educator, lecturer, and rabbi, Rabbi Berel Wein for some inspiration ahead of Tisha B'Av. In the first of this special, 2 part episode on Jewish history, Rabbi Wein reveals what first got him excited about learning history, what makes the study of Jewish history unique, what messages we can take with us into the future by learning about the past, and what the purpose of Tisha B'Av really is. Rabbi Berel Wein, t...
History is the Story of People with Rabbi Berel Wein - Jewish History part 1
July 27, 2020 04:00 - 24 minutesWe had the privilege to talk to the world-renowned historian, educator, lecturer, and rabbi, Rabbi Berel Wein for some inspiration ahead of Tisha B'Av. In the first of this special, 2 part episode on Jewish history, Rabbi Wein reveals what first got him excited about learning history, what makes the study of Jewish history unique, what messages we can take with us into the future by learning about the past, and what the purpose of Tisha B'Av really is. Rabbi Berel Wein, the founder, and d...
Walking the Line - Halakha and Modern Orthodoxy
July 20, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourIn this week's episode, we explore some of the unique challenges Modern Orthodox Jews face in trying to balance a commitment to halakha while engaging in the modern world. We are joined by Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody and Rabbanit Laurie Novick who share their wisdom and insight in this fascinating discussion on how to find that balance, what some of the difficulties are, and what the future of Modern Orthodox halakhic observance looks like. Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody is the founding director of the...
Walking the Line - Halakha and Modern Orthodoxy
July 20, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourIn this week's episode, we explore some of the unique challenges Modern Orthodox Jews face in trying to balance a commitment to halakha while engaging in the modern world. We are joined by Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody and Rabbanit Laurie Novick who share their wisdom and insight in this fascinating discussion on how to find that balance, what some of the difficulties are, and what the future of Modern Orthodox halakhic observance looks like. Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody is the foundin...
The Big Gadol Debate - Does Modern Orthodoxy Have Gedolim?
July 06, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourIn the past few months, Modern Orthodoxy has suffered the loss of some of this generation's greatest leaders including Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm zt"l and Rabbi Dr. Nachum Rabinovitch zt"l. Our leaders have also faced challenges and had to find creative answers to some incredibly challenging questions arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic but does Modern Orthodoxy have Gedolim? What is a Gadol? Do Modern Orthodox Jews subscribe to a system of centralized leadership or do we draw on a wealth of ...
The Big Gadol Debate - Does Modern Orthodoxy Have Gedolim?
July 06, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourIn the past few months, Modern Orthodoxy has suffered the loss of some of this generation's greatest leaders including Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm zt"l and Rabbi Dr. Nachum Rabinovitch zt"l. Our leaders have also faced challenges and had to find creative answers to some incredibly challenging questions arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic but does Modern Orthodoxy have Gedolim? What is a Gadol? Do Modern Orthodox Jews subscribe to a system of centralized leadership or do we dra...
Approaching Times of Crisis
June 22, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourIn the first-ever episode of the Koren Podcast, we sit down with Rabbi Reuven Ziegler to talk about approaching times of crisis. Rabbi Ziegler gives us unparalleled insight into the hashkafa of Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik (the Rav), and Rav Aharon Lichtenstein and how each approached life's most challenging times. We see how we can learn from these two Torah giants to gain strength in these difficult times. Rabbi Reuven Ziegler is Director of Research at the Toras HoRav Foun...
Approaching Times of Crisis
June 22, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourIn the first-ever episode of the Koren Podcast, we sit down with Rabbi Reuven Ziegler to talk about approaching times of crisis. Rabbi Ziegler gives us unparalleled insight into the hashkafa of Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik (the Rav), and Rav Aharon Lichtenstein and how each approached life's most challenging times. We see how we can learn from these two Torah giants to gain strength in these difficult times. Rabbi Reuven Ziegler is Director of Research at the Toras HoRav Foundation, Founder a...