Essential Questions with Rabbi Dan Levin

How Do We Heal From Loss? with Wendy Walin and Karyn Rosenberg

In this episode of Essential Questions, Rabbi Dan Levin is joined by Wendy Walin, a mental health professional and the immediate past president of Temple Beth El, and Kar

What Should We Know About Alzheimer’s and Dementia? with Dr. Robert Colton

Dr. Robert Colton joins Rabbi Dan Levin for a conversation about Alzheimer’s, dementia, and what to look for as cognitive decline begins. Drawing on decades as a physicia

How Do We Build a Better Israel? with Orly Erez-Likhovski

Orly Erez-Likhovski, Director of the Israel Religious Action Center, joins Rabbi Dan Levin for a conversation about law, justice, and what it means to live Jewish values

What Does it Mean to Be Human? with Rabbi Rachel Mikva

Rabbi Dr. Rachel Mikva joins Rabbi Dan Levin and Rabbi Laila Haas for a conversation about what it means to be human through Jewish thought and lived experience. Together

What Does it Mean to Love the Stranger? with Rabbi Peter Berg

Rabbi Peter Berg joins hosts Rabbi Dan Levin and Rabbi Greg Weisman to explore how Jewish values call us to engage with the world beyond our own community. As Senior Rabb

What Does it Take to Renew a Jewish Community? with Rabbi Michael Paley

Rabbi Michael Paley joins Rabbi Dan Levin and Rabbi Laila Haas to explore how renewal in Jewish life takes shape through both inner spiritual work and lived experience. R

What's it Like to be a Persian Jew? with Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh

Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh joins Rabbi Dan Levin to share her experience growing up between cultures—as the child of Iranian immigrants raised in Los Angeles, and now a rabbi

What Does it Take to Write a Novel? with Andrew Furman

What inspires someone to write a novel, and how do those stories take shape before the writer even knows where they’re going? Rabbi Dan Levin is joined by novelist and FA

What Is the Future of Jewish Education? with Heather Erez, Director of Youth and Family Education and Engagement

What will it take to shape a Jewish education that kids actually want to come back to? Rabbi Dan Levin sits down with Heather Erez, Temple Beth El’s Director of Youth and

How Does Reform Judaism Shape Jewish Identity Today? with Rabbi Michael Marmur

In this episode of Essential Questions, Rabbi Dan Levin and Rabbi Michael Marmur explore what it means to exist as Jews in the modern world. They look at how Judaism, sha

How Do Jewish Values Guide us in Today’s Immigration Crisis? with Rabbi Sarah Bassin and Bill Gerstein

What draws Jews to stand with immigrants—and what does our tradition demand of us? In this episode of Essential Questions, Rabbi Dan Levin speaks with Rabbi Sarah Bassin

What Is It Like to Be a Jewish Member of the U.S. Congress? with Representative Jared Moskowitz

In this episode of Essential Questions, Rabbi Dan Levin sits down with U.S. Representative Jared Moskowitz to explore how his Jewish upbringing shaped his path into publi

What Is It Like to Be Jewish in the NFL? with Greg Joseph and Mike Tannenbaum

In this episode of Essential Questions, Rabbi Dan Levin speaks with Greg Joseph, one of the NFL’s few Jewish players, and Mike Tannenbaum, former general manager of the N

What’s Sacred About Private Equity? with Rodger Krouse

In this episode, Rabbi Dan Levin sits down with Rodger Krouse, co-founder and co-CEO of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., for an illuminating conversation about the world of pr

How Has October 7 Changed What It Means to Be Israeli? with Abraham Silver

In this moving episode of Essential Questions, Rabbi Dan Levin speaks with Abraham Silver, an American who made Aliyah to Israel to help build the land and strengthen the

How Do I Welcome the New Year When My Heart Is So Heavy? with Rabbi Ashira Boxman and Rabbi Laila Haas

In this episode of Essential Questions, Rabbi Dan Levin sits down with Rabbis Ashira Boxman and Laila Haas for a conversation about preparing for the High Holy Days when

What’s Jewish About Books? with Gayle Weiswasser

In this episode of Essential Questions, Rabbi Dan Levin speaks with Gayle Weiswasser—book blogger, podcast host, and bookstore owner—about the deep connections between li

What is it Like to be Jewish on a College Campus? with Maya Harpaz, Rabbi Jonah Zinn and Rabbi Andrea Steinberger

What is it like navigating Jewish identity on a college campus in 2025? Rabbi Dan Levin speaks with Maya Harpaz, a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, Rabbi Jonah Z

What Makes Art Jewish? with artists Bonnie Cohen and Zachary Oxman

In this episode of Essential Questions, Rabbi Dan Levin sits down with artists Bonnie Cohen and Zachary Oxman, whose works Birkat HaLev and Soaring Wisdom are featured at

What Can Wine Teach Us About Spirituality? with Rabbi Alan Litwak

In this episode of Essential Questions, Rabbi Dan Levin sits down with Rabbi Alan Litwick of Temple Sinai in North Miami Beach for a discussion about the deep connections