Philosophical Jew

Ep 11 - What Does it Mean to be Chosen? The Thought of Eliyahu Benamozegh explored with Rabbi Yonatan HaLevy

Chosen Instead of Humanity... Or For? | Rabbi Yonatan HaLevy on Elijah Benamozegh Is Judaism a religion intended exclusively for Jews, or does it hold a universal missio

Ep 10 - Mekorism: Rebooting Halakha? with Gavriel Martindale

Are we practicing the Torah, or centuries of accumulated medieval inventions?In this episode of The Philosophical Jew, we sit down with Gavriel Martindale explore a radic

Ep. 9 - Why Judaism Lost Prophecy — and How to Get It Back

In this deep and wide-ranging conversation, Rabbi Shnayor Burton joins The Philosophical Jew to explore his “Daat Hashem” (Knowledge of God) series — a profound re-examin

Ep 8 - Ask Hillel: The AI🤔 That Thinks Like a Jewish Ethicist

📜 Episode Description: In this groundbreaking episode, I sit down with the anonymous Substack writer Elder of Ziyon to explore his bold new creation: Ask Hillel, an AI bu

Ep.7 - From Golems to ChatGPT: AI, Halacha & Humanity 🧠📜 with Rabbi Gil Student from Torah Musings!

Join us for a fascinating conversation with Rabbi Gil Student—author of Articles of Faith 📘 and editor of the popular blog Torah Musings—as we explore the Jewish perspect

Ep 6 - Physics, Fine-Tuning & the Fingerprints of God with Rabbis Elie Feder and Aaron Zimmer🎙️

What if the very fabric of our universe was whispering something deeper?In this episode of The Philosophical Jew, I sit down with Rabbi Elie Fader and Rabbi Aaron Zimmer—

Ep. 5 - Media, Meaning, and Torah

🎧 NEW EPISODE “Media, Meaning, and Torah” w/ Rav Mo (@MenschSense)* 🎬 What if your favorite show... was sacred? 💭 Rav Mo breaks down how Torah + pop culture can tell the

Ep 4 -Judaism as Rebellion with Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo

In this soul-stirring episode of Philosophical Jew, we sit down with Rabbi Nathan Lopez Cardozo to explore a bold and inspiring vision of Judaism—one that reclaims its re

Ep 3 - Free Will with Rabbi Shmuel Phillips

In this thought-provoking episode of Philosophical Jew, we are joined by Rabbi Shmuel Phillips, author of Judaism Reclaimed, to explore one of the most pressing philosoph

Ep 2 - What is the Torah with Rabbi Dweck

Get ready for a mind-bending journey into faith and reason on this explosive episode of the Philosophical Jew podcast with Hakham Rabbi Joseph Dweck. In this can't-miss c

Ep 1 - Heaven and Hell with Rabbi Samuel Lebens

Join us on this thought-provoking episode of the Philosophical Jew podcast as we sit down with the esteemed Hakham Rabbi Dr. Samuel Lebens—a renowned Orthodox Rabbi and p

Ep 0 - Welcome to Philosophical Jew!

Hi everyone - welcome to Philosophical Jew! The goal of this channel is twofold: 1. I hope to encourage Jews around the world who believe that Orthodox Judaism resorts