The Study

Ep. 50: V'Zot HaBerachah - The End of The Cycle feat. Adam Greenwald

After over 60,000 downloads in over 100 countries, we are so glad to have brought an entire cycle of Torah study to our listeners. Rabbi Adam and Raviv look back at a yea

Ep. 49: Ha'azinu - Biblical Poetry feat. Robert Alter

Robert Alter, Professor in the Graduate School and Emeritus Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Berkeley, and award winning

Ep. 48: Vayelech - Carrying the Torch & Opera feat. James Darrah

James Darrah, stage and film director, and newly appointed artistic director of Long Beach Opera sits down with Rabbi Adam and Raviv to discuss a pivotal turning point in

Ep. 47: Nitzavim - Fearing God feat. Kylie Unell

Kylie Unell, host of the new podcast for Tablet Magazine How To Fix A Soul In Thirty Days  and founder of Rooted joins Raviv and Rabbi Adam Greenwald to discuss fearing G

Ep. 46: Ki Tavo - Food & Recipes feat. Jake Cohen

Jake Cohen, author of NYT Bestselling JEW-ISH Reinvented Recipes from a Modern Mensch, joins Raviv and Jess to talk about all things Jewish food, our connection to how we

Ep. 45: Ki Tietzei - Student Debt feat. Natalia Abrams & Molly Wernick

Natalia Abrams, executive director of Student Debt Crisis, a non-profit organization dedicated to fundamentally reforming student debt and higher education loan policies,

Ep. 44: Shoftim - Magic & Performance feat. Tanya Solomon

Magician Tanya Solomon joins Raviv and Rabbi Jess to discuss her journey around the world as a performer, the parallel lives of magicians and rabbis, what we might take f

Ep. 43: Re'eh - What vs. Why feat. Jessica Minnen

Jess and Raviv have a one-on-one conversation to discuss parshat Re'eh and uncover what they "see" as part of the larger Jewish narrative. Jess discusses her relatio

Ep. 42: Ekev - X-Men, Retcons, & Fanfic feat. Connor Goldsmith

Connor Goldsmith from the Cerebro podcast joins Rabbi Jess and Raviv to discuss the commonalities between studying the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Torah, what "retcons"

Ep. 41: Va'etchanan - Jewish Education feat. Saul Kaiserman

Saul Kaiserman, Founding Director of Lifelong Learning at Congregation Emanu-El in New York City, joins Raviv and Rabbi Jess to discuss early and adult Jewish education,

Ep. 40: Devarim - Speechwriting & Storytelling feat. Sarah Hurwitz

Sarah Hurwitz, former senior speechwriter for President Obama, head writer for First Lady Michele Obama, head speech writer for Hilary Clinton’s 2008 campaign and acclaim

Ep. 39: Matot / Masei - Spirituals & Cities of Refuge feat. Kimberleigh Jordan

Dr. Kimberleigh Jordan, Associate Director of Educational Design at Wabash Center for Teaching & Learning in Theology and Religion shares a history of Spirituals,  and di

Ep. 38: Pinchas - Idolatry & Heschel feat. Shai Held

Shai Held, Rabbi, President, Dean, and Chair in Jewish Thought at Hadar Institute in New York City and author of Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Call of Transcendence joins R

Ep. 37: Balak - Talking Animals feat. Matt Green

Rabbi Matt and Raviv spend one last episode together, discussing a Maimonides quote that holds a theory of the creation of the universe, the difference between cults and

Ep. 36: Chukat - Grief & Mourning feat. Simon Shimshon Rubin

Simon Shimshon Rubin, Director at the International Laboratory for the Study of Loss, Bereavement and Human Resilience, author of Working with the Bereaved: Multiple Lens

Ep. 35: Korach - The Afterlife feat. Elie Spitz

Rabbi Elie Spitz, author of Healing from Despair: Choosing Wholeness in a Broken World and Does the Soul Survive? A Jewish Journey to Belief in Afterlife, Past Lives & Li

Ep. 34: Shelach - Interpreting Law feat. Jonathan Zasloff

Jonathan Zasloff, Professor of Law at University of California Los Angeles, joins Raviv and Rabbi Matt to unpack how Moses' negotiations with God informs the power w

Ep. 33: Beha'alotecha - Clouds! feat. Gavin Pretor-Pinney

Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of The Cloud Appreciation Society and author of The Cloudspotter’s Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds  joins Raviv and Rabbi

Ep. 32: Nasso - Justice & Mercy feat. Raquel Montoya-Lewis

Washington State Supreme Court Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis joins Rabbi Matt and Raviv to discuss justice, community, and the resources needed to enact mercy. Justice Mon

Ep. 31: Bamidbar - Census & Identity feat. Katya Gibel Mevorach

Katya Gibel Mevorach, Professor of Anthropology and American Studies at Grinnell College in Iowa and author of Black, Jewish and Interracial: It's Not the Color of Y