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Podcast: Yehoshua Pfeffer on Israel's Social Schisms and How They Affect the Judicial Reform Debate

Podcast: Yehoshua Pfeffer on Israel's Social Schisms and How They Affect the Judicial Reform Debate

A ḥaredi rabbi and editor who also clerked on the Supreme Court, Pfeffer is uniquely positioned to talk about a major aspect of the current crisis.

March 24 2023 12:01AM
Monotheism and the Problem of God’s Pronouns

Monotheism and the Problem of God’s Pronouns

Will the Hebrew language allow us to call Him, Her?

March 23 2023 12:01AM
Podcast: Jonathan Schachter on What Saudi Arabia’s Deal with Iran Means for Israel and America

Podcast: Jonathan Schachter on What Saudi Arabia’s Deal with Iran Means for Israel and America

The foreign-policy analyst on how the China-brokered deal came about and what signals the Saudis are sending.

March 17 2023 12:01AM
Podcast: Peter Berkowitz and Gadi Taub on the Deeper Causes of Israel's Internal Conflict

Podcast: Peter Berkowitz and Gadi Taub on the Deeper Causes of Israel's Internal Conflict

An American political scientist and an Israeli media personality talk about the cleavages in Israeli society that have made the present debate over judicial reform so intense.

March 10 2023 12:01AM
Was Gutenberg's Printing Press Technology Stolen?

Was Gutenberg's Printing Press Technology Stolen?

Stories circulated in Gutenberg’s lifetime of attempts to steal his invention while he was working on it. Can we know if they’re true?

March 8 2023 12:01AM
Podcast: Jordan B. Gorfinkel on His New Illustrated Book of Esther

Podcast: Jordan B. Gorfinkel on His New Illustrated Book of Esther

The former manager of the Batman comics has turned his attention to creating a graphic novel of the book of Esther. Why, and what went into it?

Tikvah Podcast at Mosaic and Jordan B. Gorfinkel
March 3 2023 12:01AM
Podcast: Malka Simkovich on God's Maternal Love

Podcast: Malka Simkovich on God's Maternal Love

A professor of Jewish studies joins us to talk about why the Hebrew Bible sometimes portrays God as a mother, and what that means.

Tikvah Podcast at Mosaic and Malka Simkovich
Feb. 24 2023 12:51AM
"Female Citizens and Male Citizens of Israel!"

"Female Citizens and Male Citizens of Israel!"

Where a new grammatical feature of Hebrew speech comes from.

Feb. 22 2023 12:01AM
Podcast: Joshua Karlip on the Demise of Jewish Studies

Podcast: Joshua Karlip on the Demise of Jewish Studies

The author of “The Demise of Jewish Studies in America—and the Rise of Jewish Studies in Israel” joins us to discuss his essay and the troubles of his chosen field.

Tikvah Podcast at Mosaic and Joshua Karlip
Feb. 16 2023 12:01AM
The Life and Times of the Faith-Based Initiative

The Life and Times of the Faith-Based Initiative

Religious organizations need a voice inside the federal government. Is the twenty-year-old office still up to the task?

Feb. 13 2023 12:01AM
Podcast: Richard Goldberg on Recent Joint Military Exercises Between America and Israel

Podcast: Richard Goldberg on Recent Joint Military Exercises Between America and Israel

What’s it like when thousands of troops, planes, ships, and batteries from different countries operate together?

Feb. 9 2023 12:01AM
Did Adam Speak Hebrew?

Did Adam Speak Hebrew?

The ancient rabbis believed there was linguistic proof that the first man spoke Hebrew with God. Why?

Feb. 8 2023 12:01AM
Podcast: Russ Roberts on the Disappointment and the Promise of Prayer

Podcast: Russ Roberts on the Disappointment and the Promise of Prayer

The academic and podcast host joins us to talk about why the words of prayer don’t work for him, and why nonetheless he’s prayed daily for 30 years.

Tikvah Podcast at Mosaic and Russ Roberts
Feb. 2 2023 12:01AM
Podcast: Joshua Berman on Traveling to Biblical Egypt

Podcast: Joshua Berman on Traveling to Biblical Egypt

A rabbi and Bible scholar joins us to talk about his trips to biblical Egypt, and about the role of Egypt in the Jewish imagination.

Jan. 27 2023 12:01AM