Desert Island Torah – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, we speak to Rav Shmuel Phillips, who shares his Desert Island Torah. Rav Shmuel explores the teaching of V'ohavta L'reakha Kamokha and chesed, the philosophy of the Rambam's mitzvot, and the Rambam's introduction to the Talmud.

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You can check out Rav Shmuels new book, Talmud Reclaimed and his book Judaism Reclaimed here:

Talmud Reclaimed

https://mosaicapress.com/product/talmud-reclaimed/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Talmud-Reclaimed-Ancient-Text-Modern/dp/1957579986

https://www.amazon.com/Talmud-Reclaimed-Ancient-Text-Modern/dp/1957579986

Judaism Reclaimed

https://mosaicapress.com/product/judaism-reclaimed/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Judaism-Reclaimed-Philosophy-Theology-Torah/dp/1946351784

https://www.amazon.com/Judaism-Reclaimed-Philosophy-Theology-Torah/dp/1946351784

In this episode, we speak to Rav Reuven Brand, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Torah from the Piaseczna Rebbe, Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe and Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski

THREE IDEAS FOR CHODESH KISLEV

We are back with our "Word of the Month" series, where we ask previous guests to share three ideas or pieces of Torah connected with a specific theme or period of time, but based around just one word.

In our first episode of Chodesh Kislev, we explore key ideas of this month, leading up to Chanukah. We are back with Rav Robby Charnoff, who shares three ideas connected to Kislev, and the word we have challenged him with is Neis.

In this episode, we speak to Rav Tuly Weisz, who shares his Desert Island Torah, focussing on the TaNaKh. 

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Rav Tuly is the editor of “The Israel Bible”, the first Bible dedicated to highlighting the relationship between the Land and the People of Israel, and is the publisher of Israel365 News, which reports the latest news out of the Holy Land, from a Biblical perspective.

You can check out his website here:

https://www.israel365.com/

In this episode, we speak to Rav Joey Rosenfeld, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at the teachings of Rebbe Nachman, the Mitteler Rebbe and the Ramchal.

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Rav Joey is a practicing psychotherapist in the addiction field focusing on the interface between philosophy, spirituality, and psychology. His shiurim and podcasts can be found here: https://www.joeyrosenfeld.com/joey-podcasts

In this episode, we speak to Sharona Halickman, who shares her Desert Island Torah, looking at Midrash Raba and Talmud Bavli, with a focus on Israel, women and the elderly.

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Sharona is a fellow at Matan’s Hilkheta and is a graduate of Matan Eshkolot. She is the founder of Torat Reva Yerushalayim, a non profit organization based in Jerusalem which provides Torah study groups for students of all ages and backgrounds.

You can check out her website here: www.toratreva.org

In this episode, we speak to Rav Tzvi Wohlgelertner, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Torah from Rav Kook, the Lubavitcher Rebbe and Sefer Aish Kodesh.

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Rav Wohlgelerter is the rabbi at OU-JLIC in Givat Shmuel and at Bar Ilan. He is also the Director of the English Program at the Machon HaGvoha L'Torah of Bar Ilan.

In this episode, we speak to Rabbanit Yafit Clymer, who shares her Desert Island Torah, looking at chapters from Tehillim and midrash. 

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Rabbanit Yafit is Rabbanit of the Midreshet Amit girls’ high school  in Modiin, a senior lecturer at Matan, and Co-Director of Rikmah, the YCT Beit Midrash for Rabbinic Leadership in Israel. She is on the steering committee of the Beit Hillel rabbinic organization and is involved with its Meshivat Nafesh initiative, bringing women’s scholarship to modern questions of Jewish Law and Thought.

In this episode, we speak to Rav Mordechai Burg, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at a gemara in Bava Metzia, Torah from Rav Kook and The Lubavitcher Rebbe.

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Rav Burg is a the Menahel of Yeshivat Sha'arei Mevaseret Zion, Mashpia of NCSY Summer, Mashpia of Nitzotzos, author of Nitzotzos on Chumash and a senior Rebbe at Tomer Devorah and Bnot Torah Institute.

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You can check out his sefarim and shiurim here:

https://www.nitzotzos.com/book

In this episode, we speak to Rabbanit Rachel Weber Leshaw, who shares her Desert Island Torah, sharing Torah from Sefer Akedat Yitzhak, a gemara in Kiddushin and Torah from Rav Yehuda Amital.

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Rabbanit Rachel is a Gemara Ram at Midreshet Lindenbaum, a graduate of Nishmat's Keren Ariel yoetzet halacha training program, and a graduate of GPATS (Graduate Program in Advanced Talmudic Studies) at Yeshiva University.