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Jewish Quest

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Frequency: 1 episode/9d. Total Eps: 202

Each week, join us on an adventure as we deconstruct that week’s parasha, exploring new insights and meaning in the Torah. Hosted by Simon Eder and sponsored by the Louis Jacobs Foundation, Jewish Quest aims to honour the statement of R' Jacobs z"l who said: 'The quest for Torah is itself Torah.' Welcome to that Quest.

Find out more about our work at louisjacobs.org

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - judaism
26/08/2026
#46
🇬🇧 Great Britain - judaism
25/08/2026
#29
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24/08/2026
#21
🇬🇧 Great Britain - judaism
23/08/2026
#6
🇬🇧 Great Britain - judaism
22/08/2026
#72
🇬🇧 Great Britain - judaism
21/08/2026
#45
🇬🇧 Great Britain - judaism
12/08/2026
#100
🇬🇧 Great Britain - judaism
11/08/2026
#98
🇬🇧 Great Britain - judaism
10/08/2026
#84
🇬🇧 Great Britain - judaism
09/08/2026
#66

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https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Torah-Essays-Weekly-Portion/dp/0827613059
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138 - Mattot Masei with Dr Rachel Havrelock

Friday, August 2, 2024 • Duration 32:48

Dr Rachel Havrelock uncovers the difference between the Priestly vision and the Deuteronomistic vision for the map of the land of Canaan.

Dr. Rachel Havrelock is Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and English at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Rachel’s book, River Jordan: The Mythology of a Dividing Line combines biblical studies, literary and political theory, and the politics of interpretation. Rachel’s current book project, The Joshua Generation: Politics and the Promised Land, focuses on the structure and meaning of the book of Joshua and its interpretation. Her co-authored book, Women on the Biblical Road, was the beginning of her work on gender and the Bible.

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137 - Pinchas with Rabbi Eliyahu Jian

Friday, July 26, 2024 • Duration 28:46

Rabbi Eliyahu Jian discusses the inner meaning behind Pinchas' act of zealotry.

Rabbi Eliyahu Jian is a global thought leader, transformational life and business coach, spiritual coach, relationship coach, author and motivational speaker. He has been transforming thousands of lives around the globe for decades, including some of the world’s most famous and influential people, such as Madonna, Demi Moore, Blake Mallen, Eva Cavalli, Elie Tahari, Marla Maples, and Guy Ritchie.

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129 - Acharei Mot with Professor Elsie Stern

Friday, May 3, 2024 • Duration 29:41

Professor Elsie Stern shares how Acharei Mot acts as the bridge between the two sections of Vayikra.

Elsie Stern is Professor of Bible at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. She received her BA from Yale University and her M.A. and PhD from the University of Chicago. Stern is the author of From Rebuke to Consolation: Exegesis and Theology in the Liturgical Anthology of the Ninth of Av Season. She is also General editor of a new torah commentary for the Central Conference of American Rabbis.

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40 - Shelach wirh Dr Rachel Havrelock

Tuesday, June 21, 2022 • Duration 33:21

Dr Rachel Havrelock shares a critical reading of the scout story.

Dr. Rachel Havrelock is Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and English at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Rachel’s book, River Jordan: The Mythology of a Dividing Line combines biblical studies, literary and political theory, and the politics of interpretation. Rachel’s current book project, The Joshua Generation: Politics and the Promised Land, focuses on the structure and meaning of the book of Joshua and its interpretation. Her co-authored book, Women on the Biblical Road, was the beginning of her work on gender and the Bible.

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39 - Behalotecha with Rabbi Daniel Silverstein

Sunday, June 12, 2022 • Duration 22:50

Rabbi Daniel Silverstein explores Beha'alotcha from the lens of Chassidic Masters.

Rabbi Daniel Silverstein directs, and teaches through, an online learning platform called Applied Jewish Spirituality. He also teaches at the Romemu Yeshiva, the Conservative Yeshiva and My Jewish Learning.

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38 - Naso with Simon Eder

Thursday, June 9, 2022 • Duration 19:08

Celebrating our 3,000th listenings, Simon Eder uncovers some of the many meanings behind the blessing perhaps more etched on the Jewish imagination - the Priestly Blessing!

37 - Bamidbar with Rabbi Zehavit Shalev

Sunday, May 29, 2022 • Duration 18:56

36 - Bechukotai with Rav Professor Rachel Adelman

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 • Duration 27:12

Rav Professor Rachel Adelman discusses the blessings and the curses at the end of the Book of Leviticus.

Prof. Rav Rachel Adelman is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Boston’s Hebrew College. She holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew Literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and is the author of The Return of the Repressed: Pirqe de-Rabbi Eliezer and the Pseudepigrapha (Brill 2009) and The Female Ruse: Women’s Deception and Divine Sanction in the Hebrew Bible (Sheffield Phoenix, 2015). Prof Adelman is now working on a new book, Daughters in Danger from the Hebrew Bible to Modern Midrash (forthcoming, Sheffield Phoenix Press)

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35 - Behar with Professor Gary Rendsburg

Saturday, May 14, 2022 • Duration 33:08

Professor Gary Rendsburg serves as the Blanche and Irving Laurie Professor of Jewish History in the Department of Jewish Studies at Rutgers University. His Ph.D. and M.A. are from N.Y.U. Rendsburg is the author of seven books and about 190 articles; his most recent book is How the Bible Is Written.

Professor Gary Rendsburg discusses Mary Douglas' proposal for the literary construction of Leviticus as a tabernacle.

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34 - Emor with Jeremy Tabick

Sunday, May 8, 2022 • Duration 21:54

Jeremy Tabick addresses the ableism of the laws of kohanim and how that interacts with the divinity of the Torah.

Jeremy Tabick is the Content Manager and faculty at Hadar, where he teaches, curates, and edits Hadar's content—both online and in print—and Project Zug courses. Jeremy is also pursuing a PhD in Talmud at JTS. He graduated from the University of Manchester (in the UK) with a Masters in Physics, and is an alumnus of Yeshivat Hadar and the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem. He is a member of the Steering Team of Kehilat Hadar.

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