Desert Island Torah

THREE IDEAS FOR THE THREE WEEKS Our new "Word of the Month" series is 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 third and final episode of this series, we explore the time of Bein HaMetzarim (The Three Weeks). We are back with Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash who shares thr...

THREE IDEAS FOR THE THREE WEEKS Our new "Word of the Month" series is 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 second episode of this series, we explore the time of Bein HaMetzarim (The Three Weeks). We are back with Rav Aaron Bayer who shares three ideas connected with B...

THREE IDEAS FOR THE THREE WEEKS Our new "Word of the Month" series is 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 this series, we explore the time of Bein HaMetzarim (The Three Weeks). We are back with Rav Zvi Ron who shares three ideas connected with Bein H...

In this episode, we speak to Rav Michael Olshin, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Torah from Rav Kook, the Lelover Rebbe and Rav Gadol Eisner.

In this episode, we speak to Rav Dan Katz, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at the Piaseczna Rebbe's Chovat HaTalmidim, and Torah from Rav Eli Sadan and Rav Yehuda Amital.

In this episode, we speak to Charlie Harary, who shares his Desert Island Torah. Charlie shares three inspiring Divrei Torah on Yosef and Yehuda, Aharon and the a Ramban on the Mishkan ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Charlie has gifted our listeners with FREE ACCESS to his Mind Hacks course, whic...

In this episode, we speak to Rav Dr. Jeremy Wieder, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Torah from Masekhet Eduyot, Masekhet Eruvin and Ramban on Parashat Kedoshim

In this episode, we speak to Rav Chaim Strauchler, who shares his Desert Island Torah, exploring various midrashim on the Torah.

In this episode, we speak to Rav David Silverstein, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Torah from Rav Yehuda Amital, Rav Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg and the Baalei HaTosafot.

In this episode, we speak to Rav Dr. Hillel Broder, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik's "The Lonely Man of Faith" and Rav Kook on the Siddur and prayer in Orot HaKodesh.

In this episode, we speak to David Curwin, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Torah from Parashat Bereishit, Sefer Yeshayahu and the song Zalman by Kobi Oz. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ David is an independent scholar and writer, who has just published his first book with Koren t...

In this episode, we speak to Rav Dr. Sam Lebens who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Torah from the Kedushat Levi (Rav Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev), the Ishbitzer Rebbe (Rav Mordechai Yosef Leiner) and Rav Shimshon Rafael Hirsch.

In this episode, we speak to Rav Mordechai Torczyner, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Gittin 57b, Torah from Nefesh HaChaim and a Sifri on Haazinu

In this episode, we speak to Rav Nati Helfgot, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Torah from Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik, the Netziv and Rav Aharon Lichtenstein.

In this episode, we speak to Rabbanit Shayna Goldberg, who shares her Desert Island Torah. Shayna shares Torah from Masekhet Shabbat, Sefer HaChinukh and Masekhet Eruvin. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Shayna is a yoetzet halakha and on the overseas faculty as a mashgicha ruchanit at the Stell...

In this episode, we speak to Esther Grossman, who shares her Desert Island Torah, looking at Torah from Sefer Shmuel Alef and Sefer Shemot ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In this episode, we speak to Rav Eliezer Rubin, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at the Ramban on Chumash, Rav Kook and the Siddur.

In this episode, we speak to Rav Josh Blass, who shares his Desert Island Torah. Looking through the Chumash, Rav Blass shares Torah from Parashat Vayera, Parashat Beshalach and Parashat Tetzaveh.

In this episode, we speak to Rav Dr. Noam Weinberg, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Torah from the Yehudi HaKadosh (Yaakov Yitzchak of Peshischa), Rabbi Nachman and the Piaseczna Rebbe (Kalonymus Kalman Shapira)

In this episode, we speak to Dr. Daniel Rynhold, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Torah from Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, and Parashat Pinchas _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dr. Rynhold is Dean and Professor of Jewish Philosophy at the Berna...

In this episode, we speak to Dr. Tova Ganzel, who shares her Desert Island Torah, looking at the poem "לא אֲרַחֵף בֶּחָלָל" (I will not float in space) by Zelda, Masekhet Shekalim, and sefer Haggai. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tova is a senior lecturer at the Multidisciplinary De...

In this episode, we bring another "themed" episode of Desert Island Torah, and we are back with Rav Jonathan Bailey. In honour of Shavuot, Rav Bailey shares three ideas connecting to what Torah means to him.

In this episode, we speak to Rabbi Dr. Benjy Epstein who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at the Tikkunei Zohar, Visions of a Compassionate World by Menachem Ekstein and Orot haTeshuva by Rav Kook. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ You can purchase Rabbi Dr. Benjy's book here: https://w...

In this episode, we speak to Rav Yakov Danishefsky, who shares his Desert Island Torah. Rav Yakov looks at the Desert Island aspect of our lives, exploring Torah from Yom Kippur davening, Torah from the Ishbitzer Rebbe, and Rav Baruch of Mezhibuz on Tehillim . _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ R...

In honor of Lag Ba'Omer, we decided to change locations from a Desert Island to a Cave! In this episode, we speak to Rav Elli Fischer, who looks at the Tanakh, Talmud Bavli and the Beit Yosef. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rav Elli is an independent writer and translator, and you can check...