Desert Island Torah

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

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. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rav Joey is a practicing psychotherapist in the addiction field focusing on the interface between p...

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. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sharona is a fellow at Matan’s Hilkheta and is a graduate of Matan Eshkolot. She is the fo...

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. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rav Wohlgelerter is the rabbi at OU-JLIC in Givat Shmuel and at Bar Ilan. He is also the Director...

In this episode, we speak to Rabbanit Yafit Clymer, who shares her Desert Island Torah, looking at chapters from Tehillim and midrash.  _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rabbanit Yafit is Rabbanit of the Midreshet Amit girls’ high school  in Modiin, a senior lecturer at Matan, and Co-Director of...

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. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rav Burg is a the Menahel of Yeshivat Sha'arei Mevaseret Zion, Mashpia of NCSY Summer, Mash...

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. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rabbanit Rachel is a Gemara Ram at Midreshet Lindenbaum, a graduate of...

In this episode, we speak to Rav Elliot Schrier, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Rambam's Hilkhot Deot, Rabbeinu Yonah on Masekhet Berakhot and Ramban on the Torah.  ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rabbi Schrier is rabbi of Bnai Yeshurun in Teaneck, NJ ________________________...

In this episode, we speak to Rav Ari Ze'ev Schwartz, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Torah from Rav Kook, Rambam and an inspiring piece on Shabbat. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rav Ari is an author and teaches at Midreshet Amit and Midreshet and Yeshivat Torah v'Avodah. ______...

In this episode, we speak to Rav Sam Klibanoff, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at the story of Yosef, Peneni Halakha and the gemara in Avoda Zara 18a ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rabbi Klibanoff is the rabbi of Congregation Etz Chaim in Livingston, NJ. 

In this episode, we speak to Rav Yehoshua Grunstein, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at the idea of "L'olam Yehei Adam Yirei Shamayim", Davening and Shemoneh Esrei.  ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rabbi Grunstein is the Director of Development of North America at Tzohar ________...

In this episode, we speak to Rav Dr. Benji Levy, who shares his Desert Island Torah. As we now enter the book of Shemot, we reflect on the opening chapters of the book of Bereishit.  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rabbi Dr. Benji is an educator, innovator and spiritual entrepreneur, and th...

In this episode, we speak to Shoshana Schechter, who shares her Desert Island Torah, looking at Chumash with Rashi, Bereishit and Devarim with a focus on the commentary from the Netziv.  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Shoshana is the Associate Dean of Torah Studies and Spiritual Life, Dire...

In this episode, we speak to Rav Ken Spiro, who shares his Desert Island Torah, focussing on the Ten Commandments, Torah from Sefer Shemot and Pirkei Avot. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rabbi Spiro is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher for Aish HaTorah, Jerusalem. In addition, he is a licensed tour...

In this episode, we speak to Rav Andrew Israeli, who shares his Desert Island Torah, taking us through the introduction of Mesillat Yesharim, insights into Rosh Chodesh, and Parashat Vayigash.  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rabbi Israeli teaches at Frisch and is head madrich and director...

In this episode, we speak to Noam Wasserman, who shares his Desert Island Torah. Noam takes us through some famous sugyot in shas and incorporates an array of inspirational and meaningful life messages and connections to the field of business.  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Noam is an aut...

In this episode, we speak to Rav Elie Buechler, who shares his Desert Island Torah, exploring Parashat Shelakh-Lekha, Minchat Chinukh (with a focus on Hakhel), and Shemoneh Esrei.  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rav Elie is the OU-JLIC rabbi at Columbia/Barnard 

In this episode, we speak to Rav Natanel Wiederblank, who shares his Desert Island Torah. Looking at Avraham Avinu, relationships, teshuva and artificial intelligence, Rabbi Wiederblank runs through an array of inspirational Torah thoughts.  _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rabbi Wiederblank i...

In this episode, we speak to Rav Lawrence Hajioff, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Rav Aryeh Kaplan's "Jewish Meditation", Sefer Yehoshua and Megillat Esther.  ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rabbi Hajioff is an educator, and writer, on the Judaic studies faculty of the Stern...

In this episode, we speak to Rav Ya'akov Trump, who shares his Desert Island Torah, focussing on ideas connecting to living in galut (exile), self, and community. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rabbi Trump is the rabbi of Young Israel of Lawrence Cedarhurst. You can check out his shiurim here...

Perspectives is a new edition to Desert Island Torah, where we connect Torah and professional fields. Our first theme for Perspectives is psychology. In this episode, we speak to Rav Dr. Yoni Feiner, who shares three pieces of Torah, that speak to him, connected to the field of psychology. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________...

Perspectives is a new edition to Desert Island Torah, where we connect Torah and professional fields. Our first theme for Perspectives is psychology. In this episode, we speak to Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Schiffman, who shares three pieces of Torah, that speak to him, connected to the field of psychology. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________...

Perspectives is a new edition to Desert Island Torah, where we connect Torah and professional fields. Our first theme for Perspectives is psychology. In this episode, we speak to Dr. Carl Hochhauser, who shares three pieces of Torah, that speak to him, connected to the field of psychology.  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________...

In this episode, we speak to Rav Todd Berman, who shares his Desert Island Torah, exploring chassidut and Torah from Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik.  ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rav Todd is the Associate Director at Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi.

We are delighted to share a new "themed" Desert Island Torah episode. In this episode, we are back with Rav Doron Perez, who shares three pieces of Torah that speak to him, connected to the holiday of Chanukah.  _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rav Doron is Executive Chairman of the Mizrachi W...