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Embracing Abraham: A Jewish-Christian Podcast

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We met while studying Jewish Studies at Yeshiva University. With a passion for Jewish-Christian relations, we seek to bring Jews and Christians into dialogue together. We discuss a variety of historical, contemporary, and spiritual topics under the umbrella of the Abrahamic faiths, and have a variety of guests from academic and religious backgrounds. Join us on this breathtaking journey into the heart of Abrahamic faith!

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Orthodox Jewish Film-maker Salvador Litvak | Guns and Moses (2025) | When Do We Eat? (2005) 20.04.2026 1:21:05

Today, we get to sit down with Orthodox Jewish Chilean-American film-maker, director, author, comedian, and YouTube personality Salvador Litvak and discuss the influences that made him, Dune vs. Lord of the Rings, his philosophical musings on G-d's consciousness, providing security against anti-Semitic acts, and his latest film Guns and Moses. Links: Follow Sal at AccidentalTalmudist.org . Gu...

Retrieving His Grandfather's Books Stolen by the Nazis \\ Looted Books Project with Prof. Amos Guiora 20.06.2025 1:07:12

In today’s episode we have the privilege of interviewing Dr. Amos Guiora. Dr. Guiora is currently a distinguished professor of law at the University of Utah. He has written multiple books on the role bystanders and enablers play in crimes from a legal perspective. He is also a recipient of multiple books that were once in the possession of his grandparents who perished in the Holocaust. In this ep...

Paul: Profile of a First-Century Jew \\ with Dr. Ari Mermelstein 12.03.2024 1:12:00

We sat down to chat with Dr. Ari Mermelstein, professor of Bible and Second Temple Judaism at Yeshiva University. In this podcast, we discuss how a mistaken interpretation of Paul's writings that negated the notion of divine grace in Judaism led to a misunderstanding that has lasted for centuries. We discuss how reading Paul in his Jewish context has important ramifications for present-day Jew...