J-TV Podcasts

Ollie and Sam discuss the idea of whether the current exploitation of nostalgia in the world of entertainment (eg. yet another Star Wars/Spider-Man/Matrix/Harry Potter movie etc) actually is rooted in a deeper human desire to revisit old, cheerful memories of youth and wonder, to escape the harsher reality of one's current challenges. Do we allow reminiscing about the past to stop us living in the...

Nationalism is seen as reactionary and dangerous today. But in the 1800s it was seen as progressive and liberal. Ollie talks to Rabbi Daniel Rowe (Director, Aish UK) about the Jewish perspective on nationalism and national identity. They go on to discuss various aspects of biblical criticism, the place of nationalism within Judaism and the question of why Judaism demands we give up our life rather...

Ollie speaks to the authors of "Not a Partnership: Why We Keep Getting Marriage Wrong & How We Can Get It Right" - a new book by Rabbi Tod Jacobs and Rabbi Peter Lynn. The book is targeted at anyone - religious or secular, Jewish or non-Jewish. You can get the book here - Thank you for joining us today and listening to JTV podcasts. You can find more podcasts from JTV, including interviews wit...

Ze'ev Orenstein - Director of International Affairs for the City of David Foundation talks to Ollie. -- Thank you for joining us today and listening to JTV podcasts. You can find more podcasts from JTV, including interviews with Rabbi Manis Friedman, Dennis Prager, Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz, and many more available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts – just search for “JTV Podcasts with Ollie...

Ollie is in Monsey, New York, to talk to one of the internet's most well-known Rabbis - YY Jacobson. Together they discuss character development and building the best possible relationships with ourselves, with others and with God. Ollie asks Rabbi Jacobson poignant and sometimes difficult questions that need addressing in these areas. -- Thank you for joining us today and listening to JTV podcast...

Ollie talks to Prof. Moshe Koppel, founder of Israel's Kohelet Policy Forum and author of "Judaism Straight Up". -- Thank you for joining us today and listening to JTV podcasts. You can find more podcasts from JTV, including interviews with Rabbi Manis Friedman, Dennis Prager, Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz, and many more available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts – just search for “JTV Podcast...

In today's episode, Ollie and Sam discuss the nature of modern political discourse and how one navigates such a world through the lens of Torah and Jewish values. We talk about role of politics in Judaism, appreciating the novelty of a Jewish voice having a place in Western politics, does Judaism lean more left or right or neither, the morality or lack of in certain political spheres, and much muc...

Ollie talks to Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson, author of Positivity Bias: Practical wisdom for positive living inspired by the life and teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. -- Thank you for joining us today and listening to JTV podcasts. You can find more podcasts from JTV, including interviews with Rabbi Manis Friedman, Dennis Prager, Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz, and many more available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify...

Back in August 2020, Ollie spoke with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatzz, a Rabbi we are honoured to say is a "J-TV regular" Rabbi Tatz is Senior Lecturer at the Jewish Learning Exchange (JLE UK) in London. Timecodes: 0:26 Antisemitism - Does Judaism provide an explanation or a solution 21:30 Can only those who experienced oppression lead liberation movements 40:22 Why does Judaism view sexual misconduct as so...

In July 2020, Ollie spoke with Israel advocate Rudy Rochman to talk all things Israel. -- Thank you for joining us today and listening to JTV podcasts. You can find more podcasts from JTV, including interviews with Rabbi Manis Friedman, Dennis Prager, Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz, and many more available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts – just search for “JTV Podcasts with Ollie Anisfeld” Don...

Recorded in 2017, Ollie was in New York speaking to one of his favourite Jewish educators - Rabbi David Fohrman. Rabbi Fohrman runs Aleph Beta - an organization which provides superb animated videos that uncover the wisdom and beauty within Biblical texts - alephbeta.org Timecodes: 0:00 Do we need to focus more on Written Torah vs Talmud? 9:05 What is your methodology for learning Torah? 45:13 Why...

Ollie is joined by Rabbi Pinchas Taylor. Rabbi Taylor is a Chabad Rabbi in Florida, life coach and lecturer in Jewish spirituality. Ollie asks Rabbi Taylor about finding your purpose, the theological differences between Islam and Christianity against those of Judaism, Judaism's impact on Americas founding, the spiritual roots of anti-Semitism and Chabad's keys to success -- Thank you for joining u...

In this week's episode, Ollie and Sam discuss what Jewish themes can be found within J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter themes. Following up from a successful shorter video Ollie put out a few months ago ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIzWqkhO8RU ), we go deeper on the points made in the video, covering various parallels and lessons between Judaism and the tales of The Boy Who Lived. -- Thank you for...

Ollie engages in a discussion with Rabbi Eliezer Zobin discussing contemporary debates within Judaism; namely egalitarianism, conversion and outreach . Rabbi Zobin is the Rabbi of Ner Yisrael community, as well as being the Principal of Immanuel College. 0:37 Is Judaism Egalitarian? Discussing Gender Roles in Judaism 30:42 Why don't Jews seek to convert non-Jews? 43:31 Discussing Jewish outreach -...

Ollie has a follow up chat with Rabbi Manis Friedman about his ground breaking interview with him a few weeks prior - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQlfH43G1mg Rabbi Manis Friedman is a world-renowned author, counselor, lecturer and philosopher who uses ancient wisdom and modern wit to captivate audiences around the world. In this interview with Ollie, Rabbi Friedman discusses how we can make se...

Dr. Efraim Zuroff - Nazi Hunter and Holocaust Historian - shares his life story and operations with Ollie on J-TV. -- Thank you for joining us today and listening to JTV podcasts. You can find more podcasts from JTV, including interviews with Rabbi Manis Friedman, Dennis Prager, Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz, and many more available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts – just search for “JTV Podca...

In the build-up to the Festival of Sukkot, the festival of joy, Sam and Ollie discuss the role of optimism, pessimism, joy, pleasure, suffering and happiness in Jewish life. -- Thank you for joining us today and listening to JTV podcasts. You can find more podcasts from JTV, including interviews with Rabbi Manis Friedman, Dennis Prager, Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz, and many more available on Apple Podcast...

Ollie speaks to Rabbi Joseph Dweck , Senior Rabbi of the S&P Sephardi Community in the UK, about how do we master our ego and the influence of Islamic societies on Sephardic Jewry -- Thank you for joining us today and listening to JTV podcasts. You can find more podcasts from JTV, including interviews with Rabbi Manis Friedman, Dennis Prager, Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz, and many more available on Apple P...

A collection of short Torah ideas on Rosh Hashanah - the Jewish New Year, from Sam and Ollie. From all of us here at J-TV Podcasts, we wish you a Shana tova umetuka - have a happy, healthy and SWEET new year! -- Thank you for joining us today and listening to JTV podcasts. You can find more podcasts from JTV, including interviews with Rabbi Manis Friedman, Dennis Prager, Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz, and m...

Meet Sarah Guigue, also known as ‘Hassidic Hipster Girl’ online, particularly Instagram. 0:00-1:58 – What is ‘Hassidic Hispter Girl’? 1:58-13:58 - What's your story? 13:58-21:55- Living Judaism engaged with the world 21:55-25:38 – How has Hassidut influenced you? 25:38-28:23 - How can you navigate social media healthily? 28:23–31:10 - Advice for pursuing careers without compromising values? 31:10–...

-- Thank you for joining us today and listening to JTV podcasts. You can find more podcasts from JTV, including interviews with Rabbi Manis Friedman, Dennis Prager, Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz, and many more available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts – just search for “JTV Podcasts with Ollie Anisfeld” Don’t forget to subscribe to the J-TV Youtube channel, for hundreds of vidoes on Jewish ph...

Hello, and welcome back to J-TV Podcasts! My name is Sam Kaufman, again joining Ollie Anisfeld to discuss whether Judaism and general Jewish observance in 2021 is too hard to keep - and why that is. We’re going to speak about the role of emphasis in Jewish thought – how different sects with Judaism will agree upon the fundamentals 100%, but it’s the way they prioritise the different aspects – that...

Hello, and welcome to J-TV Podcasts! My name is Sam Kaufman, and in today’s inaugural episode, J-TV Founder Ollie Anisfeld and myself discuss the challenges of Jewish Education in the Age of Diminishing Attention Spans We speak about the long-term effects of this surface-level education, the rising impact of a culture based around the consumption of content, and the potential harms this could all...

Ollie speaks to Rabbi Daniel Rowe about some of the key teachings of the late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, of blessed memory. 0:00-0:52 - Your personal memories of Rabbi Sacks? 4:55 - What are some of his big ideas that stand out to you? 8:06 - How did Rabbi Sacks envision Jews engaging with the wider world? 15:30 - Rabbi Sacks on countering religious extremism 19:40 - How did he discuss politics while r...

Ollie talks to Rabbi Tovia Singer about his anti-missionary work. 0:00-4:28 - How did you get involved in this? 4:28-17:58 - Is this a priority? 17:58-29:40 - Why don't Jews believe in Jesus? 29:40-53:14 - What are the main responses by missionaries? 53:14-57:27 - On Jewish-Christian relations