Drisha Institute

Turn it and Turn it

Drisha has often run classes organized around a shared theme or topic. Each season of Turn It & Turn It comprises all the lectures on a given theme, bringing you multiple complementary takes on an issue. This podcast spans two decades, putting some of our earliest audio recordings shoulder to shoulder with more recent and contemporary lectures - all exemplifying the principle that Torah demands persistent, multi-angled study. Turn it and turn it: there’s a lot to discuss!

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Drisha Institute

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Latest episode

May 19, 2025

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Episodes

Vital Organ Donation and Determination of Death: Halakhic Tradition and the Modern Controversy, 3 of 3 19.05.2025

In 1968, a committee at Harvard University sparked an intense bioethical debate when it redefined medical standards of death to allow for vital organs to be taken from brain-dead patients. Halakhic authorities have weighed in on both sides of the issue, and it remains one of the most emotionally charged topics in contemporary halakhic discourse. Through a close reading of the central halakhic text...

Vital Organ Donation and Determination of Death: Halakhic Tradition and the Modern Controversy, 2 of 3 19.05.2025

In 1968, a committee at Harvard University sparked an intense bioethical debate when it redefined medical standards of death to allow for vital organs to be taken from brain-dead patients. Halakhic authorities have weighed in on both sides of the issue, and it remains one of the most emotionally charged topics in contemporary halakhic discourse. Through a close reading of the central halakhic text...

Vital Organ Donation and Determination of Death: Halakhic Tradition and the Modern Controversy, 1 of 3 19.05.2025

In 1968, a committee at Harvard University sparked an intense bioethical debate when it redefined medical standards of death to allow for vital organs to be taken from brain-dead patients. Halakhic authorities have weighed in on both sides of the issue, and it remains one of the most emotionally charged topics in contemporary halakhic discourse. Through a close reading of the central halakhic text...

What Does the Torah Say about [Modern] Economics? (6/6) with Rabbi Jonathan Ziring 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest"  In this course, we will explore broad questions that ask what the Torah has to say about economic systems. We will focus on topics like Yovel, pricing, competition, and other topics that ask how Torah can help us engage with the complexity of the modern market. This audio was originally captured from Zoom on 12/14/2022 a...

What Does the Torah Say about [Modern] Economics? (5/6) with Rabbi Jonathan Ziring 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest"  In this course, we will explore broad questions that ask what the Torah has to say about economic systems. We will focus on topics like Yovel, pricing, competition, and other topics that ask how Torah can help us engage with the complexity of the modern market. This audio was originally captured from Zoom on 12/07/2022 a...

What Does the Torah Say about [Modern] Economics? (4/6) with Rabbi Jonathan Ziring 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest"  In this course, we will explore broad questions that ask what the Torah has to say about economic systems. We will focus on topics like Yovel, pricing, competition, and other topics that ask how Torah can help us engage with the complexity of the modern market. This audio was originally captured from 11/30/2022 as part o...

What Does the Torah Say about [Modern] Economics? (3/6) with Rabbi Jonathan Ziring 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest"  In this course, we will explore broad questions that ask what the Torah has to say about economic systems. We will focus on topics like Yovel, pricing, competition, and other topics that ask how Torah can help us engage with the complexity of the modern market. This audio was originally captured from Zoom on 11/23/2022 a...

What Does the Torah Say about [Modern] Economics? (2/6) with Rabbi Jonathan Ziring 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest"  In this course, we will explore broad questions that ask what the Torah has to say about economic systems. We will focus on topics like Yovel, pricing, competition, and other topics that ask how Torah can help us engage with the complexity of the modern market. This audio was originally captured from Zoom on 11/16/2022 a...

What Does the Torah Say about [Modern] Economics? (1/6) with Rabbi Jonathan Ziring 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest"  In this course, we will explore broad questions that ask what the Torah has to say about economic systems. We will focus on topics like Yovel, pricing, competition, and other topics that ask how Torah can help us engage with the complexity of the modern market. This audio was originally captured from Zoom on 11/09/2022 a...

A Set Table: Jewish Perspectives on Household Labor from the Talmud to Present (3/3) with Sarah Zager 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest"  In this class we’ll explore how a range of Jewish texts, from rabbinic to modern, understand the significance of household labor, including cooking, cleaning, and childcare. These activities are part of our daily lives, and Jewish texts give us a range of ways of understanding their religious significance. We’ll begin wi...

A Set Table: Jewish Perspectives on Household Labor from the Talmud to Present (2/3) with Sarah Zager 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest"  In this class we’ll explore how a range of Jewish texts, from rabbinic to modern, understand the significance of household labor, including cooking, cleaning, and childcare. These activities are part of our daily lives, and Jewish texts give us a range of ways of understanding their religious significance. We’ll begin wi...

A Set Table: Jewish Perspectives on Household Labor from the Talmud to Present (1/3) with Sarah Zager 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest"  In this class we’ll explore how a range of Jewish texts, from rabbinic to modern, understand the significance of household labor, including cooking, cleaning, and childcare. These activities are part of our daily lives, and Jewish texts give us a range of ways of understanding their religious significance. We’ll begin wi...

Working Knowledge: Labor in Jewish Thought (4/4) with Dr. David Zvi Kalman 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest" Most of life is work of one kind or another, and even our rest is often defined by the work that we’ve left behind. The first half of this series will explore how changing notions of labor have influenced core pieces of the Jewish tradition, including the meaning of Shabbat and what it means to study Torah. The second hal...

Working Knowledge: Labor in Jewish Thought (3/4) with Dr. David Zvi Kalman 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest" Most of life is work of one kind or another, and even our rest is often defined by the work that we’ve left behind. The first half of this series will explore how changing notions of labor have influenced core pieces of the Jewish tradition, including the meaning of Shabbat and what it means to study Torah. The second hal...

Working Knowledge: Labor in Jewish Thought (2/4) with Dr. David Zvi Kalman 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest" Most of life is work of one kind or another, and even our rest is often defined by the work that we’ve left behind. The first half of this series will explore how changing notions of labor have influenced core pieces of the Jewish tradition, including the meaning of Shabbat and what it means to study Torah. The second hal...

Working Knowledge: Labor in Jewish Thought (1/4) Dr. David Zvi Kalman 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest" Most of life is work of one kind or another, and even our rest is often defined by the work that we’ve left behind. The first half of this series will explore how changing notions of labor have influenced core pieces of the Jewish tradition, including the meaning of Shabbat and what it means to study Torah. The second hal...

Resting Theology: Reading the Talmud on Shabbat (3/3) with Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Zuckier 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest"  This course will analyze three different Talmudic sugyot that have import not only for their Halakhic conclusions but also for our theological understanding of Shabbat’s nature. These Sugyot will relate to one who is never educated about Shabbat, loses track of when Shabbat is, and a gentile who keeps Shabbat. This audio...

Resting Theology: Reading the Talmud on Shabbat (2/3) with Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Zuckier 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest"  This course will analyze three different Talmudic sugyot that have import not only for their Halakhic conclusions but also for our theological understanding of Shabbat’s nature. These Sugyot will relate to one who is never educated about Shabbat, loses track of when Shabbat is, and a gentile who keeps Shabbat. This audio...

Resting Theology: Reading the Talmud on Shabbat (1/3) with Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Zuckier 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest"  This course will analyze three different Talmudic sugyot that have import not only for their Halakhic conclusions but also for our theological understanding of Shabbat’s nature. These Sugyot will relate to one who is never educated about Shabbat, loses track of when Shabbat is, and a gentile who keeps Shabbat. This audio...

Invention of the Seven-Day Week (5/5) with Dr. Evan Zuckerman Sivan 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest" This course covers two main themes based on a forthcoming book by Ezra Zuckerman Sivan: 1) the Torah as heralding the invention of the seven-day week, and secondarily 2) the social scientific question of how and why the seven-day week was invented. Each lecture is focused on a specific puzzle that gains its significance o...

Invention of the Seven-Day Week (4/5) with Rabbi Ezra Zuckerman Sivan 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest" This course covers two main themes based on a forthcoming book by Ezra Zuckerman Sivan: 1) the Torah as heralding the invention of the seven-day week, and secondarily 2) the social scientific question of how and why the seven-day week was invented. Each lecture is focused on a specific puzzle that gains its significance o...

Invention of the Seven-Day Week (3/5) with Dr. Evan Zuckerman Sivan 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest" This course covers two main themes based on a forthcoming book by Ezra Zuckerman Sivan: 1) the Torah as heralding the invention of the seven-day week, and secondarily 2) the social scientific question of how and why the seven-day week was invented. Each lecture is focused on a specific puzzle that gains its significance o...

The Invention of the Seven-Day Week (2/5) with Dr. Evan Zuckerman Sivan 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest" This course covers two main themes based on a forthcoming book by Ezra Zuckerman Sivan: 1) the Torah as heralding the invention of the seven-day week, and secondarily 2) the social scientific question of how and why the seven-day week was invented. Each lecture is focused on a specific puzzle that gains its significance o...

The Invention of the Seven-Day Week (1/5) with Dr. Ezra Zuckerman Sivan 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest" This course covers two main themes based on a forthcoming book by Ezra Zuckerman Sivan: 1) the Torah as heralding the invention of the seven-day week, and secondarily 2) the social scientific question of how and why the seven-day week was invented. Each lecture is focused on a specific puzzle that gains its significance o...

Navigating the Employer-Employee Relationship (6/6) with Rabbi Jonathan Ziring 27.11.2023

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Labour & Rest"  As work has moved remote for many, and others are hesitant to return to their jobs for a variety of reasons, the world is rethinking what it means to be an employer or employee. In this series, we will explore a number of topics that address the nature of the employer-employee relationship, highlighting the rights and re...

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