Description: Spiritual and political dynamics that motivate and shape the pulpit of Rabbi Rachel Timoner. Biography: Rabbi Rachel Timoner is grateful and proud to serve as Senior Rabbi of Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, Brooklyn. She is honored to stand with families at the moments of greatest joy and deepest sorrow in their lives, and she …

When it comes to pigs, however, maybe you are what you don’t eat… Maybe… Jordan D. Rosenblum is the Belzer Professor of Classical Judaism and Director of Religious Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His most recent book, Forbidden: A 3,000-Year History of Jews and the Pig (New York University Press, 2024), won a 2024 National Jewish Bo…

Description: Hannah Pollin-Galay reveals the Yiddish of destruction, and its capacity to bring life and meaning. Biography: Hannah Pollin-Galay is a scholar of East European Jewish culture, with a focus on the Holocaust. Drawing on both historical and literary methods, her work explores themes such as cultural production under catastrophic conditio…

Description: Complicated contours and tortuous fissures emerge as a picture of the American Jewish experience in Tablets Shattered. Biography: Joshua Leifer is a journalist and historian. He is a columnist for Haaretz. His essays and reporting have also appeared in The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, The Guardian, and elsewhere. His f…

Love of family, culture, and home, set to the music of Yemenite Jews in Songs for the Brokenhearted: A Novel. Ayelet Tsabari is the author of Songs for the Brokenhearted, winner of a National Jewish Book Award for Fiction and the Association of Jewish Libraries Fiction Award and A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2024. Her memoir in essays The Art of Le…

Novelist Howard Langer transplants a fictional Hasidic Dynasty to the heart of segregated America, to discover a truly New World. Biography: Howard Langer was born in New York and brought up on the west side of Manhattan. His father served on the U.S.S. Missouri and was present at the Japanese surrender in 1945. His mother taught reading in Spanish…

Rabbi Yitz Greenberg takes us on a majestic odyssey of religious purpose and Covenant. Biography: Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg serves as the President of the J.J. Greenberg Institute for the Advancement of Jewish Life (JJGI) and as Senior Scholar in Residence at Hadar. Rabbi Greenberg was ordained by Beth Joseph Rabbinical Seminary of Brooklyn, Ne…

Author Danielle Sharkan finds cultural identity in multicultural community, in her picture book Sharing Shalom. Biography: Danielle grew up in the sub­urbs of Chica­go and has since had the priv­i­lege of liv­ing in Cana­da, Israel, and Argenti­na. As an edu­ca­tor and a proud moth­er of two won­der­ful chil­dren, she is deeply com­mit­ted to both …

Rabbi Angela Buchdahl disentangles the power of the pulpit from the stature of its holder, by sharing the vulnerability, musicality and ethical of sermons. Biography: Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl serves as the Senior Rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York City and is the first woman to lead Central’s Reform congregation in its 180-year history. Ra…

Author and activist Lihi Lapid follows characters who yearn for each other across space, time and even cognition. Biography: Lihi Lapid is a writer, journalist, lecturer and performer, symbolizing the voice of the contemporary Israeli woman. Her activity in various media has earned her a following that sweeps through social media with thousands of …

Author Lee Yaron resists the simplification of politics, people, and, most of all, of October 7th — in favor of nuance and humanity. Biography: Lee Yaron is an award-winning Israeli journalist. Her new book, "10/7: 100 Human Stories," won the 2024 National Jewish Book Award Book of the Year — and the 2025 Natan Notable Books award. At 30, Yaron is …

Rabbi Marc Katz uses the historical imagination to plumb the depths of Judaism’s greatest choice for survival.저자 [email protected] (HUC-JIR)

Rabbi Elliot asks us to approach difficult times with depth of mind and spirit.저자 [email protected] (HUC-JIR)

Rabbi Joshua Weinberg tackles both the complexity and the clarity of vision embedded in the idea of Liberal Zionism.저자 [email protected] (HUC-JIR)

Poet Menachem Rosensaft transforms the Psalms into a search for God who permitted the Holocaust.저자 [email protected] (HUC-JIR)

Who are we and where is home? Author Yariv Inbar investigates through the mental tightrope of espionage.저자 [email protected] (HUC-JIR)

Aryeh Ben David plumbs the diaries of the epochal thinker Rav Kook. He finds the imperative of love.저자 [email protected] (HUC-JIR)

Author Mari Lowe explores adolescence through the lens of the Orthodox experience – both unique and common to all.저자 [email protected] (HUC-JIR)

Deborah Dash Moore transports us to midcentury New York and the photographer who captured its people from street level.저자 [email protected] (HUC-JIR)

Shai Held puts love at the center of Judaism, and explains why it may surprise you.저자 [email protected] (HUC-JIR)

Jeremy Brown’s Eleventh Plague captures Jewish responses to pandemics from across the millennia.저자 [email protected] (HUC-JIR)

Julia Watts-Belser reveals disability as an engine for human creativity and spiritual depth - for everyone.저자 [email protected] (HUC-JIR)

Richard Ho celebrates the Chinese and Jewish New Years – in the same family under the same lunar cycle.저자 [email protected] (HUC-JIR)

Rabbi Yonatan Neril frames the ecological crisis in spiritual terms.저자 [email protected] (HUC-JIR)

Dr. Paul Zeitz explores solutions to our greatest challenges, from our inner selves to the world around us.저자 [email protected] (HUC-JIR)

John Inazu dissects disagreement to find opportunities for social trust, faith and democratic flourishing.저자 [email protected] (HUC-JIR)

Rabbi Hirshel Jaffe invites us on his journey of healing and human solidarity.저자 [email protected] (HUC-JIR)

Reform Judaism’s pioneering decision to mandate study in Jerusalem.저자 [email protected] (HUC-JIR)

Hélèn Jawhara Piñer uncovers the Jewish secrets of a 13th-century Arab-language cookbook.저자 [email protected] (HUC-JIR)

Stephen Mills shares his story of sexual abuse and reminds us of our still-unfulfilled obligations of protection and justice.Stephen Mills is the author of Chosen: A Memoir of Stolen Boyhood, a winner of the National Jewish Book Award. He's also the co-author of Next of Kin: My Conversations with Chimpanzees, a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Ye…

The best of all worlds: Jewish and Italian food from award winning cook and author Benedetta Guetta.Benedetta Jasmine Guetta is an Italian food writer and photographer. She was born in Milan, but she lives in Santa Monica, California. In 2009, she cofounded a website called Labna, the only Jewish/Kosher cooking blog in Italy, specializing in Italia…

Kiryas Joel, a chartered municipality in New York State functions as a religious community and American village.Nomi M. Stolzenberg holds the Nathan and Lilly Shapell Chair at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. She is a legal scholar whose research spans a range of interdisciplinary interests, including law and religion, law…

Jessica Marglin: The Citizen Who Didn’t BelongJessica Marglin discusses the 19th-century Italian Jew, whose estate became a test of the nascent idea of “citizenship.”Jessica Marglin is Professor of Religion, Law, and History, and the Ruth Ziegler Early Career Chair in Jewish Studies at the University of Southern California. She earned her PhD from …

Dr. Sivan Zakai uncovers the world of children’s opinions and insights about Israel, in peace and in crisis.Sivan Zakai, Ph.D., is the Sara S. Lee Associate Professor of Jewish Education at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles. A thought leader in Jewish and Israel education, Dr. Zakai is the director of the Children’s Learning About Israel Project and co-director …

Rabbi Debra J. Robbins offers insight and practice to bring the Psalms into our lives.Rabbi Debra J. Robbins is a member of the clergy team at Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, Texas, focusing on teaching, pastoral care, and spiritual practice. She was ordained in 1991 at the Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, and is a graduate of the Univ…

Couple Haim and Claire Rechnitzer compose and recompose Hebrew poetry in English.Rabbi Dr. Haim O. Rechnitzer is a Professor of Jewish Thought at HUC-JIR in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a poet. He earned his doctorate from the Department of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and his rabbinical ordination from HUC-JIR (Jerusalem) in 2003…

Host Joshua Holo speaks with HUC-JIR educator, Jeremy Leigh about his experiences on the ground in Jerusalem during the Israel-Hamas War.Jeremy Leigh teaches Israel Studies and Modern Jewish History at HUC-JIR’s Taube Family Campus in Jerusalem. He is the coordinator of the Richard J. Scheuer Israel Seminar for the Year-In-Israel Program, as well a…

Author Rabbi Michael Strassfeld encourages us to reorganize our thinking about—and reengage our lives with—Judaism. Rabbi Michael Strassfeld has served the Jewish community for over five decades, in numerous capacities, including as an educator, writer, editor, rabbi, and community leader. He is the author of Judaism Disrupted, which is being publi…

Host Joshua Holo speaks with HUC-JIR educator, Michael Marmur about his experiences on the ground in Jerusalem during the Israel-Hamas War.Michael Marmur is Associate Professor of Jewish Theology at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem. Until July 2018 he served as the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Provost at HUC-JIR, having previously been Dean of the Jerusalem cam…

Author Joseph Skloot reveals the revolutionary power of early printed Hebrew books. Joseph A. Skloot, Ph.D. is the Rabbi Aaron D. Panken Assistant Professor of Modern Jewish Intellectual History at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion/New York. He is a historian of Jewish culture and religious thought in the early modern and modern per…

Host Joshua Holo speaks with HUC-JIR educator, Michal Muszkat-Barkan, Ph.D. about her experiences on the ground in Jerusalem during the Israel-Hamas War. Michal Muszkat-Barkan, Ph.D., is a Professor of Jewish Education in the Parallel Track. She is the Director of the Department of Education and Professional Development at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem. Her fi…

Rabbi Barbara Symons challenges Reform Judaism to engage with often-neglected Prophetic books.저자 [email protected] (HUC-JIR)

Host Joshua Holo speaks with HUC-JIR educator, Rabbi Talia Avnon-Benveniste about her experiences on the ground in Jerusalem during the Israel-Hamas War.Rabbi Avnon-Benveniste is Director of the Israel Rabbinical Program at HUC-JIR’s Taube Family Campus in Jerusalem. She was ordained after completing the Israel Rabbinical Program in 2009, and retur…

Dr. David Mendelsson, Senior Lecturer in Israel Studies and Modern Jewish History at HUC-JIR’s Taube campus in Jerusalem, is an educator, historian, and author who sheds light on his experiences since October 7th as a father, mentor, and Israeli. Witnessing everything from shifts in both the literal and learning landscapes to moments inspired by Je…

Rabbi Zoë Klein roots her new creations in the millennial tradition of Jewish Storytelling.Rabbi Zoë Klein serves Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles, California where she brings her unique blend of innovation and tradition. At Temple Isaiah since 2000, she has served as Associate Rabbi, Senior Rabbi and Director of Adult Education and Engagement. A Conne…

Stella Levi recounts her remarkable life on Isle of Rhodes, caught between the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries.One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World, National Jewish Book Awards for Holocaust Memoir and Sephardic CultureMichael Frank’s essays, articles, and short stories have appeared in The New York Times, The W…

Jay Michaelson brings to life the charlatan and heretical Jewish leader Jacob Frank.The Heresy of Jacob Frank: From Jew­ish Mes­sian­ism to Eso­teric Myth - Winner, National Jewish Book Award for Scholarship.Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson is an affiliated assistant professor at Chicago Theological Seminary and a visiting scholar at the Center for LGBTQ a…

Tracing medieval women’s Biblical culture and how it differed from… the Bible.Bib­li­cal Women and Jew­ish Dai­ly Life in the Mid­dle Ages, winner of the 2022 JBC Award for Women’s Studies.Prof. Elisheva Baumgarten holds the Prof. Yitzhak Becker Chair for Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She teaches in the Department of Jewish …

Author Susan Wider discusses genre-bending artist Charlotte Salomon's work and how it survived the Shoah to capture a life and time.It’s My Whole Life: Charlotte Salomon: An Artist in Hiding during World War II, winner of the 2022 National Jewish Book Award for Young Adult LiteratureSusan Wider is the author of It’s My Whole Life: Charlotte Salomon…

Author Sacha Lamb discusses their YA romp from the shtetl to the New World, and the supernatural odd couple at its heart.When The Angels Left The Old Country, YA category National Jewish Book Awards finalist.Sacha Lamb is a 2018 Lambda Literary Fellow in young adult fiction, and graduated in Library and Information Science and History from Simmons …