College Commons

About College Commons

The College Commons Podcast, passionate perspectives from Judaism's leading thinkers, is produced by Hebrew Union College, America's first Jewish institution of higher learning.

Publisher

HUC-JIR

Category

arts · religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Dec 2015

Latest episode

1 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 252 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Tomer Persico: “In God’s Image”

   Host [Host Name] interviews Israeli public intellectual Tomer Persico about how the concept of humanity created in God's image profoundly shaped Western civilization.

2. 

   18 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Rabbi Charles Savenor: “Religious duties consist in doing justice”

   Rabbi Charles E. Savenor, Executive Director of Civic Spirit, discusses how religious duties align with the pursuit of justice and civics education.

3. 

   4 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Yael Yechieli: Simple and But Not Easy - 50% Women in the Halls of Power in Israel

   Host [Host Name] interviews Yael Yechieli, founder of 50/50, about achieving gender parity in Israeli leadership through impactful societal change.

Inside a recent episode

Tomer Persico: “In God’s Image”

Published 1 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And that's the beginning of humanity. That's how you become a person, because you're autonomous, because you can decide, you can choose between good and evil, etc. Right? And you've got that same inner rebelliousness in Christianity that keeps reforming and revolutionizing itself. So there's Paul, there's the Mandicant Orders, there's, of course, Martin Luther and the Protestant Revolution, and there's even secularization, which, in a way, is another inner Christian revolt. […]

Who has been a guest on College Commons

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• Tomer Persico
• Charles Savenor
• Yael Yechieli
• John Rokosny
• Georgette Bennett

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

25 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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