Salvador Litvak's entertaining search for God, wisdom, and the purpose of everything. The Accidental Talmudist podcast features modern-day sages who make ancient teachings relevant to our busy lives. Sal's guests are storytellers, deep thinkers, and world-class conversationalists.
Hillel Fuld is one of Israel's most influential tech marketers, journalists, and public voices, known for guiding founders and investors while championing the story of Israeli innovation. In this conversation, Hillel reflects on Israel's ongoing PR war and the urgent need to communicate truth with clarity and courage. He speaks about the life and legacy of his brother Ari, whose murder reshaped his sense of purpose, and their shared family values. Hillel also explores the role of Torah in his life and why living in Israel is not only a personal commitment but a core belief he hopes to share with Jews everywhere. Through his insight and openness, he offers a powerful blend of history, identity, and unwavering love for the Jewish homeland.
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15 Jan 2025
Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson: How To Find Your Purpose
Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson is the bestselling author of seven books that provide invaluable advice for how to create a life of meaning and joy. His newest book, On Purpose, teaches readers to see the Divine providence in every moment, encounter and relationship in their lives, in good times and bad. Spiritual leader of Chabad of Belgravia UK, Rabbi Kalmenson is an emissary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe who is passionate about transmitting the wisdom of the Rebbe to help people improve themselves, their relationships, and the world around them.
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27 Jun 2024
Gedaliah Gurfein: The People's Talmud
Rabbi Gedaliah Gurfein is the creator of the People’s Talmud, a remarkable online resource that makes the Talmud accessible to all who are curious, even those with little Jewish knowledge. Rabbi Gurfein explains what the Talmud is and why it’s the operating system of Judaism. Far from being archaic, the Talmud addresses issues that highly relevant to the modern world such as life after death, other inhabited planets, marriage and parenting, and how to create a just and fair society.
9 Feb 2024
Roz Rothstein: Combating Lies and Misinformation About Israel
Roz Rothstein founded the pro-Israel advocacy group Stand With Us in 2001 to combat lies and misinformation about Israel on college campuses and in the media. SWUs promotes the truth about the Jewish state and Zionism, educating young adults who condemn Israel without knowing the facts. SWU organizes protests and ad campaigns, files lawsuits on behalf of college students, and trains students to debunk lies and stand up for Israel and the Jewish people. Roz has been named by the Forward and The Jerusalem Post as one of the most influential Jews in the world.
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5 Dec 2023
Scott Shay: How Did Antisemitism Become Such a Big Problem on College Campuses?
Scott Shay is the author of Conspiracy U: A Case Study, tracing the growth of anti-Zionist conspiracy theories at his alma mater, Northwestern University. In a far-reaching and dire conversation, Sal and Scott explore how antisemitism originates on both the far left and far right, and how this plague has been nurtured on American campuses.
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12 Jan 2022
Rabbi Doctor Daniel Friedman: Talmud For Regular Folks
Author and speaker Daniel Friedman shares transformative wisdom from our Sages, as well as surprising research from his doctoral thesis on American Christian attitudes toward Israel.
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4 Oct 2021
Danny Lobell: Doing Your Worst
Comedian Danny Lobell joins Sal for a laugh-out-loud conversation covering a wide range of topics, including what they’d do with a billion dollars, Sal’s accidental Canada commercial, and the value of doing your worst. Danny shares his perspective on coming back to Judaism, and what conservatives and liberals have in common.
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30 Jun 2021
Rabbi Abraham Cooper: Fighting for Freedom and Tolerance
Rabbi Cooper, director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, talks about rescuing Jews from the Soviet Union, promoting peace around the world, and why Jewish pride is vital in tough times.
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2 Feb 2021
Alan Dershowitz: Comparing Talmudic And U.S. Law in Capital Cases
Studying the law of capital cases in the Talmud and American jurisprudence with trial attorney, best-selling author and Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz.
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18 Oct 2020
Rabbi Reuven Wolf: Who Is The Jewish Messiah and When Is He Coming?
Rabbi Reuven Wolf of Maayon Yisroel Chassidic Center, takes us deep into Jewish mysticism as Sal and his rabbi explore some tough questions: Why does God hide? What does Messiah mean within Judaism? What do all Jews have in common? What is the role of non-Jews in the World to Come?
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18 Jul 2020
Nas Daily: I Made 1000 Videos in 1000 Days and Received 6 Billion Views
Nas Yassin is an Arab Israeli who scored a full scholarship to Harvard and started Nas Daily, a wildly successful Facebook page with 26 million followers, that documents his travels and experiences around the world. Sal and Nas explore the intersection of faith, social media, storytelling, government, Hollywood and interesting characters they’ve known.
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8 Jun 2020
Shloime Zionce: Hasidic Travel Writer
Shloime Zionce, the colorful travel correspondent for Ami Magazine, shares stories about finding kosher food in Afghanistan, explaining tefillin to airport security in Saudi Arabia, and being mistaken for an Israeli spy.
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12 May 2020
Douglas Rushkoff: Is Social Media a Needed Tool or a Slow-Motion Bomb?
Cultural commentator Douglas Rushkoff has a unique take on the human condition in the modern world. Technology and culture alienates people from each other, and the central question today is how do we bring the human race together despite the unique challenges of our era.
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25 Mar 2020
Rabbi Shais Taub: How to Find the Truth About Yourself
Rabbi Taub is a prominent Chabad rabbi and an expert in Jewish spirituality and recovery from addiction. With a down-to-earth manner and talent for storytelling, he makes Jewish mysticism accessible and relevant to everybody.
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8 Oct 2019
Dani Kollin: The Unincorporated Man
Author Dani Kollin and Sal explore their mutual love of science fiction, the good and bad of capitalism, what happens if people are financial commodities, and the importance of saying “I love you” to God.
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10 Sept 2019
Rabbi Tzvi Freeman: What is Chassidus?
Rabbi Freeman, a self-described “un-Orthodox rabbi,” shares unexpectedChassidic teachings that help us come closer to God, each other and our own true selves.
Rabbi Freeman, senior editor of Chabad.org, brings down deep teachings from the Baal Shem Tov, founder of Chassidism, and the great Lubavitcher Rebbe. What does it mean that we all carry a spark of the Divine?
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27 Aug 2019
Rabbi Manis Friedman: The Joy of Intimacy
Chabad rabbi, author, and public speaker Manis Friedman explains why “I love you” is the worst thing you can say to your spouse.
Rabbi Friedman’s advice for an emotionally and sexually satisfying marriage is counter-intuitive, even shocking: “I love you” is the worst thing you can say. Love and sex are the two things that destroy marriages. Marrying for love is as bad as marrying for money.
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13 Aug 2019
Stephen Tobolowsky: My Adventures with God
Legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky talks about finding meaning, keeping bees, and what to do when your mom shows up and you’re hosting a Hollywood orgy.
Actor Stephen Tobolowsky shares fascinating stories from his eventful life, covering a wide range of topics including his successful acting career and his Jewish journey. We learn about life in Hollywood, interesting characters he has known, and his ongoing adventures with God, the subject of his new book.
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