The Podcast of Jewish Ideas

About The Podcast of Jewish Ideas

A space for exploring the great ideas at the heart of the Jewish tradition.

Publisher

Torah in Motion

Category

history · religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Mar 2023

Latest episode

3 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

11 of 98 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   97. Jonathan Sacks | Dr. Raphael Zarum (Anglo-Judaism #5)

   Rabbi Dr. Raphael Zarum interviews listeners about the enduring ideas and impact of the esteemed Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

2. 

   30 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   96. Louis Jacobs | Dr. Miri Freud-Kandel (Anglo-Judaism #4)

   Dr. Miri Freud-Kandel interviews J.J. about Louis Jacobs, exploring the influential, interesting, and controversial Mancunian Jew of the twentieth century.

3. 

   9 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   95. JH Hertz and his Pentateuch | Dr. Benjamin Elton (Anglo-Judaism #3)

   Host J.J. interviews Rabbi Dr. Benjamin Elton about JH Hertz's influential Pentateuch commentary, offering insights into Anglo-Jewish religious history.

Inside a recent episode

97. Jonathan Sacks | Dr. Raphael Zarum (Anglo-Judaism #5)

Published 3 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And he's trying to write and think about that, write some articles about that, and as well, because he was asked to do something called the Reef Lectures from the BBC, a more public context, and he thought about, he did this before he became chief rabbi, He wanted a right and think about what does not just how is Judaism relevant for the modern world, but religion. Is religion going to survive modernity? Like people now go and go to places like Ikea on a Sunday rather than to church. And so will it survive? How can religion survive in the 20th, 21st century? So his book, The Persistence of Faith, is about that issue. […]

Who has been a guest on The Podcast of Jewish Ideas

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Raphael Zarum
• Miri Freud-Kandel
• Benjamin Elton
• Edward Kessler
• David Ruderman

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

52 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

54 ratings

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