Shows
Courage Over ConventionScripture, Philosophy, and Embracing Ambiguity with Zohar AtkinsScripture, Philosophy, and Embracing Ambiguity with Zohar Atkins
Summary:
In this episode of Courage Over Convention, we dive into a fascinating conversation with Zohar Atkins, a renowned scholar and founder of Etz Hasadeh. Join us in exploring how Judaism illuminates guiding truths even in this age of disruption. We discuss the impact of technology, macroeconomics, and cultural shifts on the practice of self-reflection. We even touch on the philosophy of neuroscience.
Zohar has some serious intellectual horsepower. I enjoyed this one.
Guest Profile:
Zohar Atkins:
Founder of Etz Hasadeh, a Center for Existential Torah
Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute...2024-02-2237 min
Meditations with ZoharDaniel Boyarin: Talmud as Anti-TheologyThis week, Zohar is joined by Talmud scholar Daniel Boyarin to discuss the intellectual and spiritual legacy of the rabbis, Talmud as the irresolvable pursuit of truth, Christianity, sophistry, antisemitism, Maimonides, the fact/value distinction, academic vs. religious methodology, and more.If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a rate and review. You may also enjoy The Lightning Podcast.2023-12-131h 20
Meditations with ZoharDaniel Boyarin: Talmud as Anti-Theology S2 E20This week, Zohar is joined by Talmud scholar Daniel Boyarin to discuss the intellectual and spiritual legacy of the rabbis, Talmud as the irresolvable pursuit of truth, Christianity, sophistry, antisemitism, Maimonides, the fact/value distinction, academic vs. religious methodology, and more.
If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a rate and review.
You may also enjoy The Lightning Podcast.
2023-12-131h 20Meditations with ZoharTrae Stephens: Choosing Good Quests S2 E19This week, Zohar Atkins joins Trae Stephens, investor, serial entrepreneur, and faith-based public thinker, to talk about what makes for a good quest, the ethics and theology of doing things that scale and things that don't, political theology, why optimism is rational, and how to make life-altering decisions.
2023-11-301h 09Meditations with ZoharTrae Stephens: Choosing Good QuestsThis week, Zohar Atkins joins Trae Stephens, investor, serial entrepreneur, and faith-based public thinker, to talk about what makes for a good quest, the ethics and theology of doing things that scale and things that don't, political theology, why optimism is rational, and how to make life-altering decisions.2023-11-301h 09Meditations with ZoharRohit Krishnan: Building God S2 E18This week Zohar joins Rohit Krishnan, investor, blogger at Strange Loop Canon, and author of Building God, to talk about Edge, AI, Sabbaticals, Mastery and Generalism, Investing, Creativity, P-Zombies, Techno-Optimism, Conviction, and Forgetting.
If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review the show to help us grow.
You might also enjoy The Lightning Podcast.
2023-11-151h 11Meditations with ZoharRohit Krishnan: Building GodThis week Zohar joins Rohit Krishnan, investor, blogger at Strange Loop Canon, and author of Building God, to talk about Edge, AI, Sabbaticals, Mastery and Generalism, Investing, Creativity, P-Zombies, Techno-Optimism, Conviction, and Forgetting.If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review the show to help us grow.You might also enjoy The Lightning Podcast.2023-11-151h 11Meditations with ZoharSeth Kaplan: Reviving the Neighborhood S2 E17This week Zohar is joined by public intellectual Seth Kaplan to discuss his new book Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time. Kaplan takes his analysis of Fragile States and applies the same lens to American neighborhoods. Zohar and Seth talk about what makes for good neighborhoods, why culture can't be reduced to economic or political analysis, the role of religion in community, and whether loneliness and failing neighborhoods are a driver of radicalism.
2023-11-011h 44Meditations with ZoharReviving the NeighborhoodThis week Zohar is joined by public intellectual Seth Kaplan to discuss his new book Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time. Kaplan takes his analysis of Fragile States and applies the same lens to American neighborhoods. Zohar and Seth talk about what makes for good neighborhoods, why culture can't be reduced to economic or political analysis, the role of religion in community, and whether loneliness and failing neighborhoods are a driver of radicalism.2023-11-011h 44
Plain SightEchoes of Alexandria: Unveiling Edutainment Visions with Zohar Atkins and Francis PedrazaZohar Atkins is the CEO of Lightning and the Chief Culture Officer of Invisible Technologies
Please check out Zohar's work here:
Lightning Manifesto on Substack
Lightning Website
Join the Whataspp group where you can interact with dead people who are way smarter than you
Introduction
In a riveting episode of Plain Sight, Stewart Alsop engages with Zohar Atkins and Francis Pedraza in a deep dive into the realms of social networking, education, tradition, and the harnessing of inspiration likened to lightning. The discussion spirals from the essence of building meaningful platforms to the utopian vision of...2023-10-181h 16Meditations with ZoharDavid Bashevkin: The Case for InconvenienceThis week, Zohar is joined by David Bashevkin, Rabbi, scholar, author of Sin*a*gogue, and founder of 18Forty to talk about the meaning of community, why holiness and inconvenience are often linked, whether being small in number is an essential part of Jewishness, the legacy of Hasidism, and the spiritual search as a fundamental structure of existence.2023-09-271h 17Meditations with ZoharDavid Bashevkin: The Case for Inconvenience S2 E16This week, Zohar is joined by David Bashevkin, Rabbi, scholar, author of Sin*a*gogue, and founder of 18Forty to talk about the meaning of community, why holiness and inconvenience are often linked, whether being small in number is an essential part of Jewishness, the legacy of Hasidism, and the spiritual search as a fundamental structure of existence.
2023-09-271h 17Meditations with ZoharEric Linus Kaplan: Philosophy as a Way of LifeThis week, Zohar is joined by Eric Linus Kaplan, podcast host ("Terrifying Questions") and TV writer ("The Big Bang Theory," "Futurama," "Flight of the Concords," and "Malcolm in the Middle") to talk about whether God has a body, whether we should listen to physicians who have rashes, the value of Heidegger's thought, the meaning of sophistry, and the feeling of the "whoosh."2023-08-231h 10Meditations with ZoharEric Linus Kaplan: Philosophy as a Way of Life S2 E15This week, Zohar is joined by Eric Linus Kaplan, podcast host ("Terrifying Questions") and TV writer ("The Big Bang Theory," "Futurama," "Flight of the Concords," and "Malcolm in the Middle") to talk about whether God has a body, whether we should listen to physicians who have rashes, the value of Heidegger's thought, the meaning of sophistry, and the feeling of the "whoosh."
2023-08-231h 10Meditations with ZoharAri Lamm: Partnership and RebellionThis week, Zohar is joined by Rabbi Ari Lamm, host of The Good Faith Effort podcast, to talk about the theology of human independence, self-deception, the philosophy of language, what makes interpretation faithful or deviant, the rabbinic concept of the bat kol (divine echo), and what it means to be a rabbi.2023-08-091h 49Meditations with ZoharAri Lamm: Partnership and Rebellion S2 E14This week, Zohar is joined by Rabbi Ari Lamm, host of The Good Faith Effort podcast, to talk about the theology of human independence, self-deception, the philosophy of language, what makes interpretation faithful or deviant, the rabbinic concept of the bat kol (divine echo), and what it means to be a rabbi.
2023-08-091h 49Meditations with ZoharTara Isabella Burton: Self-Making from Albrecht Dürer to Kim KardashianThis week, Zohar is joined by return guest Tara Isabella Burton to discuss her most recent book, Self-Made: Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians. They discuss renaissance humanism, the theological origins of postmodernity, irony, commitment, transhumanism, Oscar Wilde, Frederick Douglass, Thomas Edison, and Grimes.2023-07-281h 13Meditations with ZoharTara Isabella Burton: Self-Making from Albrecht Dürer to Kim Kardashian S2 E13This week, Zohar is joined by return guest Tara Isabella Burton to discuss her most recent book, Self-Made: Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians. They discuss renaissance humanism, the theological origins of postmodernity, irony, commitment, transhumanism, Oscar Wilde, Frederick Douglass, Thomas Edison, and Grimes.
2023-07-281h 13Meditations with ZoharGeoffrey West: Longevity, Mortality, and CareThis week, Zohar is joined by Geoffrey West, theoretical physicist, Distinguished Professor and Past President of the Santa Fe Institute, and author of Scale: The Universal Laws of Life, Growth, and Death in Organisms, Cities, and Companies, to talk about whether universities are more like cities or companies, what makes human consciousness unique, love as a guiding force, Heidegger, longevity, interdisciplinarity, and why generative AI is all too human.2023-07-121h 12Meditations with ZoharGeoffrey West: Longevity, Mortality, and Care S2 E12This week, Zohar is joined by Geoffrey West, theoretical physicist, Distinguished Professor and Past President of the Santa Fe Institute, and author of Scale: The Universal Laws of Life, Growth, and Death in Organisms, Cities, and Companies, to talk about whether universities are more like cities or companies, what makes human consciousness unique, love as a guiding force, Heidegger, longevity, interdisciplinarity, and why generative AI is all too human.
2023-07-121h 12Meditations with ZoharDavid Epstein: Curiosity as a CallingThis week, Zohar is joined by scientist turned journalist turned public intellectual, David Epstein, to discuss his book Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, who should generalize when, how to date and parent as a generalist, the merits of Merlin figures, whether extending human life will change the way we think about life stages and education, why so many artists and athletes are incapable of explaining their own achievements, and more.2023-06-211h 06Meditations with ZoharDavid Epstein: Curiosity as a Calling S2 E11This week, Zohar is joined by scientist turned journalist turned public intellectual, David Epstein, to discuss his book Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, who should generalize when, how to date and parent as a generalist, the merits of Merlin figures, whether extending human life will change the way we think about life stages and education, why so many artists and athletes are incapable of explaining their own achievements, and more.
2023-06-211h 06Meditations with ZoharRoosevelt Montás: Education as Self-FormationThis week, Zohar sits down with Roosevelt Montás, Senior Lecturer in American Studies and English at Columbia University, and former Director of the Center for the Core Curriculum at Columbia College from 2008 to 2018, to talk about the contrarian promise of a liberal arts education, how to read religious texts, the importance of quieting the mind, the challenges of self-discovery in an age of politicization and social media.2023-06-071h 24Meditations with ZoharRoosevelt Montás: Education as Self-Formation S2 E10This week, Zohar sits down with Roosevelt Montás, Senior Lecturer in American Studies and English at Columbia University, and former Director of the Center for the Core Curriculum at Columbia College from 2008 to 2018, to talk about the contrarian promise of a liberal arts education, how to read religious texts, the importance of quieting the mind, the challenges of self-discovery in an age of politicization and social media.
2023-06-071h 24Meditations with ZoharSamuel Arbesman: Between Knowledge and WonderThis week, Zohar is joined by Sam Arbesman, Scientist in Residence of Lux Capital, and author of the Half-Life of Facts, to talk about the pursuit of knowledge, the sociology and business of science, and the enduring importance of imagination and narrative.2023-05-241h 12Meditations with ZoharSamuel Arbesman: Between Knowledge and Wonder S2 E9This week, Zohar is joined by Sam Arbesman, Scientist in Residence of Lux Capital, and author of the Half-Life of Facts, to talk about the pursuit of knowledge, the sociology and business of science, and the enduring importance of imagination and narrative.
2023-05-241h 12Meditations with ZoharChristian Bök: Orpheus and EurydiceThis week, Zohar is joined by Christian Bök, acclaimed experimental poet, to discuss ambition, ephemerality, affordances, technology, games, romanticism, mentorship, poetic history, the egotistical sublime, and whether it is possible to retrieve Eurydice from Hades without looking back.2023-05-101h 19Meditations with ZoharChristian Bök: Orpheus and Eurydice S2 E8This week, Zohar is joined by Christian Bök, acclaimed experimental poet, to discuss ambition, ephemerality, affordances, technology, games, romanticism, mentorship, poetic history, the egotistical sublime, and whether it is possible to retrieve Eurydice from Hades without looking back.
2023-05-101h 19Meditations with ZoharBen Purkert: The Men Can’t Be Saved S2 E7This week, Zohar is joined by poet and novelist Ben Purkert to discuss his debut novel The Men Can't Be Saved, taglines, Ben Lerner, Being John Malkovich, copywriting, the relationship between art and commerce, Jewishness and Judaism, writing as a practice of self-discovery, spirituality in the modern world, masculinity and its discontents, branding, comedy, and academia.
Pre-order Ben's book here.
2023-04-261h 15Meditations with ZoharBen Purkert: The Men Can't Be SavedThis week, Zohar is joined by poet and novelist Ben Purkert to discuss his debut novel The Men Can't Be Saved, taglines, Ben Lerner, Being John Malkovich, copywriting, the relationship between art and commerce, Jewishness and Judaism, writing as a practice of self-discovery, spirituality in the modern world, masculinity and its discontents, branding, comedy, and academia.Pre-order Ben's book here.2023-04-261h 15Meditations with ZoharNicholas Lyons: What's Better Than Free?This week, Zohar sits down with Nicholas Lyons, investor, autodidact, ex-banker, numerologist, and champion of Verus (a blockchain technology), to talk about consilience, reflexivity, network effects, the promising business model of web3, and whether new technology can cure us of cynicism and misinformation.2023-04-111h 15Meditations with ZoharNicholas Lyons: What’s Better Than Free? S2 E6This week, Zohar sits down with Nicholas Lyons, investor, autodidact, ex-banker, numerologist, and champion of Verus (a blockchain technology), to talk about consilience, reflexivity, network effects, the promising business model of web3, and whether new technology can cure us of cynicism and misinformation.
2023-04-111h 15
Crazy WisdomHow is UX a strain of phenomenology? - Zohar Atkins Zohar Atkins He is a rabbi, philosopher, blogger and podcaster. His podcast is called Meditations With Zohar Show Notes Who is your favorite philosopher? What is non-aggressive socratic questioning? Why do you like Heidegger? How was he Nazi-ism How do you relate to the history of philosophy? How do you walk the line between tradition and being a revolutionary? What was your first experience learning for yourself instead of learning top-down? What does it feel like to h...2023-04-1051 minMeditations with ZoharMichael Gibson: Charisma and Its Discontents S2 E5This week, Zohar is joined by Michael Gibson, venture capitalist, founder of the Thiel Fellowship, and author of Paper Belt on Fire, to talk about why philosophers aren't saints, his pivot from studying philosophy to investing, why charisma is a mixed bag, how Aristotle can help with talent scouting, and the future of education.
2023-03-291h 26Meditations with ZoharMichael Gibson: Charisma and Its DiscontentsThis week, Zohar is joined by Michael Gibson, venture capitalist, founder of the Thiel Fellowship, and author of Paper Belt on Fire, to talk about why philosophers aren't saints, his pivot from studying philosophy to investing, why charisma is a mixed bag, how Aristotle can help with talent scouting, and the future of education.2023-03-291h 26Meditations with ZoharDamon Linker: Passionate SkepticismThis week, Zohar is joined by journalist and pundit Damon Linker, to discuss passionate skepticism, Strauss vs. Heidegger, religion, the legacy of the Enlightenment, humility, judgment, and changing your mind.2023-03-151h 31Meditations with ZoharDamon Linker: Passionate Skepticism S2 E4This week, Zohar is joined by journalist and pundit Damon Linker, to discuss passionate skepticism, Strauss vs. Heidegger, religion, the legacy of the Enlightenment, humility, judgment, and changing your mind.
2023-03-151h 31
Audience of One#008 - Zohar Atkins on Bridging The Secular & ReligiousZohar Atkins is a rabbi and thinker. He’s the author of the blogs “Etz Hasadeh” and “What Is Called Thinking?”, and host of the "Meditations with Zohar" podcast. Zohar and I talk about academia, Judaism, content creation, and bridging philosophy and religion.
—
(00:27) Background
(05:24) Thoughts on academia and the peer review process
(08:56) What Substack & podcasting offer compared to academia
(13:18) How he's such a prolific creator
(17:15) Why Judaism?
(18:41) Is there any conflict between obligation & the pursuit of truth?
(21:45) The decline of religion
(27:04) Knock-on eff...2023-03-1059 minMeditations with ZoharJennifer Frey: Philosophical FriendshipThis week, Zohar is joined by Jennifer Frey, philosopher, professor, and podcaster, to talk about how to read the ancients, the importance of philosophical friendship, Christopher Lasch's critique of the "therapeutic," the relationship between theoretical and practical wisdom, education as character formation, and why everyone is a conservative about something.2023-03-011h 31Meditations with ZoharJennifer Frey: Philosophical Friendship S2 E3This week, Zohar is joined by Jennifer Frey, philosopher, professor, and podcaster, to talk about how to read the ancients, the importance of philosophical friendship, Christopher Lasch's critique of the "therapeutic," the relationship between theoretical and practical wisdom, education as character formation, and why everyone is a conservative about something.
2023-03-011h 31Meditations with ZoharCynthia Haven: From Envy to ForgivenessThis week Zohar is joined by intellectual biographer Cynthia Haven to discuss the life of the mind, mimetic desire, envy, forgiveness, the Joseph story, Girard, California, and the "double passport" we all carry.2023-02-151h 14Meditations with ZoharCynthia Haven: From Envy to Forgiveness S2 E2This week Zohar is joined by intellectual biographer Cynthia Haven to discuss the life of the mind, mimetic desire, envy, forgiveness, the Joseph story, Girard, California, and the "double passport" we all carry.
2023-02-151h 14Meditations with ZoharJay Tolson: All That Is Solid Melts Into AirThis week, Zohar is joined by Jay Tolson, editor of the Hedgehog Review, to discuss the meaning of modernity and "late" modernity, the communal spirit of religion and the military, the rising threat of authoritarianism, conspiracy theory, and the promise of moral education.2023-02-011h 10Meditations with ZoharJay Tolson: All That Is Solid Melts Into Air S2 E1This week, Zohar is joined by Jay Tolson, editor of the Hedgehog Review, to discuss the meaning of modernity and "late" modernity, the communal spirit of religion and the military, the rising threat of authoritarianism, conspiracy theory, and the promise of moral education.
2023-02-011h 10Meditations with ZoharKieran Setiya: Philosophy, Self-Help, and AIThis week, Zohar is joined by Kieran Setiya, philosopher, MIT Professor, author of Life is Hard and Midlife, and podcast host of Five Questions, to discuss the genre of self-help, brokenness, AI, why moral philosophy can't be outsourced, existentialism, phenomenology, podcasting, the conditions of knowledge, and how to balance the ameliorative and the contemplative.2023-01-181h 21Meditations with ZoharKieran Setiya: Philosophy, Self-Help, and AI S1 E25This week, Zohar is joined by Kieran Setiya, philosopher, MIT Professor, author of Life is Hard and Midlife, and podcast host of Five Questions, to discuss the genre of self-help, brokenness, AI, why moral philosophy can't be outsourced, existentialism, phenomenology, podcasting, the conditions of knowledge, and how to balance the ameliorative and the contemplative.
2023-01-181h 21Meditations with ZoharMartin Gurri: The Crisis of AuthorityThis week, Zohar is joined by Martin Gurri, former CIA analyst and author of The Revolt of the Public, to talk about trust, power, communication, polarization, technology, and strategy in an age of waning institutional legitimacy and fragmented authority.2023-01-031h 18Meditations with ZoharMartin Gurri: The Crisis of Authority S1 E24This week, Zohar is joined by Martin Gurri, former CIA analyst and author of The Revolt of the Public, to talk about trust, power, communication, polarization, technology, and strategy in an age of waning institutional legitimacy and fragmented authority.
2023-01-031h 18Meditations with ZoharLeon Kass: The Taming of the ShrewdThis week, Zohar is joined by Leon Kass, Dean of Faculty at Shalem College, to discuss the Book of Genesis, Rousseau, Odysseus, moral vs. intellectual virtue, the challenge of transmitting tradition, and the need for clever people to accept their limits.2022-12-141h 20Meditations with ZoharLeon Kass: The Taming of the Shrewd S1 E23This week, Zohar is joined by Leon Kass, Dean of Faculty at Shalem College, to discuss the Book of Genesis, Rousseau, Odysseus, moral vs. intellectual virtue, the challenge of transmitting tradition, and the need for clever people to accept their limits.
2022-12-141h 20
Welcome to the Lyceum#6 Rabbi, Scholar, Podcaster Zohar Atkins on Religion in the Public SphereToday we're joined by Zohar Atkins, a rabbi, scholar, theologian, poet, podcast host, and more. Zohar shares his insights, drawing on his own tradition, but in a way accessible to people outside of that tradition, on the changing place of faith in the public sphere. We talk about why people are leaving religious communities, where they are going instead, and what that means for America.2022-12-0144 minMeditations with ZoharPeter Cole: The War For The Imagination S1 E22This week Zohar speaks to Peter Cole, acclaimed poet and translator, about medieval Hebrew and Arabic poetry, Yehuda Amichai, liminality, modernism, solitude and tradition, the sacred and the secular, and the war for the imagination.
2022-11-301h 41Meditations with ZoharPeter Cole: The War For The ImaginationThis week Zohar speaks to Peter Cole, acclaimed poet and translator, about medieval Hebrew and Arabic poetry, Yehuda Amichai, liminality, modernism, solitude and tradition, the sacred and the secular, and the war for the imagination.2022-11-301h 41Meditations with ZoharMarjorie Perloff: The Once and Future Avant-Garde S1 E21This week, Zohar is joined by literary critic and Stanford Professor, Marjorie Perloff, to discuss the meaning of the avant-garde, the poetic influence of Wittgenstein, why postmodernism has exhausted itself, whether we should care about popularity, the corrosive effects of mass culture, the novelty of T.S. Eliot and Frank O'Hara, the importance of tradition, and why confessional art is often boring.
2022-11-161h 03Meditations with ZoharMarjorie Perloff: The Once and Future Avant-GardeThis week, Zohar is joined by literary critic and Stanford Professor, Marjorie Perloff, to discuss the meaning of the avant-garde, the poetic influence of Wittgenstein, why postmodernism has exhausted itself, whether we should care about popularity, the corrosive effects of mass culture, the novelty of T.S. Eliot and Frank O'Hara, the importance of tradition, and why confessional art is often boring.2022-11-161h 03
Narratives121: Zohar Atkins - Liberalism, Hierarchy and AIIn this episode, I'm joined by Zohar Atkins to discuss the future of Liberalism, hierarchy, AI, religion and a whole lot more.Transcript: William Jarvis 0:05 Hey folks, welcome to narratives. narratives is a podcast exploring the ways in which the world is better than in the past, the ways it is worse in the past, where it's a better, more definite vision of the future. I'm your host, William Jarvis. And I want to thank you for taking the time out of your day to listen to this episode. I hope you enjoy it. You...2022-11-071h 01Meditations with ZoharAnna Gát: The Art of Dialogue S1 E20This week, Zohar is joined by Anna Gát, Founder and CEO of Interintellect to talk about the importance of third spaces, how setting high expectations lead to better dialogue, the future of religion, post-political discourse, online community, European vs. American approaches to the Western canon, and the tension between being an author devoted to self expression and a community builder committed to hospitality.
Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.
Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz H...2022-11-021h 06Meditations with ZoharAnna Gát: The Art of DialogueThis week, Zohar is joined by Anna Gát, Founder and CEO of Interintellect to talk about the importance of third spaces, how setting high expectations lead to better dialogue, the future of religion, post-political discourse, online community, European vs. American approaches to the Western canon, and the tension between being an author devoted to self expression and a community builder committed to hospitality.Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz H...2022-11-021h 06Meditations with ZoharJoe Lonsdale: Rome and Jerusalem S1 E19This week, Zohar is joined by entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist Joe Lonsdale to discuss optimism, decadence, globalization and tribalism, virtue ethics and utilitarianism, Romans and Jews, The University of Austin and liberal arts, Rabbi Soloveitchik, Hannah Arendt, Michael Polanyi, Nietzsche, and the conflicting values at the heart of Western Civilization.
Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.
Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.
Meditations with Zoha...2022-10-191h 09Meditations with ZoharJoe Lonsdale: Rome and JerusalemThis week, Zohar is joined by entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist Joe Lonsdale to discuss optimism, decadence, globalization and tribalism, virtue ethics and utilitarianism, Romans and Jews, The University of Austin and liberal arts, Rabbi Soloveitchik, Hannah Arendt, Michael Polanyi, Nietzsche, and the conflicting values at the heart of Western Civilization.Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.Meditations with Zoha...2022-10-191h 09
Jewish Quest58 - Bereshit with Rabbi Zohar AtkinsRabbi Zohar Atkins acts as the Defence Attorney for Cain and explains why the Cain and Abel story is far more complicated than we might first initially think. Zohar Atkins is is the Founder of Etz Hasadeh, a Center for Existential Torah. He is a Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America.He holds a DPhil in Theology from Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and semikha from the Jewish Theological Seminary, where he was a Wexner Graduate Fellow. He received both an MA and BA from Brown University. In 2016, The Jewish Week na...2022-10-0913 minMeditations with ZoharRuss Roberts: Wild Problems S1 E18This week Zohar is joined by Russ Roberts, Economist, Host of the EconTalk Podcast, and President of Shalem College, to talk about Decision Making, Regret, Parenting, Skepticism, Mindfulness, Religious Life, Jewish thought, and the pros and cons of having a theory of everything.
Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.
Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.
Meditations with Zohar is a production of SoulShop and Lyce...2022-10-031h 44Meditations with ZoharRuss Roberts: Wild ProblemsThis week Zohar is joined by Russ Roberts, Economist, Host of the EconTalk Podcast, and President of Shalem College, to talk about Decision Making, Regret, Parenting, Skepticism, Mindfulness, Religious Life, Jewish thought, and the pros and cons of having a theory of everything.Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.Meditations with Zohar is a production of SoulShop and Lyce...2022-10-031h 44Meditations with ZoharDavid Wolpe: The Divided Heart S1 E17This week, Zohar is joined by Rabbi David Wolpe, a beloved Jewish thinker and community leader, to talk about the blessings and challenges of public life, King David, sincerity and authenticity, religion and politics, study and song, celebrity and sanctity, the past and future of authority, whether intellectual honesty is overrated, and the majesty of the human face.
Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.
Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What...2022-09-211h 04Meditations with ZoharDavid Wolpe: The Divided HeartThis week, Zohar is joined by Rabbi David Wolpe, a beloved Jewish thinker and community leader, to talk about the blessings and challenges of public life, King David, sincerity and authenticity, religion and politics, study and song, celebrity and sanctity, the past and future of authority, whether intellectual honesty is overrated, and the majesty of the human face.Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What...2022-09-211h 04Meditations with ZoharMark Lilla: Yearning for QuestionsThis week, Zohar is joined by Mark Lilla, Professor of Humanities at Columbia, and wide-ranging public intellectual, to talk about Great Books and the purpose of humanities education, falling in love with ideas, conversion and deconversion, ignorance and bliss, the theology of accommodation, and the instructive, all too human example of thinkers who err.Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.2022-09-071h 05Meditations with ZoharMark Lilla: Yearning for Questions S1 E16This week, Zohar is joined by Mark Lilla, Professor of Humanities at Columbia, and wide-ranging public intellectual, to talk about Great Books and the purpose of humanities education, falling in love with ideas, conversion and deconversion, ignorance and bliss, the theology of accommodation, and the instructive, all too human example of thinkers who err.
Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.
Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.
2022-09-071h 05Meditations with ZoharMichael Eisenberg: The Theology and Technology of PlaceThis week Zohar is joined by Venture Capitalist and Torah Scholar Michael Eisenberg to discuss his unique synthesis of business, tech, theology, and Biblical interpretation. They discuss the meaning of place in Jewish theology and contemporary life, what's wrong and right with mysticism, how sharing a religious code enables trust, how to create social change, pronatalism, and the possibility of wisdom in a secular age.Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.Read more from Zohar at his Torah n...2022-08-241h 07Meditations with ZoharMichael Eisenberg: The Theology and Technology of Place S1 E15This week Zohar is joined by Venture Capitalist and Torah Scholar Michael Eisenberg to discuss his unique synthesis of business, tech, theology, and Biblical interpretation. They discuss the meaning of place in Jewish theology and contemporary life, what's wrong and right with mysticism, how sharing a religious code enables trust, how to create social change, pronatalism, and the possibility of wisdom in a secular age.
Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.
Read more from Zohar at his Torah n...2022-08-241h 07Meditations with ZoharAgnes Callard: Socrates, Founder of Conceptual Literacy S1 E14This week Zohar is joined by Public Philosopher and UChicago Professor Agnes Callard to discuss the life and legacy of Socrates, trolls and sophists, knowledge and inspiration, therapy, color, mysticism, identity politics, the idealism of youth, how to be a good conversationalist, and when to defer.
Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.
Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.
Meditations with Zohar is a production of Sou...2022-08-101h 53Meditations with ZoharAgnes Callard: Socrates, Founder of Conceptual LiteracyThis week Zohar is joined by Public Philosopher and UChicago Professor Agnes Callard to discuss the life and legacy of Socrates, trolls and sophists, knowledge and inspiration, therapy, color, mysticism, identity politics, the idealism of youth, how to be a good conversationalist, and when to defer.Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.Meditations with Zohar is a production of Sou...2022-08-101h 53Meditations with ZoharJamal Greene: Law and JusticeThis week, Zohar is joined by Law Professor and public intellectual Jamal Greene, to talk about his new book, How Rights Went Wrong, the importance of compromise, Robert Cover, Hegel, parenting, Moses and Aaron, and the pitfalls of juristocracy.Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.Meditations with Zohar is a production of SoulShop and Lyceum Studios.2022-07-2758 minMeditations with ZoharJamal Greene: Law and Justice S1 E13This week, Zohar is joined by Law Professor and public intellectual Jamal Greene, to talk about his new book, How Rights Went Wrong, the importance of compromise, Robert Cover, Hegel, parenting, Moses and Aaron, and the pitfalls of juristocracy.
Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.
Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.
Meditations with Zohar is a production of SoulShop and Lyceum Studios.
2022-07-2758 minMeditations with ZoharBill Kristol: Philosophy and PoliticsThis week, Zohar is joined by writer, editor, and public intellectual, Bill Kristol, to discuss the danger of nostalgia and the virtue of moderation, the Biblical conflict between kings and prophets, the wisdom of Talmudic debate, the teaching of Leo Strauss, the ambiguous legacy of the American Founding, and whether history has ended.Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.Me...2022-07-1352 minMeditations with ZoharBill Kristol: Philosophy and Politics S1 E12This week, Zohar is joined by writer, editor, and public intellectual, Bill Kristol, to discuss the danger of nostalgia and the virtue of moderation, the Biblical conflict between kings and prophets, the wisdom of Talmudic debate, the teaching of Leo Strauss, the ambiguous legacy of the American Founding, and whether history has ended.
Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.
Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.
Me...2022-07-1352 minMeditations with ZoharAvivah Gottlieb Zornberg: Rumors of AngelsThis week, Zohar is joined by acclaimed teacher and Bible scholar, Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg, to discuss the irony and anguish of the human condition, the grandeur of spiritual life, Midrash as the unconscious of Scripture, how scholars are like saints, and Kafka’s definition of literature as an axe that breaks the frozen sea within us.Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called...2022-06-291h 20Meditations with ZoharAvivah Gottlieb Zornberg: Rumors of Angels S1 E11This week, Zohar is joined by acclaimed teacher and Bible scholar, Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg, to discuss the irony and anguish of the human condition, the grandeur of spiritual life, Midrash as the unconscious of Scripture, how scholars are like saints, and Kafka’s definition of literature as an axe that breaks the frozen sea within us.
Meditations with Zohar is supported by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between big ideas and real world problems.
Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called...2022-06-291h 20Meditations with ZoharTeresa Bejan: It's Not Good To Be AloneThis week, Zohar is joined by political philosopher and public intellectual Teresa Bejan to discuss civil and uncivil disagreement, the virtues of localism, why she might have been a winemaker, the necessity of both conflict and forbearance, how to teach liberal arts inclusively, and the wisdom of Roger Williams and Hobbes.Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order.Read more from Zohar at hi...2022-06-1550 minMeditations with ZoharTeresa Bejan: It’s Not Good To Be Alone S1 E10This week, Zohar is joined by political philosopher and public intellectual Teresa Bejan to discuss civil and uncivil disagreement, the virtues of localism, why she might have been a winemaker, the necessity of both conflict and forbearance, how to teach liberal arts inclusively, and the wisdom of Roger Williams and Hobbes.
Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order.
Read more from Zohar at hi...2022-06-1550 minMeditations with ZoharRae Armantrout: Poetry in the Age of the InfluencerThis week, Zohar is joined by acclaimed poet Rae Armantrout to talk about the meaning of influence, the importance of artistic community, how poetry is like prophecy, whether art guards against paranoia or induces it, and how to juggle aesthetic complexity with ethical commitment and political urgency.Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order.Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Has...2022-06-011h 13Meditations with ZoharRae Armantrout: Poetry in the Age of the Influencer S1 E9This week, Zohar is joined by acclaimed poet Rae Armantrout to talk about the meaning of influence, the importance of artistic community, how poetry is like prophecy, whether art guards against paranoia or induces it, and how to juggle aesthetic complexity with ethical commitment and political urgency.
Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order.
Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Has...2022-06-011h 13Meditations with ZoharMatt Levine: Delight Is UnderratedThis week Zohar is joined by Matt Levine, Bloomberg Columnist and author of Money Stuff, to talk about the emotional life of the writer, what we can learn from the lyric poet Archilochus, the ethics of Jacob's trade with Esau, the tension between truth and politics in the workplace, the history of finance, and why delight is its own reward.Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get...2022-05-181h 08Meditations with ZoharMatt Levine: Delight Is Underrated S1 E8This week Zohar is joined by Matt Levine, Bloomberg Columnist and author of Money Stuff, to talk about the emotional life of the writer, what we can learn from the lyric poet Archilochus, the ethics of Jacob's trade with Esau, the tension between truth and politics in the workplace, the history of finance, and why delight is its own reward.
Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get...2022-05-181h 08Meditations with ZoharTara Isabella Burton: Getting RealThis week, Zohar is joined by Tara Isabella Burton, novelist, theologian, and journalist, to discuss new age religion, "best self-ism," the allure of the virtual, remix culture, whether Jesus would have had an anonymous Twitter account, and how to get real.Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order.Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his ph...2022-05-041h 04Meditations with ZoharTara Isabella Burton: Getting Real S1 E7This week, Zohar is joined by Tara Isabella Burton, novelist, theologian, and journalist, to discuss new age religion, "best self-ism," the allure of the virtual, remix culture, whether Jesus would have had an anonymous Twitter account, and how to get real.
Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order.
Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his ph...2022-05-041h 04Meditations with ZoharNick Gillespie: Autonomy and Empathy S1 E6This week, Zohar is joined by Nick Gillespie, public intellectual and editor at large of Reason Magazine, to discuss creative disruption, the legacy of David Foster Wallace, why libertarians and postmodernists should be friends, the underestimated importance of art and culture in politics, and how to live with epistemic humility.
Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order.
Read more from Zohar in his To...2022-04-201h 34Meditations with ZoharNick Gillespie: Autonomy and EmpathyThis week, Zohar is joined by Nick Gillespie, public intellectual and editor at large of Reason Magazine, to discuss creative disruption, the legacy of David Foster Wallace, why libertarians and postmodernists should be friends, the underestimated importance of art and culture in politics, and how to live with epistemic humility.Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order.Read more from Zohar in his To...2022-04-201h 34Meditations with ZoharJohn Tomasi: Deep Calls Unto DeepThis week, Zohar is joined by John Tomasi, fusionist political philosopher and Brown University professor turned inaugural President of Heterodox Academy, to discuss the agony and the ecstasy of academia, whether philosophers should care about the weather, why skepticism and faith can be friends, the sublime loneliness of public libraries, and the importance of leaving the familiar.Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order....2022-04-071h 18Meditations with ZoharJohn Tomasi: Deep Calls Unto Deep S1 E5This week, Zohar is joined by John Tomasi, fusionist political philosopher and Brown University professor turned inaugural President of Heterodox Academy, to discuss the agony and the ecstasy of academia, whether philosophers should care about the weather, why skepticism and faith can be friends, the sublime loneliness of public libraries, and the importance of leaving the familiar.
Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order.
...2022-04-071h 18Meditations with ZoharZena Hitz: Learning and the Good LifeThis week, Zohar is joined by philosopher and classicist Zena Hitz to discuss authenticity, faith, learning for its own sake, moral fragility, Socratic irony, and how to save the humanities.Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order.Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.Meditations with Zohar is a production of...2022-03-241h 11Meditations with ZoharZena Hitz: Learning and the Good Life S1 E4This week, Zohar is joined by philosopher and classicist Zena Hitz to discuss authenticity, faith, learning for its own sake, moral fragility, Socratic irony, and how to save the humanities.
Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order.
Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.
Meditations with Zohar is a production of...2022-03-241h 11Meditations with ZoharNoah Feldman: Striving for TruthThis week, Zohar is joined by Noah Feldman to discuss theology, pluralism, Maimonides, "bad Jews," and the importance of striving.Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order.Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.Meditations with Zohar is distributed by SoulShop and produced by Lyceum Studios.2022-03-101h 22Meditations with ZoharNoah Feldman: Striving for Truth S1 E3This week, Zohar is joined by Noah Feldman to discuss theology, pluralism, Maimonides, "bad Jews," and the importance of striving.
Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order.
Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.
Meditations with Zohar is distributed by SoulShop and produced by Lyceum Studios.
2022-03-101h 22Meditations with ZoharSheila Heti: The Soul of Art S1 E2This week, Zohar is joined by novelist Sheila Heti to discuss artistic inspiration, faith, idleness, and indecision.
Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order.
Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.
Meditations with Zohar is a production of SoulShop and Lyceum Studios.
2022-02-2450 minMeditations with ZoharSheila Heti: The Soul of ArtThis week, Zohar is joined by novelist Sheila Heti to discuss artistic inspiration, faith, idleness, and indecision.Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order.Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.Meditations with Zohar is a production of SoulShop and Lyceum Studios.2022-02-2450 minMeditations with ZoharTyler Cowen: Living in an Internet AgeOn the premiere episode of Meditations with Zohar, economist Tyler Cowen joins Zohar to discuss life in the internet age, what we can learn from empty restaurants and the philosophy of Leo Strauss. Tyler is a prolific writer, podcaster, and thinker, but his latest work is Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World, co-authored with Daniel Gross.Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off you...2022-02-101h 00Meditations with ZoharTyler Cowen: Living in an Internet Age S1 E1On the premiere episode of Meditations with Zohar, economist Tyler Cowen joins Zohar to discuss life in the internet age, what we can learn from empty restaurants and the philosophy of Leo Strauss. Tyler is a prolific writer, podcaster, and thinker, but his latest work is Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World, co-authored with Daniel Gross.
Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off you...2022-02-101h 00Meditations with ZoharTrailer: Meditations with ZoharMeditations with Zohar, a new podcast hosted by Zohar Atkins will follow Zohar and his guests discussing big ideas at the intersection of philosophy, theology, art, and culture, bringing a personal and heartfelt touch to ideas that can often seem abstract, impersonal, and merely academic.
Join Meditations for a chance to experience yourself not just as a logical being, but as a being in pursuit of meaning, awe, and, enduring questions.
Meditations with Zohar is a production of SoulShop and Lyceum Studios.
2022-02-0300 minMeditations with ZoharTrailer: Meditations with ZoharMeditations with Zohar, a new podcast hosted by Zohar Atkins will follow Zohar and his guests discussing big ideas at the intersection of philosophy, theology, art, and culture, bringing a personal and heartfelt touch to ideas that can often seem abstract, impersonal, and merely academic. Join Meditations for a chance to experience yourself not just as a logical being, but as a being in pursuit of meaning, awe, and, enduring questions. Meditations with Zohar is a production of SoulShop and Lyceum Studios.2022-02-0300 min
18Forty PodcastZohar Atkins: Between Philosophy and Torah [Rationality 5/5]In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Zohar Atkins, Rabbi and philosopher, about the role that philosophy - particularly rationalist philosophy - plays in Judaism.Zohar is a profound and poetic thinker who tries to lead an examined Jewish life. Despite being a philosopher, he is an advocate of doing, not just thinking. He takes the idea of there being 70 faces of the Torah to heart, endorsing philosophical pluralism in relation to Judaism.- How do philosophy and the Torah interact?- Does the Torah espouse any one true philosophy, or is...2021-12-141h 08