In this episode, we speak to Rav Yehoshua Grunstein, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at the idea of "L'olam Yehei Adam Yirei Shamayim", Davening and Shemoneh Esrei. 

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Rabbi Grunstein is the Director of Development of North America at Tzohar

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You can check out and purchase his books here:

https://www.amazon.com/Books-Rabbi-Yehoshua-C-Grunstein/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ARabbi+Yehoshua+C.+Grunstein

In this episode, we speak to Rav Dr. Benji Levy, who shares his Desert Island Torah. As we now enter the book of Shemot, we reflect on the opening chapters of the book of Bereishit. 

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Rabbi Dr. Benji is an educator, innovator and spiritual entrepreneur, and the co-founder of Israel Impact Partners/

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You can check out his website here:

https://www.rabbibenji.com/

In this episode, we speak to Shoshana Schechter, who shares her Desert Island Torah, looking at Chumash with Rashi, Bereishit and Devarim with a focus on the commentary from the Netziv. 

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Shoshana is the Associate Dean of Torah Studies and Spiritual Life, Director of the Mechina Program and Senior Lecturer in Tanakh at Yeshiva University, Stern College for Women

In this episode, we speak to Rav Ken Spiro, who shares his Desert Island Torah, focussing on the Ten Commandments, Torah from Sefer Shemot and Pirkei Avot.

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Rabbi Spiro is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher for Aish HaTorah, Jerusalem. In addition, he is a licensed tour guide from the Israel Ministry of Tourism.

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You can check out his website: 

https://kenspiro.com/

In this episode, we speak to Rav Andrew Israeli, who shares his Desert Island Torah, taking us through the introduction of Mesillat Yesharim, insights into Rosh Chodesh, and Parashat Vayigash. 

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Rabbi Israeli teaches at Frisch and is head madrich and director of recruitment at NCSY.

In this episode, we speak to Noam Wasserman, who shares his Desert Island Torah. Noam takes us through some famous sugyot in shas and incorporates an array of inspirational and meaningful life messages and connections to the field of business. 

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Noam is an author and the dean of Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business.

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You can check out and purchase his books here:

https://www.amazon.com/Founders-Dilemmas-Anticipating-Foundation-Entrepreneurship/dp/0691158304

https://www.amazon.com/Life-Startup-Founders-Choices-Managing-ebook/dp/B07HY95RB2

In this episode, we speak to Rav Elie Buechler, who shares his Desert Island Torah, exploring Parashat Shelakh-Lekha, Minchat Chinukh (with a focus on Hakhel), and Shemoneh Esrei. 

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Rav Elie is the OU-JLIC rabbi at Columbia/Barnard 

In this episode, we speak to Rav Natanel Wiederblank, who shares his Desert Island Torah. Looking at Avraham Avinu, relationships, teshuva and artificial intelligence, Rabbi Wiederblank runs through an array of inspirational Torah thoughts. 

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Rabbi Wiederblank is an author and teacher, a Maggid Shiur at Yeshiva University, teaching college and semikha students Tal­mud, Halakha, and Jewish Philosophy. Rabbi Wiederblank also serves as rabbi at the Ye­shiva Community Shul (Shenk Shul).

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You can check out and purchase his books here: 

https://korenpub.com/collections/rabbi-netanel-wiederblank

https://www.amazon.com/Books-Netanel-Wiederblank/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ANetanel+Wiederblank

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You can check out and listen to his shiurim here:

https://www.yutorah.org/rabbi-netanel-wiederblank/

In this episode, we speak to Rav Lawrence Hajioff, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Rav Aryeh Kaplan's "Jewish Meditation", Sefer Yehoshua and Megillat Esther. 

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Rabbi Hajioff is an educator, and writer, on the Judaic studies faculty of the Stern College for Women at Yeshiva University. 

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You can check out and purchase his books here:

https://www.amazon.com/Books-Rabbi-Lawrence-Hajioff/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ARabbi+Lawrence+Hajioff

In this episode, we speak to Rav Ya'akov Trump, who shares his Desert Island Torah, focussing on ideas connecting to living in galut (exile), self, and community.

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Rabbi Trump is the rabbi of Young Israel of Lawrence Cedarhurst. You can check out his shiurim here:

https://www.yutorah.org/rabbi-ya-akov-trump/