In this episode, we speak to David Curwin, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Torah from Parashat Bereishit, Sefer Yeshayahu and the song Zalman by Kobi Oz.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

David is an independent scholar and writer, who has just published his first book with Koren titled "Kohelet: A Map to Eden" which can be purchased here:

https://korenpub.com/products/kohelet-a-map-to-eden

In this episode, we speak to Rav Dr. Sam Lebens who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Torah from the Kedushat Levi (Rav Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev), the Ishbitzer Rebbe (Rav Mordechai Yosef Leiner) and Rav Shimshon Rafael Hirsch.

In this episode, we speak to Rav Mordechai Torczyner, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Gittin 57b, Torah from Nefesh HaChaim and a Sifri on Haazinu

In this episode, we speak to Rabbanit Shayna Goldberg, who shares her Desert Island Torah. Shayna shares Torah from Masekhet Shabbat, Sefer HaChinukh and Masekhet Eruvin.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Shayna is a yoetzet halakha and on the overseas faculty as a mashgicha ruchanit at the Stella K. Abraham Bet Midrash for Women in Gush Etzion

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

You can purchase her book here:

https://korenpub.com/products/what-do-you-really-want

https://www.amazon.com/What-You-Really-Want-Crossroads-ebook/dp/B099GJYBTH

You can also check out podcasts which include some of the key material Shayna discusses:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/33PI7P6iWchZjOxdO13ueR?si=7YK-RhnqQu2Sk9_jtnDu9w

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TpEv-o790_Y

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5OYGNblOzNhUCQAMhN4xb2?si=3MSlvTcPTJSPu5UOhCPS9Q

In this episode, we speak to Esther Grossman, who shares her Desert Island Torah, looking at Torah from Sefer Shmuel Alef and Sefer Shemot

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In this episode, we speak to Rav Eliezer Rubin, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at the Ramban on Chumash, Rav Kook and the Siddur.

In this episode, we speak to Rav Josh Blass, who shares his Desert Island Torah. Looking through the Chumash, Rav Blass shares Torah from Parashat Vayera, Parashat Beshalach and Parashat Tetzaveh.

In this episode, we speak to Rav Dr. Noam Weinberg, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Torah from the Yehudi HaKadosh (Yaakov Yitzchak of Peshischa), Rabbi Nachman and the Piaseczna Rebbe (Kalonymus Kalman Shapira)

In this episode, we speak to Dr. Daniel Rynhold, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Torah from Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, and Parashat Pinchas

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Dr. Rynhold is Dean and Professor of Jewish Philosophy at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, and director of the Revel doctoral program.

You can check out his published works here:

https://www.amazon.com/Books-Daniel-Rynhold/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ADaniel+Rynhold