God, Torah, and Israel

God, Torah, and Israel episodes:

• 10.02.2019

  Judaism is too Precious to Leave for Believers: Religion for Atheists

  On Rosh HaShanah, Rabbi Artson welcomed the atheists, agnostics, and skeptics to enjoy the many ways that religion can meet... Read More

  
• 09.18.2019

  September 2019 Q&A

  Rabbi Artson’s first Q&A of the academic year. Lively back-and-forth with the Ziegler students on topics for this year’s High... Read More

  
• 09.10.2019

  Consolation: The Sad Tale of Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai

  How can we help console someone in grief, someone facing loss or illness? In the first Lunch & Learn of... Read More

  
• 09.05.2019

  The Virtue of Character

  During a period of partisan zeal and assault, too many succumb to the temptation to jettison decency and righteousness for... Read More

  
• 04.17.2019

  Q&A April 2019

  Listen to Rabbi Artson answer Ziegler students’ questions on adding items to the seder plate, thinking about Rosh HaShanah now... Read More

  
• 03.01.2019

  Q&A February 2019

  Listen in with the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies for a lively Lunch & Learn! Students grill Rabbi Artson on creating... Read More

  
• 02.26.2019

  Q&A February 2019

  Listen in with the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies for a lively Lunch & Learn! Students grill Rabbi Artson on creating... Read More

  
• 02.07.2019

  Q&A January 2019

  Listen in as Rabbi Artson and the Ziegler students discuss what it means to study Torah, inheriting Judaism from one’s... Read More

  
• 01.31.2019

  Judaism Half Full, Times Two!

  Rabbi Artson offers an Opening Address for the new spring semester, enlisting the Ziegler students to resist the false bifurcation... Read More

  
• 12.05.2018

  December Q&A 2018

  Join Rabbi Artson and the lively crew of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies as we explore: will apps replace... Read More

  
• 11.09.2018

  Q&A November 2018

  Listen in as Rabbi Artson and the students of the Ziegler School explore: what would you wish you could change... Read More

  
• 10.31.2018

  Q&A October 31, 2018

  Lively conversation between Rabbi Artson and the Ziegler students exploring: can Jews participate in Halloween? Reflections on the shooting at... Read More

  
• 10.15.2018

  Memories: A Yizkor Talk

  Two letters from Rabbi Artson’s grandmothers, one written in 1972 and the second in 1983, highlight the ways that memory... Read More

  
• 10.04.2018

  October 2018 Q&A

  Rabbi Artson answers Ziegler students’ burning questions about sexual harassment and abuse, how the Internet has hurt and helped, seeking... Read More

  
• 09.27.2018

  You Can’t Step In the Same River Twice: Choosing Change in the Process of Time!

  Rabbi Artson’s inviting Yom Kippur address: we are always changing, never the same as we were previously. That is true... Read More

  
• 09.12.2018

  Dream Big!

  In this Rosh HaShanah address, Rabbi Artson dares us to dream big: personally, communally, and politically! In a world of... Read More

  
• 09.05.2018

  Q&A September 2018

  Rabbi Artson fields questions from the students of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies as the new academic year begins!... Read More

  
• 06.10.2018

  Healing the Discord: Talking Together in a Partisan Time

  Listen to Rabbi Artson’s stirring, reasoned address to the Annual Meeting of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas, offering Jewish... Read More

  
• 05.09.2018

  Leadership For Troubled Times

  Rabbi Artson mobilizes the timely wisdom of Judaism to offer hope and resilience in a time of brutality, bigotry, and... Read More

  
• 04.25.2018

  The Hope, Challenges, & Future of Conservative/Masorti Judaism

  In a time of unprecedented change, political turmoil, and a desire for spiritual depth that augments human dignity and honors... Read More

  
• 02.16.2018

  Q&A February 2018

  Join Rabbi Artson and the students of the Ziegler School in a lively, unscripted conversation about reading the Megillah in... Read More

  
• 01.31.2018

  Q&A January 2018

  Join with the Ziegler students as Rabbi Artson fields questions ranging from voting on Rosh HaShanah, the possibilities of asceticism... Read More

  
• 12.17.2017

  The Bible is a Horrible Book (Unless You Learn to Read it Right!)

  Read literally, the Bible can be a terrible book: a bullying patriarchal God who justifies slavery, rape, the marginalization of... Read More

  
• 10.23.2017

  Kabbalah & the Big Bang

  Rabbi Artson opens worlds of science and Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), narrating the dramatic story of the birth of our cosmos... Read More

  
• 10.17.2017

  October Q&A

  In October’s Q&A, Rabbi Artson responds to issues of sexual harassment and the #MeToo campaign, how to create accountable institutions,... Read More

  
• 10.09.2017

  Should A Rabbi Discuss Politics from the Pulpit? An Artson/Wolpe Dialogue

  Join Rabbi Bradley Artson and Rabbi David Wolpe for a lively conversation about whether (and when) a rabbi should discuss... Read More

  
• 10.03.2017

  Made of Memory: A Yom Kippur/Yizkor Sermon

  Rabbi Artson preaches that we are not isolated individuals, but rather are knitted together by our memories, which we retain... Read More

  
• 10.02.2017

  Bare Before God: A Kol Nidrei Sermon

  Listen to Rabbi Artson’s stirring Kol Nidrei reminder of who we are in our core. On Yom Kippur, we strip... Read More

  
• 09.14.2017

  Unity, Modesty, Grandeur: King Solomon’s Prayer

  At the climax of a week-long dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem almost 3,000 years ago, King Solomon speaks... Read More

  
• 05.24.2017

  Joy is Hard Work (Ordination 2017)

  In a “culture of kvetch,” how do we lift ourselves to a life of real joy? Rabbi Artson charges us... Read More

  
• 04.26.2017

  Prayer: Service of the Heart

  Rabbi Artson discusses some traditional sources on how prayer can unlock the heart, connect us to God and each other,... Read More

  
• 04.05.2017

  Drawing Near: Leviticus — Intimacy in Relationship!

  Rabbi Artson gave this Sermon on Leviticus at B’nai Jeshurun, the trail blazing congregation in New York City’s Upper West... Read More

  
• 04.04.2017

  Passover: Five Facets of Freedom

  Join Rabbi Artson and the students of the Ziegler School in a Passover Lunch & Learn about Freedom: (1) Freedom... Read More

  
• 03.02.2017

  Hadesh Yamenu! Renewing Our Days! Seeking Renewal & Offering Healing

  What does it mean to  renew? How is that connected with our renewing ourselves: as individuals, as Jews, as human... Read More

  
• 02.15.2017

  Lunch & Learn: Our Torah Can Revive God!

  Let’s examine some Talmud and Midrashim (rabbinic Bible commentary) that show that God learns from human insight, that our taking... Read More

  
• 02.09.2017

  Q&A February 2017

  Listen in as the Rabbinical Students explore appropriate political engagement, how to mobilize Jewish wisdom for social justice, and other... Read More

  
• 11.09.2016

  November Q and A

  Are you looking to process your thoughts and feelings about yesterday’s election in a nuanced and seriously religious way?  Then... Read More

  
• 10.31.2016

  My Religious Return

  We have a very special podcast to share with you today, as our dean, Rabbi Artson, takes you on a... Read More

  
• 10.10.2016

  Judaism Open to the World

  In preparation for Yom Kippur, we are so happy to share with you these words from our dean, Rabbi Bradley... Read More

  
• 10.05.2016

  Miracle within Miracle (Rosh Hashanah 2016)

  Join Rabbi Artson, and the members of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, California, for our dean’s annual Rosh Hashanah sermon.  This... Read More

  
• 09.14.2016

  September Q & A with Rabbi Artson

  Join our Ziegler students for this semester’s first open mic Q & A session with our Dean, Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson.... Read More

  
• 08.29.2016

  Our Torah Can Revive God

  Join our Ziegler Students for the opening breakfast and study session of our new, fall term.  In this class, Rabbi... Read More

  
• 06.29.2016

  Judaism for the 21st Century

  In honor of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies 20th Anniversary, our dean, Rabbi Brad Artson, shared these powerful words... Read More

  
• 06.08.2016

  Sabbatical & Jubilee Years – Limiting the Corrupting Grip of Power

  In honor of Shavuot, and the anniversary of our encounter with the Divine at Sinai, we bring you a new sermon... Read More

  
• 03.15.2016

  March Q & A with Rabbi Artson

  Listen in to this latest podcast from Ziegler Torah to hear what’s on the minds of our Ziegler students, and our... Read More

  
• 03.02.2016

  Solomon’s Torah

  Join us in the Ziegler Beit Midrash as our Dean, Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, shares a beautiful text from Shir... Read More

  
• 02.03.2016

  February Q & A with Rabbi Artson

  Join our Ziegler School rabbinical students in sunny Bel Air, CA for this month’s open mic Q and A session with Rabbi... Read More

  
• 01.26.2016

  Judaism as Wisdom

  Judaism has undergone great transitions in the past century:  Offering an ethnic haven for newcomers; then, after World War II,... Read More

  
• 11.03.2015

  November Q & A with Rabbi Artson

  Join us at the Ziegler School on a rare overcast Los Angeles day as our dean, Rabbi Brad Artson, answers... Read More

  
• 10.20.2015

  What About Judaism Do I Love?

  Join us and listen in to a funny and subversive, but also deep conversation about “what I love about Judaism,” between our dean, Rabbi Brad Artson,... Read More