Good Faith Effort

It’s a pretty scary time in American life. We’re suffering with a bout of physical, civic, and maybe even spiritual sickness. Is there a way out of this? Is there a way for us to remember our values and rediscover a common moral language during a time of fear? Rabbi Lamm speaks to award-winning author Cambria Gordon - whose new novel, The Poetry of Secrets, is due out in February - to find out!

We Americans live in a place and time of incredible plenty. But just beneath the surface, you can see this incredible loneliness at the heart of American life. But what if there were a way to be surrounded by people who love you and care for you and would do anything for you? Rabbi Lamm speaks with investigative journalist and author Annika Hernroth Rothstein about how she traveled to far-flung countries, survived kidnappings and secret police, all to find out the answer.

The Golden Rule of modern life is: be yourself. You don’t have any obligations unless you choose them. Is this just good self-care…or a recipe for loneliness and misery? To think through what we owe to our past, to our children, and to each other, Rabbi Ari Lamm is joined by Michael Brendan Dougherty, author of “My Father Left Me Ireland,” senior writer for National Review, and fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. They talk about fatherhood, nationalism, how to raise children in a world of no attachments, dual loyalty, and much more!

We often think about the worlds of technological progress, and ancient tradition and faith, as being in opposition. The battle of Silicon Valley and Jerusalem, you might say. But do they have to be? In this week’s episode, Rabbi Lamm talks this out with Tommy Collison , the Lambda School’s Head of Comms and Business Development, and creator of Interintellect.’s “Reading the Greats” series.

Can we still dream big dreams even in such dark and lonely times? This week Rabbi Ari Lamm talks to two major journalists - one Israeli, one Arab - about how big dreams are even now reshaping the Middle East and the wider world of faith as we know it.

America’s facing a lot of problems these days, from loneliness to the loss of community. If we want to fix these problems, one thing we definitely need is a few good men. So in this week’s episode, Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm speaks with acclaimed actor and author Michael Ian Black about his new book on being a better man.

We’re living through some difficult times here in America. How do we get in the Thanksgiving spirit at a moment like this one? In this week’s episode, Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm discusses the practice of gratitude with author and Biblical scholar Dr. Erica Brown.

Nothing illustrates difference in the Bible more than the story of Jacob and Esau, whose life choices led them down different paths. In the United States today, despite us being part of the same American family, we’re letting ourselves be torn apart. Hear Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm discuss how to bring us back together with David French, Senior Editor of The Dispatch.

What is kindness, and what does it have to do with faith? How can being kind change your life and change the world? In this week’s episode, Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm and Professor Karen Swallow Prior break down the importance of kindness.

What would you do if God asked you to sacrifice the thing you hold most dear? How would you reconcile what God wants with your desires? In this Episode, listen to Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm speak with Professor James Goodman about the binding of Isaac and putting faith to the test as we drive down the highway of life.