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Listen to highlights from a variety of first-rate speakers from past sessions of the National Jewish Retreat. The National Jewish retreat is the premier Jewish event of the year, bringing 1200 Jews o... more
FAQs about Judaism's Top Talks:How many episodes does Judaism's Top Talks have?The podcast currently has 285 episodes available.
January 09, 2023What G-d Does to Your Brain- Dr. Andrew NewbergNeuroscientist Andrew Newberg draws on his years of research as he explores the measurable effect belief in G-d has on your brain, your health, and your mental wellbeing....more43minPlay
December 26, 2022A Chassidic Response to Unfathomable Tragedy - Rabbi Shalom LipskarWhen the Surfside Condominiums collapsed on June 24, 2021, Rabbi Sholom Lipsker was just up the block. Hear the story of his personal involvement in an unfathomable communal tragedy, and the community's responce in the aftermath....more58minPlay
December 19, 2022How To Win Friends and Influence People: The Jewish Way - Mrs. Rochel HolzkennerExplore the Jewish guide to social skills and interpersonal relationship. Learn core insights gleaned from Tanya’s 32nd Chapter, you’ll wish you’d known sooner....more1hPlay
December 14, 2022Seizing Life's Moments - Rabbi Moshe BryskiEvery human being is both who they are and who their G-dly potential says they can become. Life hands us myriads of opportunities to put these two dimensions into sync. The key to a meaningful and impactful life lies in seizing these moments....more58minPlay
December 05, 2022Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? - Rabbi YY JacobsonAtheism has one major advantage: it explains evil elegantly. But how does the man of faith approach this question? In a letter penned in 1965 by the Lubavitcher Rebbe to Noble Laureate Eli Wiesel, the Rebbe discusses the questions of all questions.This lecture took place at the 11th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com....more54minPlay
November 28, 2022Bible Criticism: Critiquing the Critics - Rabbi Dr. J. Immanuel SchochetDid G-d communicate to human beings all that He would like us to be doing down here? How do we know we heard G-d at Sinai? Who wrote the Torah? G-d? Moses? A committee of authors? How do we deal with apparent contradictions and inconsistencies which “academia” claims to “discover” in the Torah? Can a modern, reasonable, educated person still believe that the Torah is literally the word of G-d? If any of these questions have ever bothered you, or if you would like to better prepared to answer others when they ask, this seminar is for you. This lecture was delivered at the 4th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com....more1h 15minPlay
November 21, 2022Does G-d Love You? - Rabbi Aryeh WeinsteinThe commandment tells us, "And you shall love G-d," but what about the reverse? Does G-d, can G-d, love us back? Does that mean we can't get him upset? Explore the relationship of a lifetime....more28minPlay
November 14, 2022Celebrating the Service Driven Life- Rabbi David AaronDiscover how Torah’s spiritual technology enables us to live with purpose, passion, and power, and to fill our days with greater goodness and ultimate joy.This lecture was delivered at the 13th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com....more41minPlay
November 07, 2022The Road to Happiness -Rabbi Mordechai DinermanThis talk will use Jewish perspectives on trauma, loss, and consolation, to con-sider the psychological challenges that such situations present. The wisdom of Jew-ish approaches in providing comfort and steering us towards healthy adaptations will be highlighted, in the face of psychological research.This lecture took place at the 12th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com....more1h 2minPlay
October 31, 2022Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?- Rabbi Tzvi FlaumIn this session abortion will be addressed, one of the most polarizing issues in contemporary discourse, from the perspective of Jewish law and ethics. Does a woman always have the right to terminate her pregnancy? Or does life begin at conception, and destroying a fetus tantamount to murder?This lecture was delivered at the 9th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com....more49minPlay
FAQs about Judaism's Top Talks:How many episodes does Judaism's Top Talks have?The podcast currently has 285 episodes available.