How did we get here? Why are we here? What role does science play in our modern understanding of Jewish thought? Join us today as we explore Darwin's Theory of Evolution, highlighting the theory, addressing the conversation from both a scientific and Jewish perspective. You don't want to miss this one!

Introduction Music: "Hard Metal Intro" produced by Winnie the Moog 

On this week's episode of Minhag Monday, we are coming off a cease fire agreement in the most Israel-Palestine Conflict in the Middle East. With tensions and emotions high, everyone seems to have an opinion, but sometimes it's not worth having the conversation. Join us today as we explore three things that everyone needs to agree upon in order to have an intelligent conversation about Israel and Gaza. 

On this week's episode of Torah Thursday, join us as we explore the decision to become a sacred volunteer: the Nazarite! By separating ourself from the routine and going outside the ordinary, we can learn a lot more than we thing. It's not a challenge, it's an opportunity!

As we are celebrating Shavuot, join us as we look at the best gift the Israelites and the Jewish people have received: The Torah! With Mel Brooks and Reddit being key components to our conversation, this compelling Shavuot episode explores that the Torah is more than a gift; it's an investment!

On this week's episode of Torah Thursday, join us as we take a unique look at the Israelite Census from a perspective that you might not have heard before as we discuss Parshat Badmidbar, the first Torah portion in the Book of Numbers!

Today on Minhag Monday, we are joined by 18 time award winning Classical Guitarist, Jeremy Waldrip. With his popular song Sacred Time, Jeremy shares his passion for music and how his Jewish upbringing affected his journey as he became a leading musician in the classical music arena in Austin, TX, Louisville, KY, Belgrade Serbia, New York City, Memphis, TN and so many other places! With music theory and a passion for lifelong musical learning, Jeremy and I explore his song Sacred Time and the Jewish music scene as well as his music story. You don't want to miss this one!

May the Fourth Be With You! Join us for our special edition of the Lifelong Jewish Learners Podcast as we explore the Star Wars universe in 11 short minutes! It's more Jewish than we realize!

As we celebrated Lag B'Omer last week, we explore a famous Talmudic story about Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai and his spiritual journey in a cave following a death sentence from the Roman Emperor. Join us as we discuss why and how we question everything on this week's episode of Minhag Monday!

This week we discuss Parshat Emor, the second to last Torah portion in the Book of Leviticus. As we continue the Holiness Code we shared last week, we discover how to truly make G-d's name holy. Welcome to Maimonides' commentary to the podcast as we hear how he explains profaning G-d's name. With a Hebrew lesson and so much more, remember that it's more than just saying something, it's doing it!