Inside The Jewish Mind
Episodes
The Choice: Jewish Wisdom for a Joyful Life | Miriam Lipskier
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if happiness isn’t something to chase—but a choice you can make?In this 2012 talk, Miriam Lipskier explores happiness through a Jewish lens, ...
What Can We Really Know About G-d? | Rabbi Manis Friedman
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If G-d is truly infinite, how can we ever begin to know Him? In this thought-provoking 2021 talk, Rabbi Manis tackles one of the biggest spiritual que...
Where Is G‑d When It Hurts? | Rabbi Benjamin Blech
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we enter the Three Weeks leading up to Tisha B'Av, Rabbi Benjamin Blech tackles one of life’s hardest questions: Why do we suffer? In this 2014 t...
From Sinai to Today: The Story of Jewish Tradition | Rabbi Chaim Block
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did a moment at Mount Sinai become thousands of years of living? In this engaging 2015, traces the transmission of Jewish law and practice throu...
Would I Make It into the Bible? Rethinking Biblical Icons | Rabbi Yitzchok Schochet
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Torah is filled with stories of our remarkable patriarchs and matriarchs. But were they born extraordinary, or did they become great by making the...
What’s the Deal with Jewish Comedy? | Mendel Kalmenson
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why have Jewish comedians played such a huge role in shaping the world of comedy? In this fascinating (and yes, funny) talk, author Mendel Kalmenson e...
6 Jewish Ways to Calm an Anxious Mind | Rabbi Mordechai Dinerman
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can’t stop replaying that one conversation? Already worrying about next week? You’re not alone. In this powerful talk, shares six practical tool...
The Jewish Happiness Hack | Dr. Abraham J. Twerski
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In an age of instant gratification, endless self-help content, and one-click convenience, you'd think we’d have cracked the code to happiness by now...
Why the World Exists: A Jewish Guide to the Meaning of Life | Rabbi Shais Taub
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the purpose of existence? Why did G-d create the world at all? These age-old questions sit at the core of Jewish thought and Kabbalistic philo...
The Holy Temple Inside You | Leah Rosenfeld
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two thousand years later, the Jewish people still mourn the destruction of the Holy Temple that once stood in Jerusalem. But why does a long-lost buil...
The 7 Habits Of Highly Successful Jews | Rabbi Pinchas Allouche
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over 20% of all Nobel Prize winners – but less than 0.2% of the global population is Jewish. The numbers speak for themselves: the Jewish story is o...
The Gratitude Secret That Could Change Your Life | Dr. Rona Novick
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Rona Novick, psychologist and dean of the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education, uncovers the transformative power of grati...
Introducing 'Inside The Jewish Mind' | A JLI Podcast
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas