The Fragility of Jewish Existence comes to Israel: Applying the Thought of Rabbi Sacks to a Post October 7th Jewish World.

This episode was recorded hours before the first three Israeli hostages were slated to be released, and as a ceasefire was just beginning to be implemented by Israel and Hamas. 

In honour of the 3rd yahrzeit of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l and part of our "Keeping up with the Gedolim" series, we present this special episode with Dr. Tanya White,who shares three inspiring ideas on Rabbi Sacks' Torah. This was recorded before the October 7th Simchat Torah tragedy.

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In this episode, we speak to Dr. Tanya White, who shares her Desert Island Torah, taking us on a fascinating journey through Sefer Bereishit.

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Scott speaks with Dr. Tanya White and Rabbi Dr. Samuel Lebens about the thought and philosophy of Rabbi Sacks. They address many important issues, including Rabbi Sacks’s originality, his idea of covenant, the importance of individual responsibility, for whom he was writing, 

הרב זקס היה מלא אמונה באלוהים ומתוך כך גם באדם. כיצד אם כן הוא הסביר את הופעת הרע בעולם? אם אלוהים טוב ומיטיב, מדוע יש רע? ד"ר טניה וויט מסבירה את גישתו, שקוראת לנו לא לשאול למה אלא קוראת לנו

לפעולה. לא מדובר במדע אלא בברית

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In this conversation with returning guest and Matan Faculty member Tanya White, we speak about Rabbi Sacks' perspective on the parsha and what it really means to ask for help.

In this deep and thought-provoking conversation with Matan lecturer Dr. Tanya White, we speak about the ethical, religious, and familial ramifications of Avraham's near sacrifice of his son.

In this final episode of the series, Yosefa and Tanya transition out of the Holocaust into the most recent event of national suffering: Covid. Through a combination of modern philosophical responses and personal reflection, this episode captures the gamut of responses experienced in the past two and half years to the pandemic.