The Koren Podcast

What an honor it was to spend some time before Yom Kippur speaking with Rabbi Michael Rosensweig!Rabbi Rosensweig is one of the Roshei Yeshiva of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) and ...

20 Sep 20231h 5min

We're back from summer break and jumping straight back into things with this week's guest, Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter.Rabbi Schacter is the author of the introduction and commentary to the new Reid F...

12 Sep 202333min

We've been asking our guests to teach us the whole Torah standing on one leg inspired by the story of Hillel and Shammai, but where did Hillel get his now famous answer? Surely Rabbi Akiva's similar m...

8 Aug 202357min

What's it like to run an organization that is responsible for more Torah learning than any other in the world? How does one carry the mantle of an eminent father after their passing and continue their...

25 Jul 202354min

How can we relate to the 3 Weeks? What is the lesson to be learned from Tisha B'Av? Is there a universal message to the book of Eikha (Lamentations) or is it something to read just once a year?  We we...

11 Jul 20231h 3min

Is theology dead? Sam Lebens would have us think not. We had an unbelievable conversation with Sam Lebens as he taught us his whole Torah standing on one leg, al regel ahat! Listen now as we talk theo...

27 Jun 20231h 3min

What does the future hold for Israel? For the Jews? For the Peace Process? Of course, nobody knows but if there were to be one voice to listen to to make predictions it would be Michael Oren's. Michae...

6 Jun 202350min

This episode of the Koren Podcast was recorded in front of a live audience! Alex and Aryeh were back on the road, this time in London as part of the Mizrachi UK Weekend of Inspiration, one of the big...

24 Mai 202344min