The Schrift - Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Times
Steven Toby WeinbergSomewhere along the way, many of us were forcefed the idea that philosophy is boring and esoteric. What? Philosophy is, in fact, rebellious and therapeutic! Using humor, personal anecdotes, and much hubris, the Schrift provides fresh and unexpected answers to life's most tricky and fateful questions. The anchor of the Schrift is the weekly reading of the Torah. These passages are analyzed not as r... more
| Publishes | Infrequently | Episodes | 122 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Categories | Self-ImprovementReligion & SpiritualityEducationJudaism | ||||
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The word "slave" cannot be found in the Torah. After all, the Torah was written in Hebrew, not English. But more still, the Hebrew version of the word for slave actually can mean a lot of other things, too: worker, servant, subject, intimate. Were th... more
When Richard Wagner wrote his operas it was--wait for it--actually cool to be German. Indeed, one need only listen to this music for ten seconds to figure this out. Being Jewish back then on the other hand was, well, not so coveted. How times have ch... more
"Ironic" is a word we throw around in casual conversation. And yet, when we peer back the curtain, we soon see that irony has explosive cultural and philosophical meaning. And what happens when we get ironic about irony itself? That was a devastating... more
In these all-too-modern of times, we not only have fast food and instant coffee, but we also get to enjoy bite-sized philosophy. Why read Hegel or Kant or Descartes when we can, you know, get their entire philosophy summed up in a YouTube video? If t... more
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loved it! this helped me get though my day and think about what matters most.
Audible5steve novick
United States4 years ago- nice
loved it! this helped me get though my day and think about what matters most.
Audible5steve novickUnited States4 years ago - Accurate wisdom
Will save you lots of time to scrutinise all the ancient books yourself. Plus you can hear cool stories occasionally. Definitely recommended ⭐️
P.S. you might have to give it a try at least for reading the review here lol
Apple Podcasts5hey_amily
Russia4 years ago - Brilliant!
Steve is a genius and changed my life … I love how deep his knowledge is about literature and life
Apple Podcasts5akssiiniaRussia4 years ago - great podcast
I haven’t heard it yet but I’m on a date with the guy who does it so pretty sure it’s a great podcast
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