The Lost Art of Paying Attention
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Madlik – Torah thoughts from a post-orthodox Jew with a life-long love and appreciation of Jewish texts and a fresh and sometimes heterodox perspective on their meaning, intent and practical...
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Yehoshua Pfeffer and the Haredi
From the ancient words of the Torah to the modern frontlines, a hidden shift is taking place that will redefine what it means to be an Israe...
From Moses to Hamilton
What if the Founding Fathers didn't invent American democracy, but actually lifted its most crucial laws directly from the Torah? Did the Fo...
A Midsummer Nightmare
Why did ancient rabbis look at the longest, brightest day of the year and feel a sudden sense of impending doom? As archaeologists uncover e...
Creation and Re-Creation
What happens when an ancient religion that forbids any new rules gets caught secretly reinventing itself in plain sight? Can God still creat...
Hasbara - Inside and Out
There's a terrifying line between having unwavering faith in your homeland and blinding yourself to a reality that is tearing it apart. Did...
Entitlement Reform Cont.
For thousands of years, who your father was determined your entire life—until the Torah decided to tear that system down to the ground. For...
Splitting Hairs
If you've ever wondered why your observant grandmother didn't cover her hair, you're about to discover a hidden truth that changes everythin...
We The Tribes
We usually think of the ancient world as being ruled by dangerous, power-hungry kings, but the Torah actually commanded a radical, unified d...
Made on Sabbath
What if the Jewish secret to creating your best work is actually learning how to do absolutely nothing? Is Shabbat really about rest… or is...
Holiness When Life Refuses to Cooperate
What if the Torah's strictest, most uncomfortable laws about perfection weren't actually meant to keep us out, but to give us permission to...
Brotherly Love in Lisbon
For centuries, we've used the word "scapegoat" to mean blaming someone else—but what if the Torah meant the exact opposite? What does the sc...
When Homes Are Torn Open
Look closely at the broken walls of Israel, and you might just see the hidden history, resilience, and ancient secrets waiting to be uncover...
Where is the Stranger?
There is one powerful verse the ancient rabbis purposefully cut from the Passover story—and for good reason. Everybody asks why Moses is mis...
The Haggadah After October 7
What if I told you that the most powerful way to read the Passover Haggadah... is to write your own? In this episode of Madlik, we explore a...
How the Rabbis got their Power
Unlike almost every other major world religion, Judaism has absolutely no Pope—and the beautiful reason why is hidden deep in the Book of Le...
Midrash Through the Looking Glass
The Torah is incredibly strict about what goes into its holiest sanctuary, which is why one bizarre detail in Exodus chapter 38 makes absolu...
Upside Down Thinking
What if I told you the Talmud's greatest secret for surviving a crisis isn't fighting harder—it's assuming the exact opposite of what you th...
The Lost Color of the Jewish People
If you want to understand the Jewish story, start with a color. This week we're rebroadcasting one of my favorite episodes from 2022 — an ep...
No Free Gifts
We usually think a 'gift with strings attached' is a bad thing, but the Torah actually forbids giving without them. No Free Gifts | Terumah,...