And the Earth Will Be Cleansed
What if we have the story of creation exactly backwards, and the world wasn't made for humans at all? We usually assume that God created the...
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Madlik Podcast – Torah Thoughts on Judaism From a Post-Orthodox Jew
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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Forgive Me, for We Have Sinned
On Yom Kippur, we lovingly honor our parents' memories during Yizkor—so why does the climax of the confession force us to stand up and blame...
The Strange Exodus Story Hidden in Ki Tavo
Why did the Rabbis tell the Exodus through the words of a farmer—and leave Mount Sinai out of the story? What if the Torah's shortest versio...
The Barren Woman's Song
Isaiah didn't just offer passive comfort to a broken nation—he hijacked the oldest stories in the Book of Genesis to force them to survive....
Shake Off the Dust and Dance
We usually associate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with judgment and fear, but a closer look at the texts reveals a completely different, sho...
Becoming Good
What if Judaism has been misunderstood all along, and the real reward for doing good isn't what you get, but who you become? Is Judaism real...
The Torah's Theory of History
We've all heard the old cliché that "history repeats itself," but the Torah actually reveals a massive flaw in that idea. The Greeks believe...
From Moses to Modern Populism
If you think your flaws and failures automatically make you a better, more "authentic" leader, you've completely misunderstood the lesson of...
The Lost Art of Paying Attention
What if the greatest cure for our distracted, scroll-addicted minds was written over 3,000 years ago? Deuteronomy isn't just repeating the T...
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...