Podcast appearances and mentions of leon wiener dow

What if I don't believe in God? What if I'm not sure? Rabbi Dr. Leon Wiener Dow joins Rabbi Shai Held to reflect on the importance of doubt and continuing to question. They identify some of the straight-jackets that we put on our thinking about God and explore the possibility of being open to a spiritual life with or without a belief in God.

Post-truth, fake news, multiple narratives. How are we to sort out and sift through the multitude of images and words thrown our way – by friends, interested parties, and algorithms? Building upon Rabbit Hole episode ‘Where We Go One,' Context Guest Rabba Sara Hurwitz of Maharat and Justin Hecht, Jungian psychoanalyst, help host Leon Wiener Dow figure out if this new world condemns us to reside in an echo chamber.Click here for Leon and Joel's extended study session. Click here to view the source sheet for this episode. Click here to visit the episode page on our website. 

“Off the record” talk is often the most forthright, and anonymous surveys or peer-reviews allow us to speak honestly. But what about accountability? What do we do when our hidden identity allows us to spew vile? Which is the true me? Reply All's The Writing on the Wall allows Context guest Rabbi Jay Henry Moses and Hypertext guest journalist Dahlia Lithwick to help host Leon Wiener Dow explore the complicated matrix of hiding behind what we say.Click here for Leon and Joel's extended study session. Click here to view the source sheet for this episode. Click here to visit the episode page on our website.Click here to learn more about the work of Kolot alumnus Rubi Gat.

We interrupt Season Two to bring you a podcast on a podcast on a podcast. Judaism Unbound turned Pod Drash host Leon Wiener Dow into their guest, and explored the rationale and approach to Torah that underlies Pod Drash. If you've ever wondered why every episode begins right in the middle of things, or what the Hypertext segment is about - tune in! And then subscribe to Judaism Unbound.

Leon Wiener Dow is the host of Pod Drash, a Jewish podcast that talks about podcasts. In this episode of Judaism Unbound, he, Dan, and Lex, talk about Pod Drash. Ergo, this is a podcast talking about a podcast that talks about podcasts. If you like podcasts, therefore, you will like this episode -- three times over!Learn more about Pod Drash by heading to PodDrash.org, and subscribe to PodDrash in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you find your podcasts.If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! You can also buy Judaism Unbound merch (hoodies! stickers! mugs! so much more!) by heading to www.judaismunbound.com/store.To access shownotes for this episode, click here.

How are you today? Crappy, but can I tell you that? We face this quandary in every role we play - as guest, as customer, in our professional lives, and in our home ecosystems. Building upon The Work Life episode Authenticity is a Double-Edged Sword, Context guest Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie of Lab/Shul and Hypertext guest conductor John Axelrod help host Leon Wiener Dow explore how to be authentic to ourselves – and to the roles we play. Click here for Leon and Joel's extended study session. Click here to view the source sheet for this episode. Click here to visit the episode page on our website.Click here to learn more about the work of Kolot alumna Esther Sivan.

Generosity can nourish not just the receiver, but the giver, too. Is there a point when the act of giving can itself be a source of greed? Revisionist History's My Little Hundred Million allows us to explore whether ulterior motives can taint the act of generosity and how it can lead it astray. Joining host Leon Wiener Dow for The Context segment is Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, Dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, and for The Hypertext segment is Joanne Wolmarans, a preschool educator at Wise School in Los Angeles.Click here for Leon and Joel's extended study session.Click here to view the source sheet for this episode. Click here to visit the episode page on our website.Click here to learn more about the work of Kolot alumna Dana Sender Mulla.Cover image: George Freudenstein, "Gates of Charity." Available for purchase here. 

Once we achieve financial security, after the promotion, if we just get the manuscript published, if only we win the prize - then we'll be content, because we will have received the recognition for which we're pining. But as we hear in The Happiness Lab's The Silver Lining, when external recognition finally comes, it often leaves us hollow inside. Are we better off not trying? Joining host Leon Wiener Dow for The Context segment is Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback, Senior Rabbi at Stephen S. Wise Temple in Los Angeles and for The Hypertext segment is Sheri Geller, Co-Director of College Counseling at Gann Academy in Boston.Click here for Leon and Joel's extended study session.Click here to view the source sheet for this episode. Click here to visit the episode page on our website.Click here to learn more about the work of Kolot alumna Anat Nehemia-Lavi.

When we first lay our eyes upon someone, we behold what they offer, willingly or unwillingly. The contour of the figure, the texture of the fabric, the pigment of the skin. This American Life's Tell Me I'm Fat will help us ask: Can we unsee? Should we try to blind ourselves? And what about me in here, who knows that I'm not seen because of how it (my body) is viewed? Joining host Leon Wiener Dow for The Context segment is Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann, Rabbi and Founder of Miskhan Chicago and for The Hypertext segment is photographer Jonathan Bloom.Click here to view the source sheet for this episode.Click here for Leon and Joel's extended study session. Click here to visit the episode page on our website.Click here to learn more about the work of Kolot alumnus Yossi Saidov.Image photo: Assi Dayan, by Jonathan Bloom

“Smile!” We've been saying that just before snapping a picture for years, long before selfies, Facebook and Instagram. But now we not only want to capture the moment; we want to share it, and widely. Radiolab's “Smile My Ass” tells the story of the show “Candid Camera,” which in turn allows us to explore the profound effect that this constant state of being on display has had on our consciousness and self-consciousness.  Joining host Leon Wiener Dow for The Context segment is Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl, Senior Rabbi at Central Synagogue and for The Hypertext segment is Dov Abramson, artist and graphic designer.Click here to see the source sheet for the episode.Click here to to hear Joel and Leon's extended study session.Click here to visit the episode page on our website. Click here to learn more about the work of Kolot alumna Avital Blonder at Jindas.Episode image: "Self-image" by Aharon Friedman, Studio Dov Abramson.

This world lies to us, all the time. How can we live in it without giving into its lies? Join host Leon Wiener Dow with a fantastic line-up of guests: Rabbis Angela Warnick Buchdahl, Jay Moses, Sara Hurwitz, Lizzi Heydemann, Amichai Lau-Lavie, Yoshi Zweiback, Bradley Shavit Artson; Slate editor Dahlia Lithwick ; and a whole host of others.Season 2 of Pod Drash drops December 2.Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay 

Search for Meaning with Rabbi Dr. Leon Wiener Dow and Rabbi Yoshi In a thought-provoking, inspiring, and joyful discussion with old friend and classmate Rabbi Dr. Leon Wiener Dow, Rabbi Yoshi probes the scholar and teacher on a number of subjects: Jewish philosophical takes on love and family; pluralism in Israel; personal growth and evolution during the pandemic; and much, much more. Tune in to this episode of Search for Meaning to listen in on dear friends as they share poignant moments of reflection as well as some laughs.

Leon Wiener Dow of the Shalom Hartman Institute and BINA Secular Yeshiva joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg in conversation about his new book, The Going. They discuss Jewish law — a system which both bounds and binds — probing the tensions between individual Jewish practice and an ongoing communal endeavor. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for this episode, click here.

Jewish Study for Jewish Organizations: Leon Wiener Dow, Faculty and Research Fellow, discusses his recent book "The Going" in light of how our "Jewish" organizations express their Judaism and how your staff could benefit from a culture of learning and studying together. Read Leon's full bio, get links to the Shalom Hartman Institute, find other episodes, explore podcast partners, learn how to start your own podcast, or send us your guest suggestions at www.itswhoyouknowthepodcast.com Have a great week!

Dr. Leon Wiener Dow, a fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, discusses his new book, The Going: A Meditation on Jewish Law, an autobiographical and theological exploration of the relationship between God, law prayer, practice and community in Jewish law. Check out the extra segment for this episode on patreon.com/telavivreview This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

Leon Wiener Dow’s most recent work The Going: A Meditation on Jewish Law (Palgrave MacMillan, 2017) offers readers intimate, informative, and at times provocative reflections on halakha, or Jewish law. The author makes nuanced philosophical and theological observations on the ideas and actions that define a halakhic life, and grounds his ideas with rich personal anecdotes that are woven throughout. Wiener Dow’s lively, captivating style of writing draws the reader into his powerful discussion of the roles that community, language, tradition, and evolution play in the halakhic journey. Leon Wiener Dow received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Bar-Ilan University and rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Professor David Hartman. He is currently a research fellow and faculty member of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Israel. Robin Buller is a Ph.D. Candidate in History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leon Wiener Dow’s most recent work The Going: A Meditation on Jewish Law (Palgrave MacMillan, 2017) offers readers intimate, informative, and at times provocative reflections on halakha, or Jewish law. The author makes nuanced philosophical and theological observations on the ideas and actions that define a halakhic life, and grounds his ideas with rich personal anecdotes that are woven throughout. Wiener Dow’s lively, captivating style of writing draws the reader into his powerful discussion of the roles that community, language, tradition, and evolution play in the halakhic journey. Leon Wiener Dow received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Bar-Ilan University and rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Professor David Hartman. He is currently a research fellow and faculty member of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Israel. Robin Buller is a Ph.D. Candidate in History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leon Wiener Dow’s most recent work The Going: A Meditation on Jewish Law (Palgrave MacMillan, 2017) offers readers intimate, informative, and at times provocative reflections on halakha, or Jewish law. The author makes nuanced philosophical and theological observations on the ideas and actions that define a halakhic life, and grounds his ideas with rich personal anecdotes that are woven throughout. Wiener Dow’s lively, captivating style of writing draws the reader into his powerful discussion of the roles that community, language, tradition, and evolution play in the halakhic journey. Leon Wiener Dow received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Bar-Ilan University and rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Professor David Hartman. He is currently a research fellow and faculty member of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Israel. Robin Buller is a Ph.D. Candidate in History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leon Wiener Dow’s most recent work The Going: A Meditation on Jewish Law (Palgrave MacMillan, 2017) offers readers intimate, informative, and at times provocative reflections on halakha, or Jewish law. The author makes nuanced philosophical and theological observations on the ideas and actions that define a halakhic life, and grounds his ideas with rich personal anecdotes that are woven throughout. Wiener Dow’s lively, captivating style of writing draws the reader into his powerful discussion of the roles that community, language, tradition, and evolution play in the halakhic journey. Leon Wiener Dow received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Bar-Ilan University and rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Professor David Hartman. He is currently a research fellow and faculty member of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Israel. Robin Buller is a Ph.D. Candidate in History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leon Wiener Dow’s most recent work The Going: A Meditation on Jewish Law (Palgrave MacMillan, 2017) offers readers intimate, informative, and at times provocative reflections on halakha, or Jewish law. The author makes nuanced philosophical and theological observations on the ideas and actions that define a halakhic life, and grounds his ideas with rich personal anecdotes that are woven throughout. Wiener Dow’s lively, captivating style of writing draws the reader into his powerful discussion of the roles that community, language, tradition, and evolution play in the halakhic journey. Leon Wiener Dow received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Bar-Ilan University and rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Professor David Hartman. He is currently a research fellow and faculty member of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Israel. Robin Buller is a Ph.D. Candidate in History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices