Essential Questions with Rabbi Dan Levin

Judaism #170

Each episode of Essential Questions with Rabbi Dan Levin will pose an essential question and invite a conversation with remarkable people in the Jewish world and in our community to consider what those questions and answers mean.

What’s Jewish About Books? with Gayle Weiswasser
Jun 11, 2025 – 51:22
What is it Like to be Jewish on a College Campus? with Maya Harpaz, Rabbi Jonah Zinn and Rabbi Andrea Steinberger
Jun 4, 2025 – 44:59
What Makes Art Jewish? with artists Bonnie Cohen and Zachary Oxman
May 28, 2025 – 45:41
What Can Wine Teach Us About Spirituality? with Rabbi Alan Litwak
May 21, 2025 – 38:00
Where Do We Find Hope and Resilience? with Rabbi Naomi Levy and Rabbi Laila Haas
May 14, 2025 – 48:01
How Should Rabbis Meet the Moment? with Rabbi Greg Weisman and Rabbi Laila Haas
May 7, 2025 – 43:24
What Does the Reform Movement Contribute to the State of Israel? with Rabbi Nir Barkin and Rabbi David Azoulay of Kehillat YOZMA
Apr 30, 2025 – 50:28
What Does it Mean to be a Progressive Zionist? with Amanda Berman, CEO of Zioness
Apr 23, 2025 – 49:33
How Do I Prepare for the High Holy Days? with Cantorial Soloist Michelle Auslander Cohen and Cantor Jake Harris
Sep 18, 2024 – 49:14
How Do You Parent From a Spiritual Place? with Dasee Berkowitz and Rabbi Amy Pessah
Sep 11, 2024 – 48:31
What is Love All About? with Rabbi Shai Held
Sep 4, 2024 – 47:54
What Do I Have to Do? with Rabbi Dr. Mark Washofsky
Aug 28, 2024 – 49:28
How Can We Support LGBTQ+ Individuals to Explore and Express their Most Authentic Selves? with Tracey Labgold
Aug 21, 2024 – 49:48
How Can Jewish Learning Transform Our Lives? with Rabbi Laila Haas
Aug 14, 2024 – 44:19
What is Cognitive Dissonance? with Dr. Martin Segel and Dr. Marissa Roecklein
Aug 8, 2024 – 42:48
Do You Have 15 Minutes for Spiritual Practice? A Special Passover Episode with Rabbi Debra Robbins
Apr 22, 2024 – 43:37
How Can We Learn to Sanctify Time? with Rabbi Dalia Marx
Feb 7, 2024 – 51:52
How Do We Best Parent Our Children in Youth Sports? with Dr. Andrea Corn and Randy Nathan
Jan 31, 2024 – 52:10
What Is It Like To Serve In The IDF Reserves? with Major Noam Goldberg, Major Ori Sobovitz, Lieutenant Lia Behiri and Captain Eitan Brown
Jan 24, 2024 – 51:37
What Is It Like To Be In Israel? with Rabbi Elana Rabishaw
Jan 10, 2024 – 57:22
What is Sacred Aging? with Rabbi Richard Address
Jan 3, 2024 – 51:00
Conversations from Israel - What Does it Mean to Bear Witness? with Dana Dvorin, Liat Fishman Lenny and Ira Fuchs
Dec 20, 2023 – 53:02
Re-Release: Do I Need to Believe in God? with Rabbi Dr. David Ellenson
Dec 13, 2023 – 42:19
How Do We Create Human Connections That Transcend Cultural Differences? with Jessica Keith
Dec 6, 2023 – 45:01
What is the Future of Democracy? with Michael Abramowitz, President of Freedom House
Nov 29, 2023 – 39:07
How Do You Raise a Child? with Yehuda Kohn
Nov 22, 2023 – 43:40
What Does Judaism Need to do to Respond to the Digital Age? With Rabbi Dr. Danny Schiff
Nov 15, 2023 – 53:52
Special Episode: Responding to the War in Israel with Rabbi Greg Weisman, Professor Simon Barak and Dana Gavish-Fridman from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Nov 8, 2023 – 56:05
Special Episode: Update from the Front Line with Tovah Lazaroff, Deputy Managing Editor of The Jerusalem Post
Oct 19, 2023 – 59:11
What Is Going On In Israel? with Rabbi Joshua Weinberg
Oct 11, 2023 – 46:48
How Do I Prepare For The High Holy Days? with Rabbi Greg Weisman and Cantor Lori Brock
Sep 6, 2023 – 47:12
Season 1 Recap with Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Mates and Rabbi Elana Rabishaw
Jul 19, 2023 – 41:50
Do I Need to Believe in God? with Rabbi David Ellenson
Jun 28, 2023 – 41:46
What is Social Justice? with Rabbi Jonah Pesner
Jun 21, 2023 – 59:16
To Cancel or Not To Cancel? with Evan Nierman
Jun 14, 2023 – 40:32
How Do We Recharge Reform Judaism? with Rabbi Ammi Hirsch
Jun 7, 2023 – 43:14
What is Our Responsibility in the Climate Crisis? with Rabbi Jennie Rosenn
May 31, 2023 – 37:07
How Do Science and Religion Fit Together in Our Lives? with Rabbi Geoffrey Mitelman
May 24, 2023 – 41:32
What is the State of Israel as it Celebrates its 75th Birthday? with Bret Stephens
May 17, 2023 – 01:10:31
What Are You Waiting For? with Rabbi Karyn Kedar
May 10, 2023 – 41:42
What’s a Big Question? with Rabbi Josh Feigelson
May 3, 2023 – 36:01
Introduction | Essential Questions with Rabbi Dan Levin
Apr 26, 2023 – 10:27
Trailer | Essential Questions with Rabbi Dan Levin
Apr 18, 2023 – 02:44

Recent Reviews

Emily&Richard

A must listen!

Thank you Rabbi Dan and all the TBE podcast team for a meaningful, substantive, and thought-provoking initial season of Essential Questions! I have so enjoyed listening weekly and learned something new from each and every conversation and reflection. Looking forward to the summer, bonus episodes, and season two in the fall. A must listen!
romiroch

I finally have Rabbi Dan in my head!!

Been waiting for the day when Rabbi Dan would start a podcast- and it did not disappoint. Grateful for these conversations full of wisdom and hope. Give it a listen!
Queen City transplant

Thirst for more knowledge. We all can use it.

Thank you for your wisdom and insight. How fortunate we are to have such a caring Clergy, administrative staff, Board and warm congregation. Your leadership is so very responsive to the needs of the congregation in the community.
Lou&Raewouldkvell

Podcast we need!

Rabbi Dan Levin is one of the greatest minds out there, and to hear him interact with others to delve into these essential questions is a treat and a joy and inspires deeper thinking.
BocaSusan

Essential Questions with Rabbi Dan Levin

Rabbi Dan Levin is a brilliant scholar and wise and caring rabbi. Having the opportunity to learn from him and his guests in the convenient setting of this podcast is a gift.
Sylvie Heyman

Essential Questions

I have been studying the Old Testament, AKA Torah Studies, for many years with many leaders, one of them was Rabbi Eugene B. Borowitz. I am now privileged to have as a teacher and spiritual leader, Rabbi Dan Levin. His knowledge, communication skills, and awesome sense of humor will now be available in podcast format and I can barely wait to tune in.