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This week, Justin Hayet sits down with Prof. Morris E. Hartstein, MD for a conversation about how a family transformed an idea at the dinner table to a mind-blowing effort reaching tens of thousands of Ethiopians.

‎Thirty-Six: Morris E. Hartstein on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Thirty-Six, Ep Morris E. Hartstein - Dec 8, 2022

How did the American Founders read the ? What wisdom did they find there? How did their literary sensibilities interact with their political ones in reading the Bible? And how does this stay with us today?

To unpack all this, Rabbi Ari Lamm spoke with Professor at the American University in Washington D.C., and author of “Reading The Bible With The Founding Fathers”, Daniel Dreisbach.

‎Good Faith Effort: Daniel Dreisbach - The American Founders’ Political Theology on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Good Faith Effort, Ep Daniel Dreisbach - The American Founders’ Political Theology - Dec 12, 2022

"This week, Justin sits down with Shari Mendes, Founder and Director of the Israel Lemonade Fund לימונדה ישראל, for a conversation about how her life’s purpose presented itself to Shari during one of the darkest periods of her ."

‎Thirty-Six: Shari Mendes on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Thirty-Six, Ep Shari Mendes - Nov 22, 2022

On this episode, Ari unpacked all of this with Brian Ogren. They talked about misperceptions about science and religion during the ; why Renaissance thinkers were interested in mystical thought; John Adams and Jewish literature; the importance of Ezra Stiles, president of Yale University during the American Revolution; the influence of an Orthodox rabbi from the Holy Land on the American experiment; the most important commencement address ever delivered in the history of American higher education; Madonna; and much more!

Good Faith Effort is a production of Bnai Zion and SoulShop.

‎Good Faith Effort: Brian Ogren - Kabbalah and the American Founding on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Good Faith Effort, Ep Brian Ogren - Kabbalah and the American Founding - Dec 5, 2022

The is the most important work in the of literature, so it seems like a pretty important priority should be to figure out how to read it well! What strategies can your average person use to uncover the Biblical text’s meaning? Which commentaries are most important to consult? Are there new insights we can, perhaps, discover on our own? If so, how?

To unpack all this, Ari spoke with the founder of Aleph Beta, the legendary Biblical interpreter and teacher Rabbi David Fohrman. In a wide-ranging conversation they discussed how to break down a text; the role of reading commentaries; the artistry behind the story of Jacob and Esau; the importance of reading Biblical names in their original; the Biblical misanthrope Onan; literary allusions in the story of Ruth and Boaz; how to appreciate the Book of Leviticus; the future of Biblical commentary; and much more!

Good Faith Effort is a production of Bnai Zion and SoulShop.

‎Good Faith Effort: David Fohrman - How To Read The Bible Closely on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Good Faith Effort, Ep David Fohrman - How To Read The Bible Closely - Nov 29, 2022

Why are stories important? What exactly makes them so powerful? How should great stories—whether you encounter them in , poetry, painting, the cinema—help human beings cultivate the good life? And can great stories, as such, really be an important part of the religious experience?

To unpack this, Ari spoke with Jennifer Frey, host of the extremely popular literature, , and theology podcast “Sacred And Profane Love”, and professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina. They talked about the countercultural act of choosing religion in a secular age; Thomas Aquinas; sidekicks from the to Shakespeare to Lord of the Rings; how literature can form character; oral and textual cultures; Iris Murdoch; studying the Bible in public schools; and much more!

Good Faith Effort is a production of Bnai Zion and SoulShop.

‎Good Faith Effort: Jennifer Frey - Literature In Light Of Faith on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Good Faith Effort, Ep Jennifer Frey - Literature In Light Of Faith - Nov 21, 2022

Who’s the most influential figure in American ? Washington? Lincoln? Martin Luther King? The answer, for any student of American history, should be clear: it’s Moses.

But how does this pan out? And how do Moses, and other Biblical figures, help us tell our own stories…even today?

To unpack all of this, Ari spoke with bestselling author and New York Times columnist Bruce Feiler, author of “America’s Prophet: Moses and the American Story”. They talked about the Age of Exploration; Moses as lawgiver vs. Moses as liberator; Lincoln’s Second Inaugural; the Bible as text vs. the Bible as map; why Abraham’s story comes before Moses’; how to improve July 4th; and much more!

‎Good Faith Effort: Bruce Feiler - American Moses on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Good Faith Effort, Ep Bruce Feiler - American Moses - Nov 14, 2022

To unpack this Rabbi Ari Lamm spoke with the most influential living Biblical scholar, and author of a magisterial translation of the entire Hebrew , Robert Alter.

In this epic conversation they spoke about what makes translation different than other types of interpretation; Biblical terms for physical relations; the King James Version of 1611; various “untranslatable” phenomena; the Biblical concept of “soul”; Samuel and Saul; whether the Bible thinks political order is possible; reader questions (!); Rashi; rabbinic midrash; Franz Kafka and Jewish mysticism; Moby Dick; and much more!

Good Faith Effort is a production of Bnai Zion Foundation and SoulShop.

‎Good Faith Effort: Robert Alter - The Art of Biblical Podcasting on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Good Faith Effort, Ep Robert Alter - The Art of Biblical Podcasting - Nov 7, 2022

Why does policy in the look the way it does? Has it always been this way? How is it intertwined with religious life and literacy in America? And how does the Jewish story—from the to today—help us understand something important about the American story?

To unpack all of this, Ari spoke to Walter Russel Mead—Global View columnist at The Wall Street Journal, Professor of Foreign Affairs at Bard College, and author of the fantastic new book “The Arc Of A Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People”.

‎Good Faith Effort: Walter Russell Mead - The Middle East and the American Story on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Good Faith Effort, Ep Walter Russell Mead - The Middle East and the American Story - Oct 24, 2022

"This week, Justin sits down with author and life coach Chana Mason to hear how an armed home invasion as a child led her to as well as to seek a larger purpose in her life.

On Thirty-Six, Justin Hayet, a self-proclaimed pessimistic attempts to find the thirty-six righteous people on whose merit the world stands. Thirty-Six is a production of SoulShop and Bnai Zion."

‎Thirty-Six: Chana Mason on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Thirty-Six, Ep Chana Mason - Sep 15, 2022

The Atlantic’s Yair Rosenberg is one of the most prominent journalists on the planet covering global . He’s also an excellent recording in the Jewish space.

How do these two things fit together?

‎Good Faith Effort: Yair Rosenberg - Art and Antisemitism and Back Again on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Good Faith Effort, Ep Yair Rosenberg - Art and Antisemitism and Back Again - Oct 2, 2022

"Justin sits down with United Hatzalah of Israel’s CEO and Founder, Eli Beer Hatzalah, for a conversation about how close he came to death in March 2020 and how this experience illuminates the urgency behind his work at the helm of one of the most impactful organizations in ."

‎Thirty-Six: Eli Beer on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Thirty-Six, Ep Eli Beer - Sep 7, 2022

Hear the whole "Good Faith Effort" episode now!beralism—feels exhausted. What’s a theologian to do about this? To unpack this, Rabbi Ari Lamm spoke to his good friend, fellow podcaster, and professor of theology at Baylor University, Matthew L. Anderson."

Hear this episode of "Good Faith Effort" now!

‎Good Faith Effort: Matthew L. Anderson - How To Do Public Theology on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Good Faith Effort, Ep Matthew L. Anderson - How To Do Public Theology - Sep 5, 2022

“What’s the biggest problem with these days?” Imagine if someone answered that question by saying that Americans don’t spend nearly enough time in…cemeteries?

On this episode, Rabbi Ari Lamm had on brilliant up-and-coming writer Chaya Sara Oppenheim to discuss the ‘cemetery ’ that has grown up around the town of Monsey, New York, just 45 minutes north of Manhattan.

‎Good Faith Effort: Chaya Sara Oppenheim - Spend More Time In Cemeteries! on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Good Faith Effort, Ep Chaya Sara Oppenheim - Spend More Time In Cemeteries! - Aug 29, 2022

This week, Justin welcomes famed Israeli Major General עמוס ידלין - Amos Yadlin into his apartment for a conversation about the past and future of The State of Israel.

On Thirty-Six, Justin Hayet, a self-proclaimed pessimistic attempts to find the thirty-six righteous people on whose merit the world stands.

Thirty-Six is a production of SoulShop and Bnai Zion.

‎Thirty-Six: Major General Res. Amos Yadlin on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Thirty-Six, Ep Major General Res. Amos Yadlin - Aug 24, 2022

Rabbi Ari Lamm speaks with Price about the all-important scholar Johannes Reuchlin

"Reuchlin studied Hebrew and Jewish with some of the legendary figures in Jewish —including Rabbi Obadiah Sforno—and would be remembered by towering figures of later periods as one of “the righteous among the nations”. But few people today know his story."

David Price - How the Renaissance Discovered Hebrew - Sponsored Content | The Times of Israel Rabbi Ari Lamm speaks with Price about the all-important Christian scholar Johannes Reuchlin

"One of the climactic moments of the Renaissance was the European rediscovery of the Hebrew language. Knowledge of Hebrew—and intensive study of both the Hebrew and Jewish rabbinic —would sweep across , and end up fundamentally reshaping everything from personal spirituality to the nature and structure of politics in the West."

So on this episode, Rabbi Ari Lamm unpacked it together with the Vanderbilt University historian, David Price, who literally wrote the book on Reuchlin!

‎Good Faith Effort: David Price - How the Renaissance Discovered Hebrew on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Good Faith Effort, Ep David Price - How the Renaissance Discovered Hebrew - Aug 22, 2022

How do we navigate in an age where our access to information is limitless? How do we read better? How do we write well? How do we seek out valuable new things? And why is it also more important than ever to hold on to—or discover!—the virtues of ancient ?

To unpack all of this, Rabbi Ari Lamm spoke with David Perell—one of the most prolific writers, teachers and podcasters in the world of new media; host of the North Star ; author of the “Friday Finds” and “Monday Musings” newsletters; and teacher of the legendary masterclass for online writers, “Write of Passage”.

‎Good Faith Effort: David Perell - Information Superabundance on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Good Faith Effort, Ep David Perell - Information Superabundance - Aug 15, 2022

"Rabbi Ari Lamm speaks with the award-winning and producer – who’s also an ordained pastor – about and American ."

The Times of Israel Warryn Campbell

Warryn Campbell - From the Grammys to the Book of Exodus - Sponsored Content | The Times of Israel Rabbi Ari Lamm speaks with the award-winning artist and producer - who's also an ordained pastor - about faith and American music.

"This week, Justin welcomes Yosef Abramson, and his guitar, into his apartment to hear about Yosef’s journey as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces.

On Thirty-Six, Justin Hayet, a self-proclaimed pessimistic attempts to find the thirty-six righteous people on whose merit the world stands."

‎Thirty-Six: Yosef Abramson on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Thirty-Six, Ep Yosef Abramson - Aug 3, 2022

This week Rabbi Ari Lamm and Warryn Campbell talked about the history of American music; what it means to bear the divine image; religious and secular ; the backstory behind one of Kanye West’s earliest hit singles; Abraham and counterculture; what we can learn from Dr. Dre; Moses in the Jewish and Black American communities; and the next great artist you need to keep your eye on!

Good Faith Effort is a production of Bnai Zion and SoulShop.

‎Good Faith Effort: Warryn Campbell - From The Grammys To The Book Of Exodus on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Good Faith Effort, Ep Warryn Campbell - From The Grammys To The Book Of Exodus - Aug 1, 2022

This week, Rabbi Ari Lamm spoke with Kel Mitchell, the two-time Emmys / Television Academy-nominated actor and comedian who starred in massive shows like Kenan and Kel and All That, and hit films like Good Burger. And who now, in addition to his continued success in the entertainment business, is the youth pastor at Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka, California.

They talked about Kel’s story; how you balance between inspiration and consistency in faith; why kids’ TV in the 90s had a lot more depth than it does today; why the sees young people as capable of heroism; why social media is so important; and much more!

Good Faith Effort is a production of Bnai Zion and SoulShop.

‎Good Faith Effort: Kel Mitchell - When Moses Went To Hollywood on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Good Faith Effort, Ep Kel Mitchell - When Moses Went To Hollywood - Jul 25, 2022

This week, Justin sits down with Yael Arad, the first ever Israeli to win an medal for a conversation about purpose, perseverance, and being more than an Olympic medalist.

On Thirty-Six, Justin Hayet, a self-proclaimed pessimistic attempts to find the thirty-six righteous people on whose merit the world stands.

Thirty-Six is a production of SoulShop and Bnai Zion Foundation.

‎Thirty-Six: Olympian Yael Arad on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Thirty-Six, Ep Olympian Yael Arad - Jul 23, 2022

Rabbi Ari Lamm speaks to former Vice Admiral Herman Shelanski, the highest-ranking Jew on the seas.

Herman Shelanski on Military Service - Sponsored Content | The Times of Israel Rabbi Ari Lamm speaks to former Vice Admiral Herman Shelanski, the highest ranking Jew on the seas.

Rabbi Ari Lamm speaks to the legendary Brandeis University historian and author of several books on the Lincoln era about Lincoln’s , his attitude towards antisemitism, and more.

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Jonathan Sarna on Lincoln and the Bible - Sponsored Content | The Times of Israel Rabbi Ari Lamm speaks to the legendary Brandeis historian and author of several books on the Lincoln era about Lincoln’s leadership, his attitude towards antisemitism and more.

In this episode, Rabbi Ari Lamm speaks to the host of the incredibly popular The Bible Recap Podcast about the the ’s political wisdom and much more.

Tara Leigh Cobble on Podcasting About the Bible - Sponsored Content | The Times of Israel Rabbi Ari speaks to the host of the incredibly popular The Bible Recap podcast about the the Bible's political wisdom and much more

In this episode, Justin Hayet continues his journey and sits down with former The Knesset - הכנסת Member מיכל קוטלר וונש Michal Cotler Wunsh for a conversation about politics, ideology and her journey to the Knesset.

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Michal Cotler-Wunsh on Politics, Ideology and Her Journey to the Knesset - Sponsored Content | The Times of Israel Justin continues his journey by sitting down with the former Knesset Member

" has now gone through this multi-decade long period where the fashionable belief was that people are at their best when living unfettered lives.

To unpack all of this, Ari Lamm brought on writer and podcaster extraordinaire, Kylie Unell, to talk about God; 19th-century philosophy; race and identity politics; “the universe” in pop ; and what Spinoza got wrong."

‎Good Faith Effort: Kylie Unell – God! on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Good Faith Effort, Ep Kylie Unell – God! - Jun 22, 2022

"Justin Hayet kicks us off by welcoming Doron Almog, one of ’s most respected retired Generals, into his apartment for a conversation about memory, responsibility and service."

‎Thirty-Six: Doron Almog on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Thirty-Six, Ep Doron Almog - Jun 22, 2022

How do we build that in the world of digital and ?

To unpack all this, Rabbi Ari Lamm brought on Matthew Potter, co-founder of pray.com, the #1 daily app on the entire planet.

‎Good Faith Effort: Matthew Potter - Prayer Entrepreneur on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Good Faith Effort, Ep Matthew Potter - Prayer Entrepreneur - May 23, 2022