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Madlik Podcast – Disruptive Torah Thoughts on Judaism

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Madlik – Disruptive 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 (halachic) implications.

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United States

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Madlik – Disruptive 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 (halachic) implications.

Twitter:

@madlik

Language:

English

Contact:

2032217799


Episodes

Transparency, Accountability and Citation

3/15/2024
Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. Moses feels obliged to acknowledge the individuals who designed and built the Tabernacle and to provide an exact accounting of all the funds used. We explore the profound place that transparency, accountability and most of all; honoring one’s sources, play in Jewish tradition, culture and in light of the reckoning that lies ahead for the State of Israel and the Jewish People… will play in the future of our people. Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/550971 Transcript on episode web page: https://madlik.com/2024/03/13/transparency-accountability-and-citation/

Duration:00:45:54

Shekels Count

3/7/2024
Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. By tradition, the holiday of Passover is preceded by five specially named Shabbatot. The first is called Shekalim and we discuss the meaning of this shabbat in light of both Rabbinic and New Testament texts and in the process join our forebears in preparing for the Spring awakening. Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/549744 Transcript on episode web page: https://madlik.com/2024/03/06/shekels-count/

Duration:00:28:40

Human and Divine Interactions

3/1/2024
Join Geoffrey Stern and rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. We invite Berel Dov Lerner the author of recently published: Human-Divine Interactions in the Hebrew Scriptures to discuss his book and his premise of Covenants and Cross-Purposes. We’ll use a simple basin made of pedestrian copper found in the Tabernacle as our point of departure. Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/547714 Transcript on episode web page: https://madlik.com/2024/02/29/human-divine-interactions/

Duration:00:35:49

The Sorcerers Apprentice

2/22/2024
Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. We explore the enigma of the Urim and Thummim; the priestly breastplate, especially within the context of the Torah’s explicit rejection of sorcery and divination. And we wonder …. We wonder about contemporary incarnations of divination and prophesy in the form of opinion-polling and social media engagement. Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/546029 Transcript on episode web page: https://madlik.com/2024/02/21/the-sorcerers-apprentice/

Duration:00:37:09

Paradigm Shift

2/15/2024
Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbiu Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. According to Rabbinic tradition Moses was shown a paradigm of the Menorah but was uncertain how to translate the vision into reality of the moment. Bezalel had no such reservations and succeeded where Moses failed. We use this tradition to explore the modern concept of Paradigm Shift and wonder whether we are at such an inflection point today. Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/544480 Transcript on episode web page: https://madlik.com/2024/02/15/paradigm-shift/

Duration:00:33:45

The Black Church and Israel

2/8/2024
Join Geoffrey Stern, Rabbi Adam Mintz and special guest, the Reverand Dumisani Washington recorded on Clubhouse. As the rubber meets the road and the Torah begins to translate its vision of liberation into practical rules and regulations, we sense a pattern. The Torah starts by addressing a legal institution close to home; slavery, and provides laws of emancipation. Next the Torah begins to create social solidarity amongst this previously persecuted multitude. Finally the Torah addresses a natural inclination towards a victim mentality and a lens that sees only privilege and victims. We use this opportunity to invite our friend Rev Dumisani Washington to discuss the current state of the Black Church and its relationship with Israel. Sefaria source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/543156 Transcript on podcast web page: https://madlik.com/2024/02/07/the-black-church-and-israel/

Duration:00:34:26

Jethro and the Druze

2/1/2024
Join Geoffrey Stern, Rabbi Adam Mintz and special guest Shikh Muhan Fares for a discussion recorded on Clubhouse.. We celebrate Yitro and our Druze brothers and sisters. We marvel at the superlatives that the Torah uses to describe Jethro and how the same characteristics of loyalty, leadership and integrity are showcased by Israeli Druze today…. and maybe in the process, we learn a little bit more about the Druze and about ourselves. Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/541621 Transcript on episode webpage: https://madlik.com/2024/01/31/jethro-and-the-druze/

Duration:00:31:34

Nachshon and Action Bias

1/25/2024
Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. Nachshon is the posterchild of what Heschel called “Praying with your feet”. He personifies Judaism’s clear bias for action over the status quo, action over prayer and even action over reflection. Today we explore the darker side of Nachshon and the potential deficiencies of Action Bias in decision theory. Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/539799 Transcript on episode web page: https://madlik.com/2024/01/24/nachshon-and-action-bias/

Duration:00:33:11

Entitlement Reform

1/18/2024
Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. Of all the plagues, only the plague of the firstborn carries a timeless message. It represents the culmination of the Torah’s critique of primogeniture and takes on a life of its own in the Israelite law of the firstborn and first fruits. So join us as we explore how the death of the firstborn impacts the message of the Exodus. Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/538044 Transcript onm episode web page: https://madlik.com/2024/01/17/entitlement-reform/

Duration:00:31:28

MLK and Exodus

1/11/2024
Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. We explore Martin Luthur King Jr.’s iconic “I have a Dream” speech along with an interview he gave at the Convention of the Rabbinical Assembly for Conservative Judaism, a year after the 6 Day War and 10 days before he was assassinated. We will showcase King’s identification with a prophetic tradition which saw the universality of the Exodus story without diminishing its unique message for the Children of Israel. Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/536664 Transcript on episode web page: https://madlik.com/2024/01/11/mlk-and-exodus/

Duration:00:49:23

Exodus and the birth of a nation

1/4/2024
Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam MIntz recorded on Clubhouse. Following Classical Rabbinic sources that show a link between the Family Story of Genesis and the Birth of a Nation Story of Exodus we review a recently published book: Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins by Jacob Wright and reflect on what made the Hebrew Bible so unique and its message so eternally timely. Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/534972 Transcript on episode website: https://madlik.com/2024/01/04/exodus-and-the-birth-of-a-nation/

Duration:00:33:59

Until Shiloh Comes

12/28/2023
Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. As we complete the book of Genesis, we look at a few verses that have been interpreted by both Jewish and Christian exegetes and explore how these commentaries may have been a conversation rather than a polemic. In the process, and without ignoring the divisive nature of religion, we wonder at the power of scripture and the potential for religion to bring us together. Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/533990 Transcript on episode web page: https://madlik.com/2023/12/27/until-shiloh-comes/

Duration:00:42:39

A Wonderful Life

12/21/2023
Join Geoffey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. Joseph is confronted with his long-lost family who thought he had died. It is the so called: “holiday season” which can be a difficult time. While many of us celebrate, some of us wonder, with the passing of another season, of another year, what difference has our life made. In wartime, with our finest youth being cut down before the prime of their life we anguish, what difference could they have made. So join us as we ponder: A Wonderful Life Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/532981 Transcript on episode website: https://madlik.com/2023/12/20/a-wonderful-life/

Duration:00:34:44

Appeasement in its time

12/1/2023
Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. Jacob, now called Israel, approaches is estranged brother with trepidation. He splits his clan in half in order to minimize any losses and he sends gifts and otherwise tries to appease Esau. We explore appeasement and compromise in the Torah and Rabbinic Literature. Sefaria Source sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/528058 Transcript on episode web page: https://madlik.com/2023/11/29/appeasement-in-its-time/

Duration:00:31:32

Conflict Resolution

11/22/2023
Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. In a week where indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas, mediated by Qatar and with pressure from the public and the US have appeared to have reached a tentative and partial hostage deal, we explore, what according to Rabbinic tradition was the first instance of an anti-Israel campaign and its resolution. Is this a model of how we deal with our neighbors with whom we disagree? What are the lessons to be learnt? Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/526979 Transcript on episode web page: https://madlik.com/2023/11/22/conflict-resolution/

Duration:00:29:51

In Conversation with Rabbi David Stav

11/16/2023
Rav Stav is the co-founder of the Tzohar, a rabbinical organization which aims to provide religious services to and create dialogue with the broader Israeli population. He also serves as the rabbi of the city of Shoham. Previously he served as the rabbi of the religious film school, Maale, and was one of the founding heads of Yeshivat Hesder Petach Tikva. He is the author of Bein Ha-Zemanim, a book about culture and recreation in Jewish thought and law. One of Israel’s most visible rabbinic figures, he regularly appears on Israeli television and radio, and lectures to a wide range of audiences. We discuss his organization and the challenges and opportunities presented by the war and its aftermath.

Duration:00:36:34

Women Wage War

11/9/2023
Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. In the only parsha named after a woman we continue our exploration of issues raised by Israel at war. In the Jewish State, Jewish law (Halacha) has exclusive jurisdiction over marriage and divorce for Jews. One area where Orthodox women have radically broken with Rabbinic authority is with regard to divorce. Traditionally women have been at the mercy of the patriarchy, whether their husbands or the rabbinic courts. These women, the NGOs and Rabbis who support them have used Biblical and Rabbinic texts to claim rights long denied. The primary source relates to King David and a single verse in the Book of Samuel protecting military wives. Join us as we explore these initiatives and texts. Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/523840 Transcript on episode web page: https://madlik.com/2023/11/08/women-wage-war/

Duration:00:30:08

Making a Place for the Displaced

11/2/2023
Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. Over 250,000 innocent civilians have been displaced since the advent of the Oct 7th war from both the South and the North of Israel. Volunteers, non-government organizations and tech workers who were organizing protests a month ago have taken the lead in welcoming these fugitives and providing all sorts of support, both physical, spiritual, social and psychological. Join us as we study a parsha that celebrates the hosting of guests. Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/522063 Transript on episode web page: https://madlik.com/2023/11/01/making-place-for-the-displaced/

Duration:00:40:21

Abraham and the Birth of the Jewish Problem

10/26/2023
Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. What about Abraham was so radical? What about Abraham has created such extremes of love and hate… such rivalry, such animosity, such promise and such despair? Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/520323 Transcript on episode web page: https://madlik.com/2023/10/25/abraham-and-the-birth-of-anit-semitism/

Duration:00:33:33

A Tzaddik in Peltz

10/19/2023
Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. Noah has been denigrated for saving only himself and his family and not for saving all of humanity. In a world where victims and survivors of terrorism are vilified and protecting ones life and the security of ones family a sin, we look at Noah differently and learn something about ourselves and our enemies. Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/518474 Transcript on Episode Web page: https://madlik.com/2023/10/18/a-tzaddik-in-peltz/

Duration:00:38:35