Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast

In this fun, personable, and honest conversation, seasoned tour guide Shulie Mishkin speaks about her professional life (in corona and non-corona times), raising an observant family in a post-modern age, and the dynamic relationship between Torah and the land of Israel. Note: This episode was recorded at the end of Israel's third lockdown, and this is reflected at several points in the conversation. Shulie Mishkin is a licensed tour guide who in normal times guides all ages all over Israel and gives tour and text courses at Matan and other institutions. She is currently focusing on virtual tours, bringing Israel to the world and the world to Israel. She was a Matan Beit Midrash Scholar in 1993-94.

Dr. Ayelet Hoffmann Libson taught at Matan for over a decade. She is currently a senior lecturer at the Harry Radzyner School of Law at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya. Ayelet is a graduate of Matan's Advanced Talmud Institute as well as the Beit Morasha Program in Jewish Law. In this enlightening conversation, Ayelet speaks about her journey into the Torah learning world and about the fascinating thesis of her book, Law and Self-Knowledge in the Talmud. Ayelet reminds us that the most pressing questions of the modern age are rarely new, and how a deep look at our rabbinic sources can shed endless light on these questions.

In this important and honest conversation, Rabbanit Shani Taragin speaks about her perspective on the Achilles heels of current Torah education and the need for more Torah ambassadors in Israel and beyond.

Margot (Reinstein) Botwinick is a graduate of Matan's Bellows Eshkolot Educators Institute for Tanakh and Jewish Studies. She and her husband currently serve as the Mizrahi/OU/JLIC couple on the IDC campus. In this episode, Margot shares her organic journey into the world of Torah study and Torah leadership and speaks about her unique involvement in religious life on the IDC campus.

Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash teaches contemporary halacha and Talmud at Matan and is a graduate of its Advanced Talmud Institute and in Hilkhata, a program for the advanced study of halacha. In this engaging and honest conversation, Nechama speaks about aspects of Orthodox life that both embrace and challenge her identity as a feminist. She speaks about the writing process and the fascinating content of her upcoming book on issues of nakedness in Talmudic texts and Jewish Law.

Tanya White is a graduate of Matan’s Matmidot program and teaches in Matan’s Raanana and Zichron Yaakov branches. She has lectured for Matan in North America and her zoom classes attract hundreds of students from around the world. In this conversation she speaks about her journey as a philosophically curious young woman in England to becoming a revered lecturer and writer on the cusp of completing her doctorate in post-holocaust theology. Tanya’s intellectual creativity and passionate personality leaves a moving mark on all those she meets. Items mentioned in this episode: R. Irving Greenberg, about whose works Tanya is writing her doctoral thesis: https://rabbiirvinggreenberg.com/ On Tanya’s nightstand: Leon Kass, Leading a Worthy Life https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Worthy-Life-Finding-Meaning/dp/1594039410

Dr. Yael Ziegler is a senior Tanakh lecturer at Matan and Herzog College and is a graduate of the Matan Scholars Program. In this inspiring conversation she shares her perspective on the shifts in women's and men's Torah learning witnessed in her 30 years of teaching. She speaks candidly about her experience writing commentaries on Tanakh that intend to both enlighten and elevate the reader. Dr. Ziegler's warm personality and positive outlook on the evolution of societal change steered a conversation we didn't want to end. Related links and institutions mentioned in this episode: Herzog College: https://www.herzog.ac.il/ Dr. Yael Ziegler's previous book on Ruth for purchase: https://korenpub.com/products/ruthhardcover

Rabbanit Adv. Yardena Bodenheimer (Cope-Yossef) has spent years learning, teaching, and leading Torah learning programming at Matan and other institutions. Sixteen years ago she founded the first women’s daf yomi group at Matan, a group she still teaches until this day. She was one of the founders and directors of the Matan Advanced Talmudic Institute. In this moving conversation, she speaks about her childhood and the Jewish education she received in Chicago, her unique career in the Jewish Law department at the Ministry of Justice, and her work as a fertility advisor. Sound and Production: Tsofia Vindish ******

Opportunities for women to engage in serious Torah study, have expanded over the decades thanks in no small measure to the vision and determination of Rabbanit Malke Bina who built Matan and created a thriving Beit Midrash where women have a warm seat. One on One, hosted by Matan graduate and faculty member Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble, brings you candid and personal conversations with women Torah scholars, leaders and learners. They speak about how they came to the world of learning, their current work and their vision for the future of the Torah world and women's roles in that world. Each guest brings a unique prism to the conversation and each has a moving story to tell.

Tapet Halprin, a dynamic speaker and expert on Jewish identity, dives into the multifaceted life of Miriam from the Torah. She discusses her vital relationships with Amram and Yocheved, emphasizing Miriam's influential role in Israel's history. The conversation explores themes of identity, motherhood, and resilience, connecting ancient narratives to contemporary struggles. Halprin's insights reveal the complexities of heritage and the lasting impact of women's contributions within Jewish culture, igniting reflections on future pathways and personal journeys.