Best David Rabin Podcasts (2025)

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Good Vibrations: Can tech train us to feel safe?| Dr. David Rabin 50:13

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We chase healing in all directions: therapy, breathwork, cold plunges, maybe a lil microdosing… but what if all your nervous system is asking for is a safe place to land? This week, psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. David Rabin joins us to talk about how safety is the foundation of healing. His research explores how vibration, touch, and rhythm c…

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How to Find a Calling That Feeds You | Chela Davison 1:00:00

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This week we’re hanging with our friend Chela Davison — facilitator, sacred mischief maker, former master coach, and writer of the Substack, Wisdotainment. She brings her trademark mix of depth and irreverence to the question of what it means to live a “regenerative calling”, a purposeful life that actually feeds you instead of wringing you dry. Ch…

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Community Watch & Comment - Tuesday - Tuesday, November 11, 2025 1:00:04

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David Rabin & Janna Parker

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Israel 2026: The Next Elections and What’s at Stake – with Tani Frank 44:52

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What’s next for Israel’s democracy after years of polarization, war, and political stagnation? In this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer talkswith Tani Frank, Director of the Center for Judaism and State Policy atthe Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, about Israel’s rapidly changingpolitical landscape ahead of the 2026 elections. They …

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Community Watch & Comment - Tuesday - Tuesday, November 4, 2025 1:00:04

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David Rabin & Janna Parker

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Hugo Méndez, "The Gospel of John: A New History" (Oxford UP, 2025) 1:31:09

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Throughout the centuries and into the present day, the Gospel of John has indelibly shaped Christian theology and thinkers in significant ways, but major new questions are being raised about the genesis of that gospel, its relationship to other Christian writings and influences, and especially the masked identity of its author. In The Gospel of Joh…

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Rabin, Oslo, and the Road Not Taken — with Yossi Beilin 45:46

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Thirty years after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, Yehuda Kurtzer speakswith Yossi Beilin, one of the architects of the Oslo Accords, about thenight that changed Israel forever. Together they revisit Rabin’s legacy, therise of extremism that followed, and ask: what will it take to revive the hopeof peace? We're grateful to the Charles H. Revson…

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Decoding Human Behavior: The Science of How We Show Up with Shaun Dyke 56:35

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What if there really was an owner’s manual for being human? In this episode, Chris sits down with one of the top executive coaches in the country Shaun Dyke, to reveal the models that billion-dollar leaders use to understand people, motivate change, and create results. They unpack the hidden psychology behind your reactions, relationships, and resu…

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Community Watch & Comment - Tuesday - Tuesday, October 28, 2025 1:00:04

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David Rabin & Janna Parker

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The Jewish Paradoxes of Zohran Mamdani — with Howard Wolfson 45:34

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What does Zohran Mamdani’s rise reveal about the shifting power, politics, and identity of New York City’s Jews? As New York stands on the verge of electing its first anti-Zionist mayor, on Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer and political strategist Howard Wolfson explore what happens when the Jewish community, who once defined New York’s political ce…

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Community Watch & Comment - Tuesday - Tuesday, October 21, 2025 54:25

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David Rabin & Janna Parker

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Live with Abigail Pogrebin: Holding Hope During a Fragile Peace 59:35

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Last week on the Jewish Broadcasting Network, Shalom Hartman Institute presidents Yehuda Kurtzer and Donniel Hartman joined journalist Abigail Pogrebin for a live conversation reflecting on this pivotal moment: the immense Israeli public effort to bring the hostages home, the roles of Trump and Netanyahu in current and future politics, and the duel…

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Elliott Rabin, "The Biblical Hero: Portraits in Nobility and Fallibility" (Jewish Publication Society, 2020) 58:18

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Today I talked to Elliott Rabin about his book The Biblical Hero: Portraits in Nobility and Fallibility (Jewish Publication Society, 2020). Approaching the Bible in an original way—comparing biblical heroes to heroes in world literature—Rabin addresses a core biblical question: What is the Bible telling us about what it means to be a hero? Focusing…

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Monstrosity with David Race Ep 40 - Actress Morgan Fairchild, and a Paranormal artist 54:10

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Legendary Actress Morgan Fairchild Answers Great Questions! You have never heard Morgan Fairchild answer these questions. David Race gets inside stories about things no one else ever asked her about. Not Johnny, Lettermen, Stern, Kimmel, no one. Then we have a sketch artist and author on the show, who gets permission from ghosts and other paranorma…

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Community Watch & Comment - Tuesday - Tuesday, October 14, 2025 1:00:04

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David Rabin & Janna Parker

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Feeling Guilty for Hating Your Job? Here’s the Real Problem with Malissa Clark 53:13

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If you’ve ever felt guilty for resenting your job—even one you worked hard to get—you’re not alone. In this episode, psychologist and author Dr. Malissa Clark breaks down why burnout and dissatisfaction aren’t always about hours worked, and why our relationship with work is more complicated than we think. We explore the hidden forces that keep us “…

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#126 The Three Prayers That Built a Champion w/ Don Beebe, Head Football Coach, Aurora University, Former NFL Player, Founder, House of Speed 1:41:01

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Download Gary’s 13 Keys to Creating a Multi-Million Dollar Business from https://www.DitchDiggerCEO.com/ Don Beebe (@DonBeebeNFL) is a former NFL wide receiver, Super Bowl champion, and one of the fastest players in league history. From hanging aluminum siding to breaking 40-yard dash records in jean shorts, Don’s unlikely rise from small-town Illi…

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Staying Human in the Age of AI — with David Zvi Kalman 53:46

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At a time of unprecedented leaps in technology and ethical questions about artificial intelligence, one scholar seeks answers from an unlikely source — ancient Jewish wisdom. In this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer talks with technology guru, Hartman scholar, and founding Identity/Crisis Producer David Zvi Kalman about the religious and …

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Reclaim Your Mind: Attention Activism in the Digital Age | Jay Vidyarthi 54:24

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How do we stay aware in a world designed to steal our attention? This week, we sit down with Jay Vidyarthi — designer, tech founder, meditation teacher, and author of Reclaim Your Mind: Seven Strategies to Enjoy Tech Mindfully — to explore what it means to live mindfully with technology instead of fighting against it. We look at how our phones, app…

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#125 How to Compete Against Giants Without Losing Your Soul w/ Dave Bolotsky, Founder & CEO, Uncommon Goods 1:40:27

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Fighting Holocaust Fatigue — with Anita Friedman 44:29

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What is at stake when Holocaust memory fades—or worse, loses its relevance? This week on Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer speaks with Anita Friedman —daughter of survivors, renowned educator, and executive producer of the new film Among Neighbors — about the future of Holocaust education, thedangers of “Holocaust fatigue,” and how storytelling can h…

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Cooper Smith, "Allusive and Elusive: Allusion and the Elihu Speeches of Job 32-37" (Brill, 2022) 31:12

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Within the Book of Job, Elihu is one of the most diversely evaluated characters. For example, are Elihu’s speeches so insignificant he’s absolutely ignored afterward, or do they actually form an introduction to the speeches of the LORD? What are we to make of Elihu? Find out as we speak with Cooper Smith about his recent monograph, Allusive and Elu…

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Yehuda Kurtzer on Arc: The Podcast 1:13:11

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In this episode of Arc: The Podcast, Mark Oppenheimer sits down with Yehuda Kurtzer to discuss the aesthetics of yarmulkas, the crisis facing clergy-members, and how the war in Israel is changing American Jewry. You can now sponsor an episode of Identity/Crisis. Click HERE to learn more. JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS…

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Sex: The Final Frontier of Authenticity | Dr. Juliana Hauser 50:50

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When it comes to “getting to know ourselves,” we talk about mindfulness, creativity, career… basically everything except sex. But as Dr. Juliana Hauser argues, sexuality might be the most direct doorway into who we really are. In this episode, she takes us past the performance of “being sexy” into the raw territory of authenticity, agency, and conn…

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#124 The Founder’s Guide to Storytelling That Inspires Part 2 w/ Lee Habeeb, Our Great American Stories 41:41

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Download Gary’s 13 Keys to Creating a Multi-Million Dollar Business from https://www.DitchDiggerCEO.com/ Lee Habeeb (@LeeHabeeb) is the creator and host of Our American Stories and one of the nation’s leading voices on storytelling, entrepreneurship, and the American Dream. In this powerful conversation with Gary Rabine, Lee dives deep into how gre…

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God as King in an Age of Authoritarianism – with Ethan Tucker 51:44

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What happens when the words we pray clash with the values we hold? Just in time for the High Holidays, this week on Identity/Crisis Yehuda Kurtzer speaks with Ethan Tucker, president of Hadar and co-author of Gender Equality and Prayer in Jewish Law, about what it means to pray ancient words in a world shaped by present fears and political tensions…

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#123 The Founder’s Guide to Storytelling That Inspires Part 1 w/ Lee Habeeb, Host and Founder, Our Great American Stories 58:32

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Download Gary’s 13 Keys to Creating a Multi-Million Dollar Business from https://www.DitchDiggerCEO.com/ Lee Habeeb (@LeeHabeeb) is the creator and host of Our American Stories and one of the country’s leading voices on storytelling, entrepreneurship, and the American Dream. In this conversation with Gary Rabine, Lee explores how the power of story…

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Why You’re Not As Creative As You Think and How to Actually Change That with Zorana Pringle 58:00

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Think you’re a creative person? Think again. In this episode, psychologist and author Dr. Zorana Pringle explains why most of us are far less creative than we believe—and what to do about it. We explore why great ideas often die before they ever get started, how fear disguises itself as perfectionism, and why creativity has more to do with action t…

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What is Netanyahu Doing? with Michael Koplow 41:49

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Does Benjamin Netanyahu need Hamas — and even this war —for political survival? This week on Identity/Crisis, following Israel’s puzzling strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar, Yehuda Kurtzer and Michael Koplow, Chief PolicyOfficer at Israel Policy Forum, try to get inside Netanyahu’s head and understand the ways in which he and Hamas may be inextricabl…

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Matthew V. Novenson, "Paul and Judaism at the End of History" (Cambridge UP, 2024) 43:23

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The apostle Paul was a Jew. He was born, lived, undertook his apostolic work, and died within the milieu of ancient Judaism. And yet, many readers have found, and continue to find, Paul's thought so radical, so Christian, even so anti-Jewish – despite the fact that it, too, is Jewish through and through. This paradox, and the question how we are to…

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Peter Arzt-Grabner "Letters and Letter Writing" (Brill U Schoningh, 2023) 50:14

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New Testament letters are compared with private, business, and administrative letters of Greco-Roman antiquity and analyzed against this background. More than 11,800 Greek and Latin letters – preserved on papyrus, potsherds, and tablets from Egypt, Israel, Asia Minor, North Africa, Britain, and Switzerland – have been edited so far. Among them are …

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The Unapologetic Jewish Story — with Sarah Hurwitz 51:19

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What does it mean to reclaim the Jewish story in an era of shame, assimilation, and contested narratives? On this episode of Identity/Crisis, host Yehuda Kurtzer speaks with author Sarah Hurwitz about her new book, As a Jew, her journey from superficial Jewish identity to deeper engagement with Jewish tradition, and why knowledge and countercultura…

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Markus Vinzent, "Christ's Torah: The Making of the New Testament in the Second Century" (Routledge, 2023) 1:18:06

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This volume explores the creation of the collection now known as the New Testament. While it is generally accepted that it did not emerge as a collection prior to the late second century CE, a more controversial question is how it came to be. Markus Vinzent, who had held the H.G. Wood Chair in the History of Theology at the University of Birmingham…

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Ambra Suriano, "Narrative Paths Through Mamre and Sodom" (T&T Clark, 2025) 20:32

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What is the narrative of Mamre and Sodom (Genesis 18-19) really about? Surprisingly, Ambra Suriano says the main topic has to do with the knowledge of good and evil. Tune in as we speak with Ambra Suriano about her recent monograph, Narrative Paths Through Mamre and Sodom: The Oak and The Gate (T&T Clark, 2025). Ambra Suriano studied philology and …