Both Sides of the Glass: the Art of Jewish Self-Consciousness with Shavuot Guest Speaker Joshua Foer

About this episode

Joshua Foer discusses the art of Jewish self-consciousness and his initiatives to enhance Jewish learning and cultural exploration.

Author and social entrepreneur Joshua Foer is the co-founder of several initiatives to make Jewish learning and cultural exploration accessible worldwide, including Sefaria, the open-access library of Jewish texts, Lehrhaus, a community hub in Somerville, the Jewish film and TV production company Leviathan, and the design competition Sukkah City. He is also the co-founder of Atlas Obscura and author of Moonwalking with Einstein, an international bestseller published in 37 languages. Josh was recently named one of the 50 most innovative Jews of the last 50 years in Moment Magazine.

People in this episode

Guest: Joshua Foer

Topics covered

• Jewish self-consciousness
• cultural exploration
• Jewish learning
• innovation in Judaism
• community engagement

Keywords

• Joshua Foer
• Jewish learning
• Sefaria
• cultural exploration
• Moonwalking with Einstein
• innovation
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sefaria, Lehrhaus, Leviathan, Sukkah City, Atlas Obscura, Moment Magazine

Books & works: Moonwalking with Einstein

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