Understanding a Jewish Philosophy of Man

About this episode

This episode explores Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's insights on the unique contribution of Judaism to understanding humanity.

This episode of the Tradition Podcast opens with the voice of Rabbi Joseph B. Solovetichik, recorded in 1958, the very year our Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought was founded. The Rav was speaking as part of a series of lectures which TRADITION has recently presented in digitally remastered form as “A Jewish Philosophy of Man.” In this course R. Soloveitchik asks: What is the unique contribution of Judaism towards our understanding of the most enigmatic figure in all of creation, man? How is this understanding reflected in the halakha? What does this unique perspective teach us about the relationship between Jews and the modern world? We are grateful to Rabbi Dr. Mark Smilowitz — who joins us on the podcast to discuss his work in assembling this resource and its enduring importance for Jewish thought and life. At TraditionOnline.org/JPM you too can “enroll” in this course and learn directly, as it were, from the Rav. Our website curates the recordings along with transcripts of the lectures, and summaries which help situate this material within the framework of the Rav’s other teachings and writings (very many of which appeared in the pages of TRADITION). A special digital…

People in this episode

Guest: Rabbi Dr Mark Smilowitz

Topics covered

• Jewish philosophy
• Judaism
• halakha
• relationship between Jews and the modern world

Keywords

• Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik
• Tradition Podcast
• A Jewish Philosophy of Man
• digital remastered lectures

Mentioned in this episode

Products: digital 262-page companion volume, print book

Books & works: A Jewish Philosophy of Man, TRADITION, The Lonely Man of Faith as Halakhic Philosophy, Understanding a Jewish Philosophy of Man

Places: the United States, Israel

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