The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind

De: Lobel Center for Jewish Classical Education
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  • Welcome to The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind, a podcast that tells the story of the prophets, philosophers, and poets who created the West. In this podcast, Rabbi Dr. Mitchell Rocklin guides listeners through more than 3,000 years of Western history, offering a coherent, civilizational story of how the West came to be—along with a deepened understanding of the challenges it now faces. While many of the texts discussed will be familiar to students of the humanities, Rabbi Rocklin offers a new framework for understanding them—a framework in which the teachings of the Jewish religious tradition play a central role. For, as Rabbi Rocklin explains, Western civilization can only be understood as the product of a transformative and ongoing collision between the great traditions of Jerusalem and Athens—between the religious spirit of the Jews and the philosophical spirit of the Greeks.
    2024
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Espiritualidad Judaísmo Mundial
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Episodios
  • The Early Middle Ages: Church and Society

    The Early Middle Ages: Church and Society
    Apr 24 2025

    The next chapter in the story of the west is the Middle Ages, centered around Catholic Europe. As we begin to explore this era, Rabbi Rocklin will address the following questions:

    1. Why did the Catholic Church center itself in Rome if it did not begin there?
    2. How were political and military leaders essential to the spread of Christianity?
    3. Why was serfdom the Christian solution to slavery?
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    35 m
  • The Birth of a New West: An Introduction to the Middle Ages

    The Birth of a New West: An Introduction to the Middle Ages
    Apr 22 2025

    As the sun set on the Greco-Roman era, a new dawn will break over Christian Europe. To help introduce us to the Middle Ages, Rabbi Rocklin will address the following questions:

    1. The Middle Ages are often referred to as the Dark Ages, but how dark were they really?
    2. How did the chaos that followed the fall of the Roman empire influence the institutions of the Middle Ages?
    3. How does the tension between reason and revelation drive philosophical thought during this time?
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    31 m
  • The Golden Age of Spain: Jewish Culture under Islamic Rule

    The Golden Age of Spain: Jewish Culture under Islamic Rule
    Apr 10 2025

    The Jewish population of Spain thrived under Muslim rule. As we explore that time period, we’ll take a look at the following questions:

    1. How do different cultural hubs develop in the region of Spain?
    2. How do the Jews develop their own genre of poetry in this region and what makes it uniquely beautiful?
    3. How do political turmoil and religious wars affect the Jews of Spain

    Recommended Reading: Lewis, Bernard. The Jews of Islam. New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1987.
    Perelis, Ronnie. Narratives from the Sephardic Atlantic: Blood and Faith. Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2016.
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    55 m
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