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Oct. 13, 2020

Rabbi Erica Gerson on Genesis 32 – “Wrestling With God: The Essence o…

Welcome to the 70th episode of the Rabbi’s Husband podcast, a significant milestone, particularly as 70 is the Jewish number of completion. And, although the podcast is far from complete, such a special occasion does deserve ...

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Oct. 13, 2020

Pastor Samuel Rodriguez on Psalms 89:15 – “Righteousness, Justice, Tr…

Mark is delighted to welcome Pastor Samuel Rodriguez, President of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), to the podcast today. In addition to his work in leading the world’s largest Hispanic Christian...

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Oct. 8, 2020

Rabbi Levi Welton on Exodus 5:22 – “Biblical Humility: Sublimating Ou…

Rabbi Levi Welton is Mark’s very special guest on the podcast today. As a modern exemplar of the ancient Rabbis who held occupations, Levi not only works as the spiritual leader of Lincoln Park Jewish Center, but also as a …

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Oct. 8, 2020

Phyllis Costanza on Deuteronomy 16:20 – “Just Ends and Just Means, To…

Mark is delighted to welcome Phyllis Costanza, Head of UBS in Society and CEO of the UBS Optimus Foundation, to the podcast today. In her role, Phyllis applies an investment-based approach which makes it simpler for clients a...

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Oct. 5, 2020

Bret Stephens on Genesis 14 -- “The Beginnings of Foreign Policy"

Bret Stephens, one of the United States’ great public intellectuals over the past two decades, joins Mark for the podcast today. Among his many achievements, Bret has been the editor in chief of The Jerusalem Post, editor at ...

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Oct. 5, 2020

Senator Marco Rubio on Proverbs 3:5-6 -- “Trust: Lessons from the Pro…

Mark’s friend, Senator Marco Rubio, joins him on the podcast today. The son of Cuban immigrants, Marco grew up in Miami and Las Vegas, entered public service as a City Commissioner, and was elected to the United States Senate...

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Oct. 5, 2020

Jim Copland on Numbers 12 – “The Allure of Beauty, the Sin of Gossip …

Jim Copland, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and director of Legal Policy, joins Mark for today’s episode. During his storied career, Jim has testified before Congress as well as state and municipal legislatures, and...

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Oct. 1, 2020

Ambassador Michael Oren on his new book -- “Portrait of the Artist a…

Today’s edition of the podcast is the first to not involve a discussion of a biblical verse, but is instead a special discussion with returning guest, Ambassador Michael Oren, regarding his new book The Night Archer: and Othe...

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Oct. 1, 2020

Jonathan Neumann on Numbers 14:22 – “Slandering the Land of Israel”

Mark is delighted to welcome Jewish public intellectual, attorney and author, Jonathan Neumann, to the podcast today. A graduate of Cambridge University and the London School of Economics, Jonathan has been a fellow at Commen...

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Sept. 29, 2020

Gil Troy on Genesis 12:1-3 – “The Moment When the Jewish People Are B…

Award-winning American presidential historian and leading Zionist activist, Gil Troy, joins Mark on the podcast today. Gil’s many books include The Zionist Ideas: Visions for the Jewish Homeland – Then, Now, Tomorrow, as well...

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Sept. 29, 2020

Rick Pino on 1 Samuel 16:7 – “God Seeing into the Heart”

Mark is delighted and honored to welcome his friend, Rick Pino, to the podcast today. Rick is the founder of the Heart of David Movement, a community passionate about seeing Jesus glorified through day and night worship manif...

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Sept. 29, 2020

Zachary Karabell on Genesis 41:46-53 – “The Economics of Joseph: How …

Mark is delighted to welcome Zachary Karabell to the podcast today. Zachary is an author, columnist, podcast host, founder of the Progress Network at New America, and president of River Twice Research and River Twice Capital....

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Sept. 24, 2020

Tali Farhadian Weinstein on Bava Metzia 30b – “The Imperative of Just…

Prosecutor, professor, and proven criminal justice reformer, Tali Farhadian Weinstein, is Mark’s guest on the podcast today. Tali came to America as a refugee in 1979, having fled the violence and ant-Semitism of revolutionar...

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Sept. 24, 2020

Dr. Rick Hodes on Psalms 106:3 and Deuteronomy 4:6– “Doing Righteousn…

Dr. Rick Hodes, Medical Director of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is Mark’s very special guest today. Rick has dedicated his life to helping the people of Ethiopia through hi...

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Sept. 21, 2020

Dr. Amy-Jill Levine and Dr. Marc Brettler on the Book of Jonah – “A W…

Mark is delighted to be joined by Dr. Amy-Jill (AJ) Levine and Dr. Marc Brettler, the editors of the Jewish Annotated New Testament, on today’s episode. AJ is a Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt Univ...

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Sept. 21, 2020

Eli Beer on Deuteronomy 30:19 – “Choosing Life”

Mark is so delighted to welcome his very good friend and partner in United Hatzalah, Eli Beer, to the podcast today. As a young man, Eli identified the importance of receiving medical care within the first few minutes of an …

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Sept. 21, 2020

Dr. Lance Plyler on Isaiah 6:1-7 – “Commissioned to Do God’s Work on …

Mark is delighted to welcome his good friend and humanitarian hero, Dr. Lance Plyler to today’s episode. As the Director of World Medical Missions for Samaritan’s Purse, Lance treats victims of war, typhoons, infectious disea...

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Sept. 17, 2020

Rabbi David Wolpe on 1 Kings 19:11-13 – “The Thin Voice of Silence”

Mark is absolutely delighted to welcome his great friend, Rabbi David Wolpe, to the podcast today. Perhaps the greatest Torah commentator in the world, David is the Max Webb Senior Rabbi at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, and he...

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Sept. 17, 2020

Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner on Deuteronomy 10:18-19– “Loving The Stranger”

Mark is thoroughly delighted to welcome Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, to the podcast today. Through his work with this Center, he engaged clergy, professional, and voluntee...

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Sept. 14, 2020

Pastor George Searight II on Numbers 13 – “Seeing Mountains or Steppi…

Mark’s guest on the podcast today is Pastor George Searight II, the founding Pastor of Lifetime Community Church in Orlando, Florida, and Revival City Church in New Jersey. He and Mark met about a year ago through Eagles’ Win...

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Sept. 14, 2020

Logan Beirne on Micah 4:4 – “George Washington's Commitment to Religi…

Mark’s good friend, Logan Beirne, joins him for today’s episode. In addition to being Mark’s partner in, and CEO of, Matterhorn Transactions, a company that provides data analytics to law firms across the United States, Canad...

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Sept. 14, 2020

Richard Sandler on Deuteronomy 30:12-13– “Listening: Who We Are and W…

Attorney, investor, and one of the great Jewish leaders in the United States, Richard Sandler, is Mark’s guest on the podcast today. Richard has been the Chair of the Board of Trustees of The Jewish Federations of North Ameri...

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Sept. 10, 2020

Pastor Teo Hayashi on Esther 4:14– “Created to Live for Something Gre…

Mark is delighted to welcome his friend, Pastor Teo Hayashi, to the podcast today. Teo is the founder of the Dunamis Movement, a Christian student movement in universities throughout Brazil, and he also has one of the world’s...

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Sept. 10, 2020

Representative Josh Gottheimer on Proverbs 29:18 and Isaiah 40:31 – “…

Mark’s friend, Representative Josh Gottheimer, joins him on the podcast today. Josh represents New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District, making him the first Democrat to represent that district since 1933, and he has been ci...

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