Should Religion Evolve with Times? Rabbi Wolpe Explains | Theological with Shabbos Kestenbaum

Did the Exodus really happen? Can religion be pick and choose? And is Conservative Judaism dying?

In this episode of Theological, Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Rabbi David Wolpe, rabbi emeritus of Sinai Temple and Shabbos’s former professor at Harvard Divinity School, for a serious and respectful debate about faith, history, Torah, sin, prayer, and the future of American Judaism.

In this episode, Shabbos and Rabbi Wolpe also explore:

Orthodox vs Conservative Judaism: Do Jews have to keep kosher, Shabbat, and other biblical commandments?

Is Judaism meant to change? Rabbi Wolpe argues that Judaism is an interpretive tradition and an ongoing dialogue between God and the Jewish people.

What is sin in Judaism? Is sin simply breaking a law, or is it about hurting the soul and other human beings?

Does prayer work? Rabbi Wolpe explains why prayer may be less about changing God and more about changing ourselves.

Is Conservative Judaism dying? Wolpe gives his blunt answer on why liberal religious traditions are struggling and why Orthodoxy is growing.

Jewish identity after October 7: Shabbos and Rabbi Wolpe discuss Hebrew literacy, Jewish education, Harvard, antisemitism, and why Jews today may be “the luckiest Jews who have ever lived.”

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