Micah Goodman was named by the Jerusalem Post as one of the 50 most influential Jews in 2017, and by the Israeli magazine Liberal as one of the 100 most influential Israelis in 2019. He is the author of six bestselling books. His first three—Moses’s Final Speech, The Dream of the Kuzari, and The Secrets of the Guide for the Perplexed—explore classical Jewish thought. His next three—The Wondering Jew, Catch 67, and The Attention Revolution—explore contemporary Israeli issues and ideas. Dr. Goodman is one of the founders of Mabua – Israeli Beit Midrash. He is also a Research Fellow at the Kogod Research Center of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, and—alongside Efrat Shapira Rosenberg—hosts the popular Israeli podcast “Mifleget Hamachshavot” (“The Party of Thoughts”), produced by Beit Avi Chai.
With Dr. Micah Goodman
Dr. Micah Goodman provides a groundbreaking interpretation of one of the most perplexing texts in the Hebrew Bible. He shows how Job approaches critical theological question of why bad things happen to good people and transforms how we think about the broader moral vision of the Hebrew Bible.
With Dr. Micah Goodman
The Book of Samuel tells many of the seminal stories from ancient Israel's political history. In this course, Dr. Micah Goodman will take you on a journey through Samuel's dramatic narrative, showing how it provides answers to some of humanity's most enduring challenges and comments powerfully on the meaning of religion and sacrifice.
With Dr. Micah Goodman
The ideas of the Book of Deuteronomy changed the world. One of Israel's leading intellectuals delves into the theological and political lessons of Moses's final speech.
