Deborah: The Seat Under the Tree

Deborah
About this Episode
Harmonia tells the story of Deborah, the judge whose fair hearings under a hillside tree built the trust that held a kingless people together.
circa
-1107

Ruth - The Courage of the Outsider

Ruth
About this Episode
In a dry field on the margins of ancient Bethlehem, a young Moabite widow bends to gather fallen grain.
circa
-1100

The Root of the Law

Akiva ben Joseph
About this Episode
Akiva ben Joseph and the enduring truth that law must serve justice, justice must serve love, and a civilization is measured by how it treats its most vulnerable.
circa
100

The Law That Learned to Travel

Judah ha-Nasi
About this Episode
A reflection on Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and how law remains just when it is lived, argued, and carefully aligned with conscience across generations.
circa
200

Rabbah bar Naḥmani

Rabbah bar Nahmani
About this Episode
An intimate reflection on Rabbah bar Naḥmani and a faith tradition that treated uncertainty, listening, and shared responsibility as sacred practices.
circa
280

Maimonides and the Harmony of Faith and Reason

Maimonides
About this Episode
his episode follows the quiet clarity of Moses ben Maimon-known as Maimonides-who lived in exile, healed with science, led with compassion, and wrote as if truth could be trusted.
circa
1180

Standing Firm in Humanity

Etty Hillesum
About this Episode
A reflection on Etty Hillesum's choice to preserve humanity amid social destruction, and why our future is built on the inner lives we protect now.
circa
1942
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