Simi Peters: Building New Faith Foundations [Rationality 4/5]

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Simi Peters - author and teacher - about Jewish faith and postmodernism. Simi is a scholar who is well-versed in both postmodern and Jewish thought. She has attempted to synthesize the two, grounding Jewish faith in postmodernism. While postmodernism calls into question the very ideas of truth and proof, she still believes that Judaism can be given a postmodern, rational grounding. - What is postmodernism, and what implications does it have for rationality? - How can one ground their faith in a postmodern world view? - Where does the education system go right, and where does it go wrong, in attempting to ground its students’ faith? Tune in to hear a conversation about Judaism and postmodernism. For more, visit https://18forty.org/rational/ . References: David Foster Wallace - The Problem with Irony by Will Schoder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2doZROwdte4 The Most Human Human by Brian Christian https://www.amazon.com/Most-Human-Talking-Computers-Teaches-ebook/dp/B004FEG2S6 The Year of Living Biblically by AJ Jacobs https://www.amazon.com/Year-Living-Biblically-Literally-Possible/dp/0743291484 Learning to Read Midrash by Simi Peters https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Read-Midrash-Simi-Peters/dp/9657108578 The Road Back by Mayer Schiller https://www.amazon.com/Road-Back-Discovery-Judaism/dp/0873062647 Simi is the author of Learning to Read Midrash (2004) and has been a teacher at Nishmat for over 25 years. Simi has dedicated her life to adult Jewish education and teacher education, specializing in Tanach, Midrash, and Biblical commentary. Simi holds a master’s degree in linguistics from the Graduate Center of CUNY and currently teaches at Matan’s Bellows-Eshkolot Educator’s Program. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support .