{"podcast":{"title":"Everything Jewish - 10 Minutes at a Time","slug":"everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216","podcast_index_feed_id":7523216,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/592205/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/592205","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/f/8/7/ff873758313fc23fd959afa2a1bf1c87/everythingJewishSquare14001400.jpg","author":"Adam Diament","episode_count":300,"summary":"Welcome to \"Everything Jewish - 10 Minutes at a Time!\" The podcast that makes exploring Jewish ideas easy, fun, and inviting. Whether you're Jewish, a little Jew-curious, or simply love learning new things, these bite-sized episodes will give you history, literature, theology, traditions, and cultural gems in just about ten minutes. Think of it as your friendly guide to all things Jewish, without the long sermons or heavy textbooks.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T08:19:30.084073+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216"},"episode":{"title":"The Rishonim in 10 Minutes","slug":"the-rishonim-in-10-minutes","published_at":"2026-09-16T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216/the-rishonim-in-10-minutes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216","url":"https://bb99e661-a60f-4303-be1a-5fc7b99e64c4.libsyn.com/the-rishonim-in-10-minutes","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bb99e661-a60f-4303-be1a-5fc7b99e64c4/rishonim.mp3?dest-id=5146315","summary":"In this episode of Everything Jewish, 10 Minutes at a Time , we enter the remarkable era of the Rishonim — the \"Early Ones\" — the medieval giants who shaped Jewish law, philosophy, and commentary as we know it today. From the 11th to the 15th centuries, towering figures like Rashi, Rambam (Maimonides), Ramban (Nachmanides), Tosafists, and Rif rose across France, Spain, Germany, and North Africa, producing groundbreaking commentaries on the Talmud, codifying halacha, and courageously engaging with philosophy, science, and the challenges of exile. Their brilliant debates, deep insights, and lasting works became the essential bridge between the Talmudic sages and modern Jewish practice. Join us for a fast-paced 10 minutes to explore how these intellectual powerhouses built the framework that still defines Jewish thought, learning, and daily life.","meta_description":"In this episode of Everything Jewish, 10 Minutes at a Time , we enter the remarkable era of the Rishonim — the \"Early Ones\" — the medieval giants who shap…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":489,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216/episodes/the-rishonim-in-10-minutes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216/the-rishonim-in-10-minutes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}