{"podcast":{"title":"The Jewish Experience","slug":"the-jewish-experience-1225666","podcast_index_feed_id":1225666,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/nsT6eRBZ","website_url":"https://the-jewish-experience.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/b85f2f2d-6c5f-49a1-90bb-8559ffd57e49/ab2958cf-8c3c-48b0-b5f1-e3b663808968/3000x3000/jewish_experience_icon.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Manhattan Jewish Experience","episode_count":215,"summary":"Jewish education and inspiration courtesy of Rabbi Mark N. Wildes, Founder of the Manhattan Jewish Experience (MJE). Founded in 1998, MJE is a warm and open community where millennial men and women in their 20s/30s can explore Jewish life and meet new people.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T06:18:10.315978+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jewish-experience-1225666"},"episode":{"title":"Did It Really Happen? — Can I believe in Torah without turning off my brain?","slug":"did-it-really-happen-can-i-believe-in-torah-without-turning-off-my-brain","published_at":"2026-02-02T04:18:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jewish-experience-1225666/did-it-really-happen-can-i-believe-in-torah-without-turning-off-my-brain","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jewish-experience-1225666","url":"https://the-jewish-experience.simplecast.com/episodes/did-it-really-happen-can-i-believe-in-torah-without-turning-off-my-brain-_5ANyCbv","audio_url":"https://chrt.fm/track/828A9F/cdn.simplecast.com/audio/7e9796fa-5418-4935-9276-d815fa4db442/episodes/aa8006df-49e7-47dd-b481-9b2964aa3fb7/audio/569d7ff5-f69f-44e5-b01e-b65bf8232f33/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=nsT6eRBZ","summary":"Jews believe the Torah was handed down from Mount Sinai. But how can we know if we weren't there? And why should we believe any of the events recorded in Torah really happened? Rabbi Wildes addresses the challenging questions that lead intelligent Jews to question their beliefs. Website: jewishexperience.org Facebook: facebook.com/ManhattanJewishExperience/ Instagram: instagram.com/M_J_experience/","meta_description":"Jews believe the Torah was handed down from Mount Sinai. But how can we know if we weren't there? And why should we believe any of the events recorded in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4168,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-jewish-experience-1225666/episodes/did-it-really-happen-can-i-believe-in-torah-without-turning-off-my-brain/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jewish-experience-1225666/did-it-really-happen-can-i-believe-in-torah-without-turning-off-my-brain.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}