And KZfaq demonetized this as well as another clip with Rabbi Wolpe. Yea, a lot of hate speech around here...

Thoroughly enjoyed this interview. Rabbi Wolpe seems an insightful and kind gentleman. I know very little about Judaism but learned something in this chat.

I love Rabbi Wolpe. Please bring him back in the future.

This was legitimately pretty good. I actually have a better opinion of Judaism after this.

Rabbi Wolpe is a great representative for American Judaism and a great supporter of America and Israel. I identify more w/ the theology of Orthodox Judaism, but he is an important Theologically Conservative voice.

I honestly have all the respect and love for Jewish people around the globe and in Israel and hope one day they have the peace they need.

Thank you Mr. Rubin for this method of interviewing which I find beneficial to my understanding of the world. From the bottom of my heart.... thank you.

Shalom from a proud Judaeo-Christian & practicing Roman Catholic.

Get Thomas Sowell on the show.

I really appreciated this conversation. Sensible, level headed, and open minded on both sides.

As an (agnostic) atheist, I really like this man, David Wolpe: very interesting talk. More of him!, i.e.: have him on again. :-)

Just tripped across this discussion. Rabbi Wolpe is so wise and I so appreciated this discussion.

*I stand with Israel

That ending was so powerful. Tears in my eyes. Thanks!

This was probably my favorite to date. Thank you, Rabbi Wolpe, and thank you Dave. Keep being you.

Rabbi Wolpe is a good teacher.

I've been excitedly waiting since the intro video posted. This did not disappoint!

Okay, the ending made me cry. I'm from Eastern Europe so that story really touched my heart.

I bought his book "Why Faith Matters," after this interview and it was fantastic. One of the best apologetics books out there.

what an interesting man . Rabbi made me change my opinion on religious ppeople

This is one of the best interview I have listened to as a Christian learning more about Jews in America.

49:00 - 49:48. That was beautiful! Gotta admit it actually bought tears to my eyes. This interview was very insightful overall. I learned so much about Judaism and it's culture from this.

Wow... That last bit... I actually teared up .... *sniffles*

What a wonderful interview! Thank you for having this guest on the show.😊

As someone who is more culturally jewish, I greatly enjoyed this conversation. Thanks for making it happen Dave!

Rabbi Wolpe is a vegetarian .... now that's a rabbi I want to listen to

This was a great talk! Thanks for having such interesting and articulate guests on, Dave.

I love the Rabbi's position on imperfection rather than hypocrisy. 1:00:44 It breeds compassion.

I was born and raised Catholic, but Rabbi David Wolpe has made more sense theologically to me than any Priest or other person in the Catholic Church. Don't imagine I'll ever become a believer, but I have a tremendous amount of respect for this type of religious belief. It's a shame though the equally benevolent also exists.

This is one of the most wonderful videos I've seen. lots of candor. Love both these guys.

the story the rabbi told at last was beautiful

Last time I was this early, Dave was here

One of the best interviews by "The Rubin Report"... well done!

Charming talk. Loved the last anecdote.

On the gay marriage issue I don't think that Rabbi Wolpe understands the implications of Rabbis performing gay marriages such as the lack of recognition of the differences between men and women. As a conservative Jew who attends a Conservative congregation I think that there is a middle ground where we can still respect same sex couples but still uphold the standards and principles of the Torah. I don't know what that middle ground is but I don't think changing Conservative Judaism to societies social trends will be helpful to the religion in the long run.

Even in my edgelord atheist days when I first discovered Hitchens, I always liked Wolpe, when I saw them go at it.

The origin of Christianity and Judaism is ZOROASTRIANISM. Get over it. The Jews were exposed to Zoroastrianism when living in the Persian Empire.

👏👏👏👍👍👍 Excellent interview!

Rubin, you're perpetuating the lie that faith and reason are opposed. This could not be further from the truth. Invite the philosopher Alvin Plantinga on your show to talk about the relationship between faith reason and science, and I'm sure you'll get a great show.

I can't find a source for that Robert Jastrow quote, "As a physicist peers over the horizon..."

Great interview - Rabbi Wolpe's wisdom and pastor's heart shine. I was surprised, however, that he thinks marriage is about romance.

Who I'd like to see Dave interview: Charles Murray Slavoj Zizek Bernie Sanders John Green Sam Harris (again) Neil deGrasse Tyson

What?! This is such a great interview. So much wisdom. Why is KZfaq anti-wisdom?!

As an Atheist and Hitchens/Harris fan, I've always like this guy. Seems to be a really genuine person.

It's nice to see an interview with Rabbi Wolpe that is a discussion rather tha an argument. Though I don't love hime and often disagree with him, he is obviously an articulate and thoughtful human.

Dave, this interview was really interesting. You guys are knocking it out of the park lately!

idk why he says Christians don't have a strong sense of family. The sense of a family that spans space and time is one of my favorite things about being Catholic. I don't have stats, just a gut feeling rooted in my own experience.

Dave please try to have Ravi Zacharias on to speak on his views of Christianity

There was a devout Christian in my Judaism class and he got mad a lot of the time. I am an atheist and it cracked me up.

Really enjoyed this interview.

I was feeling like making a sophisticated comment but I can't quite find the right words. I love this channel. Let's just leave it at that :}

Loved listening to this interview. I didn't realize how little I knew about modern Judaism.

Question from non-Jew: Why isn't the Rabbi wearing a yarmulke?

His defenition of Orthodox Jews is off and over simpified. Many of us do believe that the iterpertations of the Bible made by the Rabbis are essentialy what God intended word for word. However, most of us feel that it is more complex than that, there are many confusing portions of the bible and different Rabbis interpret it differnt ways, but we follow the majority opinion of the Rabbis as there is a verse that teaches to listen to your teachers, elders, wise ones (so essentially Rabbis). Now we know that these interpretations we ultimatley choose can't all be the word of God, but because of that verse we belive we are ultimatley doing the right thing. Also we try to cover all the bases just in case which is why orthodox Jews have more laws to follow than any other sect from any religion. These rules act as a means to serve God and as a safegaurd around the bible so that we don't end up breaking a law that God actually intended. That is what seperates us from other sects of Judaism that follow very few religous laws and generally focus on changing ideas rather than tradtion and practice (I'm not hating on other forms of Judaism, just explaing the difference). Also Orthodox Jews are not dying, they are growning slowly since most of their children remain orthodox Jews. The same cannot be said about conservative Jews and Reform Jews, they are in fact dying becuase most of their children either lose faith or end up marrying out of it. Again this goes back to the safegaurd orthodox jews have set up, becuase we have a large amount of laws our children tend to break some of the smaller ones if any, and that's why the community is actually growing. Following these many laws, these halachot, and believeing in their value even if some are inevitably not what God originally intended is what makes an Orthodox Jew an Orthodox Jew. Sorry for the rant I just don't think it's right for someone to speak about the beliefs of other sects when they don't actually know what they are talking about.

Hey Dave- great interview (kol ha kavod to you and the Rabbi)! Regarding the Mount Sinai discussion, I think it's worth highlighting the importance of what R. Wolpe formulates as a "Sinai moment," not as a rhetorical maneuver but as a profound and guiding concept (not restricted to Judaism btw). If you're interested, read below for my take on the (in)significance of Mt. Sinai "on its own," relating directly to your anecdote; this is drawn not from a "hard historical" perspective but in terms of the philosophy and narrative of Jewish religion (for instance, Sinai was never commanded to be a pilgrimage site- only Jerusalem has that distinction in Judaism...) The point of all this is in the last paragraph (the "**"). But first: First of all, I envy your hike up a mountain in the Sinai peninsula bc these days that area is a battleground... But anyway, throughout the Torah, the Jews are reminded that they were "chosen" for the burdens and blessings of their law-based covenant with God NOT because they were a vast population or an imperial power, but rather a lowly, almost "random" set of tribes whose formation into, and achievements as, a Nation could only be ascribed to the will of God and serve as a sign of etc. etc... Similarly, Sinai is not chosen because it is "Mt. Olympus" for the Hebrew God- why it was chosen could fill many pages of commentary and argument. The Talmudic sages teach that "every Jewish soul was present at Sinai" to not only receive the Torah but also experience the direct presence and awesome "voice" of the divine. HOWEVER, BEFORE that happens, what do the Jews do at Sinai when Moses is on the mountain, alone with God? EVEN after the Exodus, their divine liberation brought about by all of the 'signs and wonders' of the plagues against Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, etc? They build a Golden Calf to worship at the foot of the mountain! They do this because they, like you Dave, "weren't feelin' it" at Sinai! Some scholars say that because the Jews had been so accustomed to the immediacy of God's presence during the Exodus that, when God temporarily withdrew this presence in the course of delivering the Torah to Moses, the Golden Calf was in part (there are many angles there) an attempt to lure back this presence. In any case, the point is that what made Sinai special has to do with what happened there in the course of a transformative moment in Jewish nationhood. Once the Sinai episode was over, the Jews wandered for decades in the desert. **The point is, what R. Wolpe is saying about a "Sinai moment" is a very condensed shorthand for one of the core principles of Judaism: just like the Jews themselves and like Sinai, the purpose of Judaic practice is to elevate every aspect of worldly creation (including protection of the natural world!) and every aspect of human social life to its holiest, most transcendent level of engagement and experience. That's why there are blessings we recite for almost every conceivable act and event (I'm not very observant so I am writing this with more preach than practice). Many religions (and doses of LSD, so I've heard) share this concept: the dual facts of existence itself and the embodied, subjective, intelligent consciousness we each posses as a means of participating in existence are UNCANNY- from moment to moment the immediate needs of survival, mundane necessity and obligation, etc. play across the veil that covers the transcendent amazingness that we exist, but through careful cultivation of the self and the community of selves, we have the power/privilege to occasionally see "through the veil" and feel grateful wonder toward everything from a desert mountain to a drinking fountain...

Story brought a tear to my eye. Thanks Rabbi!

When Dave was talking about Mount Sinai it reminded me of the Midrash that says that Mount Sinai was chosen as the place that the Torah was given because it was a low and unassuming mountain.

always had more respect for the Jewish faith than any of the other Abrahamic religions.

Great interview, there's no way you would get this on main stream news. The truth is out there!

His emotion at the very end ❤ in that emotion where universal truth resides. Religion should always preach kindndess

I loved this episode. Probably the best one I've seen.

Good interview. I do not agree with all of Rabbi's view points, but it is ok to agree to disagree. Kudos to you Mr. Rubin!👏🏼👏🏼

I remember this man from the Mysteries of the Bible documentaries on A&E... Loved his insights! Remember back when A&E and Bravo had actual decent, cultural, informative programming.... Sign...

Dave, you need to have William Lane Craig on. You've yet to have a competent Christian apologist. Andrew Klavan is the closest thing, but he doesn't even hold to mainstream Christian views on some important moral issues. Especially with gay marriage, you owe it to yourself and to your audience to have a competent opponent who says more than just, "Don't worry, I don't want the government involved in this anyway." Sam Harris said of Craig that he is "the Christian apologist who put the proverbial fear of God in my fellow atheists." Dave, William Lane Craig. Get it done.

"Is there any reward for goodness but goodness"(quran 55:60)

Religion is based upon emotion. Atheism is based upon reason.

"There was never a state there" as your reasoning, but there were people living there, state or no state. That's basically the European attitude towards Native Americans when they came to the new world. Love the conversation as always.

Personally, moving away from the building and a certain patch of grass sounds like the most naturally human way to look at it. The human experience, what ever your believes, needs to be given a greater context.

No culture can survive without its religion.

Dave, if you're doing a series on religion, invite some of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles from the LDS church. You've mentioned the Mormon church more than a few times on your show so that would be an interesting conversation. Recommendations: Dallin H. Oaks, Jeffrey R. Holland, Russell Ballard or Dieter F. Uchtdorf. I'd love to see how that conversation goes.

Wolpe is so frustrating, he has *very* specific religious beliefs yet any time he shows up for a discussion/debate he only argues for a vague sort of deism. He refuses to engage and talk about his specific god. It would be like a Tesla fan who refuses to talk about his Model S and instead just talks on and on about the invention of the wheel.

Rubin needs to get Thomas Sowell on the show! Cement your legacy and get the greatest living American intellectual on your show. He lives in California so it cant be that hard. Send the Limo to pick him up!

28:00 min mark. I completely agree with Rabbi Wolpe on Israel.

Rubin Your analogy of baseball and faith “ you have to see it to believe it “ Faith isn’t blind when it comes to bible beliefs. There is tons of concrete evidence

What a nice man.

I'm an Arab Christian and support the state of israel.

Shout Out to the FSM!! Errting Irie my Pastafarian brotha!! Jah bless, Ramen 🍜

Legitimate confusion: was not aware Albert Einstein was an atheist. I've heard a lot of his quotes referring to God so I was under the impression he believed in said God.

Wow, thanks for the interview, extremely enjoyable.

He makes an excellent point about goodness from generation to generation in the absence of religion, I trust my own inherent goodness, partly because of game theory and my strong sense of freedom and justice for each individual, I want for my self the same as what I want for everyone else, health, wealth and happiness. But I don't see others coming to the same conclusion on their own...

Great conversation and a great guest. I know him from his debates with Sam Harris and The Hitch and I pretty much completely disagree with him on every single issue of being religious/having faith but he has interesting views and opinions. Have him on again, Dave.

What a great closing story!

If you are going to do the whole Jewish this and that thing, you should really get Kevin MacDonald on.

Brigitte's ending was better

I really prefer listening to the entire interview in one segment

good one !

Next Jewish religious leader you interview should be Rabbi Yoel Roth. Hilarity for the entire family, whether he manages to string together three words in English or not. (It's very hard to learn English when you're born and raised in New York, I know.)

That story at the end though...

Didn't like the same sex marriage logic. there is far more reasons biological, cultural and religious to marry one man to many woman - polygamy. if the Rabi or any one else supports gay marriage, but not polygamy he is a total Hypocrite or just don't realize the logical fallacy of the argument. i prefer the Libertarian argument - as long as you don't use force on others no one should get into your business...

Here comes the antisemitism. People are probably just mad that us Jews have done well for ourselves. We have a free country, which is prosperous! I stand with democracy and Israel!

What in the world is an Atheist Muslim ? Islam is a religion not a nationality nor a race.

Hey Mr. Rubin! It would be very exciting to see a discussion with you of course and the two guest Ben Shaprio and Milo Yannopolous ! Greetings, Florian W.

That last story got me tearing up

Where is there a Christian state that Americans give hundreds of BILLIONS to support. This is nuts!!

Dude, you are the best at what you do.

only guy to ever beat sam harris in a debate about religion.

the rabbi spoke sense about pager guy and shapiro

I was with Rabbi Wolpe until he mentioned his support for same-sex marriage, for which his argument seems to turn on the emotional rather than the theological or the rational. All of us have desires that are disordered, homosexuals and heterosexuals alike. We can call it love or whatever we like. We can enjoy it and miss it when it is away. But that does not make it good or fruitful or beneficial to society. It would be nice if the Rabbi had applied the same intellectual rigor to this issue as to the others he addresses.

Albert Einstein was most likely a deist not an atheist. ;)

Hi, Two things about the moral issue of gay marriage Vs the abortion debate are; 1. gay marriage is more of a personal matter with no real harmful consequences ~ when in abortion a potential human being life is on stake. 2. Unless the potential mother LIFE is the reason for the abortion - ANY other reason to go in this path comes to a pure decision based on God knows what. Gay people on the other hand; Didn’t choose their sexual orientation.