The Third Space

[#5] Ghil'ad Zuckermann: Bringing Languages Back From The Dead

Ghil'ad Zuckermann is a professor of linguistics who invented the field of revivalistics, a trans-disciplinary field of enquiry exploring "the dynamics and problematics inherent in spoken language reclamation, revitalization, and reinvigoration". He was named in 2024 as one of Australia’s Top 30 “Living Legends of Research” by The Australian newspaper.
 
This conversation spans a number of topics including hyperpolyglotism, revivalistics, his classification of Modern Hebrew as Israeli, reviving the ancient Aboriginal language of Barngarla, the future of language in an increasingly globalised and online world, and much more.
 
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Link to Ghil'ad's resources:
Website: https://www.zuckermann.org/
MOOC: https://shorturl.at/ajrst
 
Books and concepts mentioned in this conversation:
Revivalistics
Khazar hypothesis of Ashkenazi ancestry
Ladino
Bourekas film
Barngarla
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows by John Koenig
Adam Jacot de Boinod
 
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[#4] Raphael Dascalu: God, Ritual and The Diaspora

Raphael Dascalu is a quirky scholar with a special interest in Judeo-Arabic thought and literature. Currently serving as an Adjunct Research Associate at Monash University, he is starting Beit Midrash Oz (a House of Study) which is due to officially open in 2024.
Our conversation covers a range of topics including the vibe of the new Beit Midrash, conceptions of the Divine, ritual, revelation, the indigeneity question, the Jewish Diaspora, and more.
Books and concepts mentioned in this conversation:
Link to Raf’s new Beit Midrash website
Transformative Experience by L.A. Paul
Zhuangzi by Zhuang Zhou
The Cambridge Ritualists
Pirkei Avot excerpt (Ben Bag Bag commentary)
Ghil'ad Zuckermann description of 'Israeli' as distinct from Modern Hebrew
Negation of the Diaspora
Religious underpinnings for Zionist and anti-Zionist positions from the Talmud (Ketubot 110b)
 
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[#3] David Solomon: Kabbalah, Heresy and The Future of Judaism

David Solomon is a scholar and educator who holds a doctorate in translation studies from Monash University. His latest work, a monumental seven volume translation of the Tikunei haZohar, one of the Kabbalah's most famous texts, has been a decade in the making and is due for release next year.
This conversation spans a number of topics including David's translation project, the Zohar, the Kabbalistic mindset, Jewish eschatology, "pseudepigrapha", Hasidism, the nature of truth, and more.
Link to David's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCuusyTliV6BfWoZLo5Dbbwg 
 
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[#2] Simon Holloway: Antisemitism

Simon Holloway is the Melbourne Holocaust Museum's Manager of Adult Education and Academic Engagement. He holds a PhD from the University of Sydney in Classical Hebrew and Biblical Studies, and a Masters in Ancient History.
This conversation spans a number of topics including how the Nazis used their interpretations of the Talmud to fuel their propaganda, antisemitism, anti-Zionism, Schrodinger's Whites, academic Biblical studies, truth, circumcision, and what Simon wishes to persist beyond his death.
Books mentioned in today's conversation:
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt
People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present by Dara Horn
Anti-Semite and Jew by Jean-Paul Sartre (essay)
Concerning The Jews by Mark Twain (essay)
Torah From Heaven: The Reconstruction of Faith by Norman Solomon
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(BONUS) [#1] Zach Gomo: Politics

In this outtakes episode, we discuss geopolitics, strongmen, populism, Vladimir Putin, and the underpopulation crisis.
Books mentioned in today's conversation:
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail by Ray Dalio
Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present by Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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[#1] Zach Gomo: Religion in Modern Society

Zach Gomo is studying for his PhD in Education, and is currently serving as a Victoria Police Chaplain. He's been a Teacher and Assistant Principal, as well as a former Sergeant in the Israeli Defence Force.
This conversation spans a number of topics including the modern social and political movements replacing religion, the missing "third space", Judaism in modern times, the strengths and weaknesses of the Melbourne Jewish community, three qualities every good teacher must have, and why Zach believes his wife is more important than his kids.
Books mentioned in today's conversation:
Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World by Tom Holland
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