Shoulder to Shoulder
Welcome to Shoulder to Shoulder, a podcast where a pastor and a rabbi get to the heart of issues that matter to people of faith.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 209
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Should Christians Celebrate Sukkot? (SHOULDER TO SHOULDER CLASSIC)
In this classic episode, Pesach does a deep dive into the mystery of Sukkot as presented in the Bible. Is Sukkot an exclusively Jewish holiday, or does it have special meaning for Christians, as well…
(102) Fifty Years since the Yom Kippur War: Personal Memories and Timeless Lessons
Doug and Pesach sit down with a very special guest, Pesach's father, Rabbi Yosef Wolicki. On the morning of October 6th, 1973 - the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur - the security guard…
(101) Ban the ADL or Ban the Jews?
Pesach and Doug sit down with David Lange of israellycool.com to discuss the ways that the Anti-Defamation League may actually promote antisemitism even as it claims to fight it. And there's plenty m…
(100) "The Day to Contemplate Brokenness": A Bible Study on the Shofar
After catching up on how Doug and Sam are doing homeschooling their kids, Pesach and Doug have a conversation about the upcoming festival of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. Pesach explains the de…
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT About the Shoulder to Shoulder Podcast!
As Doug and Pesach prepare for their 100th episode, we have a big announcement about new developments with the podcast. We reminisce a bit and share our new vision for the future. DON'T MISS THIS IMP…
(99) Israel-Korea Relations: An interview with Ambassador Akiva Tor
How many ambassadors share a weekly bible teaching on the radio? Doug and Pesach have the honor of hosting Israel's Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, the Hon. Akiva Tor. Ambassador Tor tells his o…
(98) Alcohol: The Devil's Drink or Gift from God?
Why is something with so many prohibitions, warnings, and negative biblical examples the very thing God uses in ceremonies, rituals, as an offering in the Temple, and in some cases, even obligatory d…
(97) The Theology of the Land of Israel: Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm
On Thursday, March 23, Regent University hosted a symposium entitled The Theology of Land: Why is a specific land important to God's universal purposes? Pesach organized the symposium in cooperation …
(96) "God is Doing Something Here that He's Probably Never Done Before": Spreading Christianity in Africa, with Joe Martin
Pesach and Doug sit down with Assemblies of God missionary to Africa, Pastor Joe Martin to discuss his journey to the mission field. What makes you pack up your wife and kids to move halfway around t…
(95) Beards and Cold Showers. How are You Remembering Tisha B’av?
Pesach and Doug catch up after a busy few weeks for them. Then Doug asks Pesach about the Jewish fast of the 9th of Av and the three weeks leading up to the day. The fast day is to commemorate the da…
(94) Christianity: The Other Jewish Religion
Pesach has a conversation with Dr. John Garr, founder and president of Hebraic Christian College, an online academy of higher learning that aims to educate Christians about the Jewish roots of their …
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER CLASSIC: Christian Persecution is Getting Worse. Is Islam the Problem?
Join Doug and Pesach for this classic episode from March, 2022. They'll be back next week with an all-new episode of Shoulder to Shoulder.
Recent years have seen a drastic increase in the persecution…
(93) The Healing Power of the Land of Israel
Flying solo, Pesach first shares a spiritual message for July 4th, and offers a beautiful thought from both the Bible and from Laura Ingalls Wilder about how faith in God is the highest expression of…
(92) Terrorism Gives Birth to Something Beautiful
David Rubin was driving with his 3-year-old son in the backseat... when his car was showered with a hail of bullets from Palestinian terrorists. Both David and his son were shot, and, after their mir…
(91) Do Jews Want Christians to Stay Christian? Do Christians Want Jews to Stay Jewish?
Last week, Pesach explained his theology of Jewish-Christian dialogue... and that conversation led to significant discussion on social media. In this episode, Doug and Pesach go over some of the resp…
(90) Why Does This Rabbi Care About Christians?
Producer Scott sits in with Pastor Doug away and the subject is... PESACH! Delving into foundational teachings of 12th century theologian Maimonides about Christianity from a Jewish perspective, Pesa…
(89) How Physics Points to God
Doug and Pesach sit down with Rabbi Dr. Elie Feder and Rabbi Aaron Zimmer, two rabbis with extensive math and science backgrounds, to discuss their new podcast series Physics to God. Elie, a college …
(88) Towards a New Theology of Jewish-Christian Relations
With producer Scott celebrating his son's wedding, this week we present a special lecture by Pesach. Delivered at a symposium at Canada Christian College in Toronto, Pesach's talk explores the challe…
(87) Home School is Not Public School at Home
Doug and his wife, Sam, make a big decision to pull their kids from public school, and to home school them instead. What's wrong with public school? Are they inviting social problems into their kids'…
(86) "The Jewishness of Jews is Often Lost": A Rabbi Talks with Christian Professors in Jerusalem
This week Pesach sits down with Prof. Tim Yoder of Dallas Theological Seminary and Dr. Brian Gamel of Truett Seminary, two of America's leading Christian institutions of higher learning. Tim and Bria…