Space Midrash
This podcast is on a mission to probe and report back on the intersection of Jewish Civilization and the Space Age. From ancient discussions to sci-fi, from conspiracy theories to scientific discoveries to astronauts to ethics, host Jacob Sager irreverently inspires awe and curiosity about space. He's fulfilling a vision for an ethical, artful, and inclusive humanity thriving among the cosmos and he's starting with his own tribe.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 33
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Shmooze with Dr. Roy Naor of Creation Space
Episode Synopsis In this episode of Space Midrash, host Jacob Sager interviews Dr. Roy Naor, planetary geologist and CEO of Creation Space, a dual-use space innovation studio based in Israel. Roy sha…
00:44:05 |
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Shmooze with Mike Simmons: Big Impact Astronomy
This page includes, Summary, Questions Asked, Main Points, Timeline, and Trasncript. Scroll down to find what you seek. Episode Summary 🌠 Stargazing meets social change in this eye-opening episode! M…
00:45:46 |
Fri 30 Aug 2024
Shmooze with Deana Weibel: Anthropology of Religion in Space & The Ultraview Effect
In this fascinating episode of Space Midrash, host Jacob Sager sits down with Deana Weibel, a distinguished professor and anthropologist of religion. They explore the intersection of faith, anthropol…
00:50:01 |
Tue 04 Jun 2024
Shmooze with WeSpace & Guests: Artful Risks and Lunar Legacies
Join Jacob Sager on "Space Midrash" with guests Yifat Feffer, Dr. Kathy Laurini, Professor Dan Blumberg, and Yigal Harel as they discuss WeSpace Technologies' lunar hoppers, the evolving space econom…
00:51:07 |
Mon 20 May 2024
Shmooze with Inara Tabir: Space Exploration as a Pro-Human Endeavor
Honored to have had Inara on this episode because she is authentic and has a pro-human , pro-future perspective which has come to blend heritage, entertainment, and industry into real communities, pr…
01:04:38 |
Mon 06 May 2024
Shmooze with Keisha Schahaff: Seeing Earth and Space with Family and Meaning
Keisha Shahaf, an astronaut who went to space last year, shares her perspective on the meaning of space and the impact it has had on her life. She sees space as a part of exploration and self-discove…
00:37:02 |
Fri 19 Apr 2024
Robots Through the Ages: Shmooze with Paul Levinson
Glad to interview Paul Levinson about Robots, AI, and the history of Science Fiction. Paul is lucky to have his novelette “Robinson Calculator,” included in a volume of sci-fi about Robots spanning o…
00:53:04 |
Fri 21 Jul 2023
Shmooze with Paul Levinson: Exploring the Universe through Scholarship, Sci-Fi, and Songwriting
🚀 Welcome to Space Midrash! Today's episode is all about my interview with the legendary sci-fi author, Paul Levinson. 😍 In this interview, we covered everything from religion to space travel, and of…
01:13:36 |
Fri 17 Mar 2023
Shmooze with Avi Loeb: from Extraterrestrial to Interstellar
This episode's guest is Professor Avi Loeb, Astronomy chair at Harvard. He has done more than 2000 interviews since publishing his book, Extraterrestrial, about his conclusion that the interstellar o…
00:52:59 |
Fri 03 Mar 2023
Shmooze with Rachel Raz: Jewish Education in the Space Age
Rachel Raz is the executive producer of the Space Torah documentary about Dr.Jeffrey Hoffman, an astronaut who brought a dreidel and a Torah with him to space.
00:47:46 |
Fri 24 Feb 2023
The Great American Eclipse
The Great American Eclipse will take place on April 8, 2024 in the afternoon. In this episode Jacob Offers his vision of organizing Jewish organizations together to see the Eclipse on April 8, 2024. …
00:09:52 |
Fri 17 Feb 2023
Shmooze with Frank White: an Overview of the Overview Effect
Interview with Frank White, author of the Overview Effect.
01:02:57 |
Fri 10 Feb 2023
20: Anniversary & Top Moments
Looking back at 1 year of episodes, Jacob recounts 5 highlights of producing the show including his favorite episode.
00:09:13 |
Fri 22 Jul 2022
19: Jewish Space Tourism
In this episode, Jacob defines the three types of Jewish tourism, outlines the current and expected modes of Space tourism, and finally mashes them together to explain how Jewish Space Tourism will s…
00:09:22 |
Fri 08 Jul 2022
18: Narrative Collapse in the Space Age
In this episode, Jacob defines a narrative collapse, explores how the space age will bring more narrative collapse, and how he believes Jewish civilization can embrace narrative collapse, once again.…
00:09:33 |
Fri 08 Jul 2022
17: Jewish Civilization and the Overview Effect
In this episode Jacob reviews Frank White's philosophy from his book “The Overview Effect,” and how this phenomena/effect can be positively embraced by a forward-thinking Jewish Civilization. Transcr…
00:18:59 |
Fri 08 Jul 2022
16: Interstellar Jewish Geography
Jewish people who have lived are immortalized not just by streets and libraries on earth but on objects and landscapes in space that may or may not ever experience human occupation. If you’ve played …
00:10:04 |
Fri 17 Jun 2022
15: Star Gazing at Summer Camp
Camp allows us to think bigger, so what's bigger than space? This episode offers program ideas for bringing outer space to your Summer Camp. Outer Space + Summer Camp = 7 ideas for Space Programming …
00:13:03 |
Fri 03 Jun 2022
14: Jewish Objects Brought to Space
Many Jewish objects have crossed the Karmen line into space - religious, cultural, and personally meaningful items. This episode is a quick overview of those items.
00:10:13 |
Fri 20 May 2022
13: Two Torahs on Columbia
the Space Shuttle Columbia was the first to carry passengers. Across 22 years, it spent more than 300 days in Orbit. Among it's payloads were two different Torahs. One at the beginning of it's saga a…
00:09:41 |
Fri 13 May 2022
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