Hebraica
Hebraica explores the world shaped by Jerusalem through its texts, people, ideas, and debates. Conversations about Israel, Judaism, Christianity, culture, and the modern world, hosted by Robert Nicholson.
Episodes
What does a handwritten copy of Psalm 145 reveal about one of history's greatest scientists?
Robert explores a newly-discovered note in Galileo's personal copy of the Almagest and argues that the astronomer's worldview was shaped not by hostility to faith, but by a radical conviction that God—not the earth, the sun, the state, or even the Church—stood at the center of things.
Along the way, he examines Galileo...
After more than a decade working on issues related to Christians, Jews, and Israel, Robert has come to believe that the conversation we're having is far too small. In this episode, he reflects on a recent discussion about Israel, Gaza, and the war that followed October 7, and explains why he launched Hebraica.
Robert explains that, while political and military questions matter, they're just one part of a larger story—one...
Christians and Jews share a common scripture, a common moral vocabulary, and a common God. They also share a long and often painful history.
In this episode, Robert explores the paradox at the heart of the Judeo-Christian tradition: how two communities so deeply connected could become so deeply estranged.
What do we mean by "Hebraic culture"?
In this episode, Robert explores the idea that Jews, Christians, and others who trace their deepest beliefs back to the Bible belong to a vast but invisible cultural community. Using an analogy from the Muslim world, he explains why he believes Jerusalem continues to exert a powerful influence on people far beyond the city itself—and why understanding our origins may help us better underst...
In this introductory episode, Robert Nicholson explains the idea behind Hebraica: the existence of a vast but often invisible world of Jews, Christians, and others who still see reality through the moral imagination of Jerusalem.
What is the Hebraic tradition? Why does Jerusalem continue to exert such gravitational pull on the imagination? And what does the rebirth of Hebrew culture mean for Jews, Christians, and the modern world?
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