The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed
Focused on practical spiritual growth, this podcast explores Jewish wisdom through real-life experience and thoughtful conversations, helping listeners build clarity, resilience, and deeper meaning in their lives..
Dan Kullman
Show overview
The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 254 episodes. That works out to roughly 200 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 7th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 35 min and 57 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Religion & Spirituality show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 35 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 59 episodes published. Published by Dan Kullman.
From the publisher
Focused on practical spiritual growth, this podcast explores Jewish wisdom through real-life experience and thoughtful conversations, helping listeners build clarity, resilience, and deeper meaning in their lives.
Latest Episodes
View all 254 episodesA Message from Hashem to You with Jake Turx
Tammuz: Rectifying Our Perception
The Korban System of Transformation
Episode 14: From Theory to Transformation
Living in the Midbar
Episode 12: Mistaking the Visible for the Real
The Ultimate Purpose of Sinai
Shiras HaYam - Dismantling the Illusion of Independent Power
Sivan: The Secret of Unity Through Multiplicity
Episode 11 – Seeing Clearly Through an External Lens
The System of Tefillah with Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe – Part 1
Laws and Narrative: Torah’s Dual Structure
Episode 10 - Progress without Purpose
The Three Gates to Daas
Episode 9-From Distortion to Transformation
Living Between Yaakov and Yisrael
The System of Concealment and Disclosure
Iyar: Preparing Yourself to Receive
Exposing the Illusion of the System
S7 Ep 235The Pesach Seder: Understanding the System of Redemption
This episode draws on a profound teaching from the Baal HaSulam and reveals how its framework for spiritual growth aligns with the deeper purpose of the Pesach Seder. While the essay itself does not explicitly discuss the Seder, it provides a clear system for moving from understanding to true knowing—offering listeners a practical way to bridge the gap between what they believe and how they actually live. By learning to recognize the structure through which Hashem operates, this episode equips you with a powerful lens to experience life with greater clarity, stability, and connection.Join the Conversation! Be part of our growing community—join the Shema Podcast for the Perplexed WhatsApp group to share feedback, discuss episodes, and suggest future topics. Click here to sign up.Explore The Art of PrayerDownload a collection of beautifully designed blessings (brachos) including Modeh Ani, Asher Yatzar, Netilas Yadayim and more. Free to download and perfect for your home by clicking here.