Posts by tamar

Talking in Shul Ep. 97: Politics

Posted By tamar on Dec 16, 2024

his month we’re talking about… politics. How does it show up in our Jewish communities? And how do we want it to show up in our communities? How and when do we talk about politics at shul? Endorsements: Zahava endorses (1) the Gabfest Reads episode about Tablets Shattered by Joshua Leifer; (2) Rav Yehuda Amital’s speech to the students of Yeshivat Har Etzion after the assassination of Yitzchak Rabin; and the new cookbook Big Vegan...

Talking in Shul Ep. 96: Wastefulness

Posted By tamar on Dec 10, 2024

This month we’re talking about waste and Jewish practice, especially as we begin preparing for Passover. What if anything can we do on a global, local, and personal level about waste? Endorsements: Zahava endorses the folk song “Irish Eyes” by Rose Betts and encourages you to search for responses to Rose’s “Open Verse” challenge Mimi endorses “Shai’s Shabbat Walk” by Ellie Gellman. Tamar endorses Tuba...

Gender and Jewish burial, and the ticking clock of Jewish life

Posted By tamar on Mar 30, 2019

This month on the podcast we’re talking about Jewish burial and tahara, and how that intersects with questions about gender with Emily Fishman. For our second segment, we’re talking about timebound commandments and how they stress us out. Further readings Jewish burial Taharah & Gender by Emily Fishman (EmFish) in the Jewish Journal Mimi endorses Michael Solomonov’s 5-Minute Hummus With Quick Tehina Sauce in the Forward,...

Looking Jewish, and Jewish Burnout

Posted By tamar on Feb 25, 2019

This month on the podcast Zahava is back from maternity leave, and we’re talking about what it means to “look Jewish” from Jewish noses to Jewish hair and more. For our second segment we’re talking about being burnt out in your Jewish life. Further readings Looking Jewish Your Straight Hair Doesn’t Equal Strength by Esther Breger in the New Republic The Myth of the Jewish Nose by Sharrona Pearl in Tablet What is Jewish Hair? by Leah...

Shtisel and gender in life cycle events

Posted By tamar on Jan 27, 2019

This month on the podcast Rabbi Annie Lewis is joining us to talk about the Israeli TV show Shtisel, which is now available on Netflix, and making decisions about gender for Jewish baby namings and bar/bat/bnei? mitzvah celebrations. Further readings Shtisel TV show ‘Shtisel’ subtly changes ultra-Orthodox perceptions by Jessica Steinberg in the Times of IsraelHit Israeli TV show ‘Shtisel’ pushes haredi community boundaries by Esther...