Podcast

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...

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...

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...

Chanukkah Books and the Forward’s Sexiest Jewish Intellectuals

Posted By tamar on Dec 2, 2018

This month on the podcast Yael Kalman is joining us to talk about Chanukkah books for kids. For our second topic, we’re discussing the Forward’s list of “Sexiest Jewish intellectuals Alive (and one Dead).” Plus, endorsements, and a special round of endorsements in honor of Zahava, who couldn’t join us for the recording this week. Further reading Chanukkah books Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric A....

HIAS, Synagogue security, and Observance

Posted By tamar on Nov 11, 2018

This month on the podcast we’re talking with Rebecca Kirzner the HIAS Campaigns Director of Community Engagement, about the work HIAS does and how it has been dealing with the wake of the shooting at Tree of Life synagogue. We also talked about how synagogues can and should deal with security, and about the play Observance, by Elyssa Nicole Trust. Further reading HIAS HIAS, the Jewish Agency Criticized by the Shooting Suspect,...

High Holiday Recap and the Matriarchs

Posted By tamar on Oct 24, 2018

This month on the podcast we’re talking about the High Holiday season. We’re just off a solid month of holidays, and we thought it might be a good time to reflect on what makes the chagim, or holidays, successful and/or meaningful to us. And we’re talking about the matriarchs. How do we feel about the foremothers of the Jewish people. Further reading Rosh Hashanah Anatomy of Injustice by Raymond Bonner When God is...