Podcast

A Jewish Man’s Rebellion and Disobedience

Posted By tamar on Apr 23, 2018

This month on the podcast we’re talking about a now infamous op-ed in the Washington Post, “I am tired of being a Jewish man’s rebellion” by Carey Purcell, and the resulting backlash. And for our second segment we’re talking about the new film Disobedience, based on the novel by Naomi Alderman, and starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams as two women who grew up Orthodox struggling with their love for each other. Further reading I am...

Responsa Radio: Passover Special Edition! (Re-release)

Posted By David Zvi Kalman on Mar 27, 2018

Why can’t Europeans eat beans? Can you start the Seder early? How fancy are Rabbi Tucker’s knives? These and other questions answered.

Memoirs About Leaving Orthodoxy and Anti-Semitism in the Women’s March

Posted By tamar on Mar 25, 2018

This month on the podcast we each read a different book about someone leaving Orthodoxy, and we’re going to discuss the themes and reactions that came up for all of us. In our second segment we’re going to discuss the recent blowup around Women’s March leaders Tamika Mallory and Carmen Perez and their support of Louis Farrakhan, a virulent anti-Semite and misogynist. Further reading Memoirs about leaving Orthodoxy All Who Go Do Not...

Responsa Radio #56: Is Protest Prayer?

Posted By David Zvi Kalman on Mar 14, 2018

Is protest a Shabbat-appropriate activity?