Podcast

This month we’re talking about The Gett: A Young Wife’s Tale, a new play written by Liba Vaynberg and directed by Daniella Topol, available on Youtube. And for our second segment we’re talking about Jewish gift giving practices.  The Gett The Gett: A Young Wife’s Tale  Gift Giving Mimi Stadler Pottery The Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears Endorsements Mimi endorses My Octopus Teacher on Netflix.  Zahava...

Ever wanted to know the answer to some deep and challenging questions in halakhah (Jewish Law)? Join Rabbis Ethan Tucker, Avi Killip, with questions sent in by you on all sorts of details of Jewish law. This is a joint project between the Center for Jewish Law and Values and Jewish Public Media. In This Episode: Can I staff a suicide hotline on Shabbat? Have a question about Jewish law you’d like answered on the show? Send an email to...

This month we’re talking about a new online training to become a mikveh guide from Mayyim Hayyim. For that segment we’ll be joined by Jessica Rosenberg, the director of the Rising Tide Open Waters Mikveh Network from Mayyim Hayyim. And for our second segment we’ll be reflecting on the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, of blessed memory. Mikveh Seven Steps: Online Mikveh training Menopause: a comic...

This month we’re talking about An American Pickle, and for our second segment we’re talking about politics in shul. How and how much, if at all, should politics show up in our prayer communities? Endorsements Mimi endorses Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell, and Tinyletter.com/Pome, and Things to Do In the Belly of the Whale by Dan Albergotti  Tamar endorses Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents by Isabel...

This month we’re talking about creative ways different jewish communities are and should celebrate the High Holidays, with the spectre of covid-19 making many traditional services too dangerous. And for our second segment we’re talking about our favorite representations of Judaism on TV.  Endorsements Mimi endorses Campfires and Color Wars Jewish Geography Zoom Racing Tamar endorses “Bananot” a song by Static and Ben...