Talking in Shul

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...

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...

Talking In Shul Ep. 95: The Book of V

Posted By daniel on Mar 21, 2024

This month we’re joined by Rabbi Shani (pronounced Shah-Knee)  Rosenbaum also in Somerville, MA. Shani is a teacher of Talmud and Halakhah at the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College in Newton, Mass. Welcome, Shani!  This month we’re talking about The Book of V. by Anna Solomon.  NYT review by Jennifer Haigh: “The Book of V.” is a meditation on female power and powerlessness, the stories told about women and the...

Talking In Shul Ep. 94: The Tunnels Under 770

Posted By daniel on Feb 1, 2024

Hello! and welcome to Talking in Shul, a roundtable podcast. I’m your host, Tamar Fox, and I’ve got Zahava Stadler joining us from Toronto. Hi Zahava! And Mimi Lewis is joining us from Somerville, MA. Hi Mimi! And this month we’re joined by Hannah Lebovits, Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Arlington. Hannah is joining us from Dallas, TX. Welcome Hannah! This month we’re talking about the...

Talking In Shul Ep. 93: Deep Dive into Jewish Poetry

Posted By daniel on Dec 11, 2023

This month we’re joined by special guest, Hila Ratzabi. Hila has joined us in the past to discuss Etty Hillesum. Hila is a poet, writer, and editor whose book of poems, There Are Still Woods was published by June Road Press in September 2022, and won a 2023 gold Nautilus Award and was a finalist for a National Indie Excellence Award.  This month we’re talking about Jewish poetry.  Poetry Louise Gluck (obituary...

Talking In Shul Ep. 92: Little Bird

Posted By daniel on Nov 14, 2023

This month we’re talking about the television show Little Bird, available on PBS, and CBC. Created by Jennifer Podemski and Hannah Moscovitch with the participation of Jeremy Podeswa as an executive producer, the series centres on a First Nations woman who was adopted into a Jewish family during the Sixties Scoop, as she attempts to reconnect with her birth family and heritage. Further reading: “In PBS Series ‘Little Bird,’ a...