This is our final episode and it’s an all endorsements episode! Tamar:From Zahava: Almond cookies for Pesach, The sefaria app Torah Tab for Jewish texts on new tabs From Mimi: Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour The Lizzie Bennett diaries My own: Til Kingdom Come documentary The Commentator’s Bible by Michael Carasik New:Escape the algorithm newsletter by Elan Ullendorf The Rest is Memory by Lily TuckConverting to Judaism in the Wake of...
Read MoreThis month we’re pulling back the curtain on what it’s been like to make this podcast, what we’ve learned, and what we’ll miss when the podcast ends. Further Reading Here are some of our favorite episodes, mentioned in this episode:Interfaith Chaplain Marcie Greenfield Simons & Times of Israel “State of Jerusalem” Documentaries Beyond the Synagogue & Shiva Baby Deep Dive into Jewish Poetry Endorsements Mimi endorses the Beyond...
Read MoreSadly, we’ve decided to wind down the Talking in Shul podcast. We’ve produced almost 100 episodes over a decade, and a lot has changed for all of us. We are going to record two more episodes, in addition to this one, which will bring us to an even 100 episodes. This month we’re talking about building community. It feels like everyone is suddenly really focused on building community, so we’re talking today about the things we have...
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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...
Read MoreThis 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...
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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 ones we tell about and...
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