Talking in Shul

The talking is about shul, more than in Shul.


The Rabbinic Pipeline and Holocaust Comparisons


Posted By on Jul 31, 2019

This month our first topic is the rabbinic pipeline. We’re talking to Rabbi Leora Kling-Perkins about her experiences going through the process to get a job as a pulpit rabbi, and about our own experiences being on the other end of the rabbi search process. For our second segment we’re going to be talking about Holocaust comparisons. When, if ever, can and should we invoke the Holocaust in reflecting on current events?...

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Women Erased and the Long Shadow of Megadonors


Posted By on May 28, 2019

This month on the podcast, we talk to Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll of Chochmat Nashim about the erasure of women in many Jewish publications, a worsening trend. Then, in our second segment, we discuss the influence of megadonors on the Jewish world in the wake of Michael Steinhardt’s #metoo scandal. Endorsements: Mimi endorses Uprooted: A Jewish Communal Response to Fertility Journeys, and the videos of Bim Bam, which you...

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Gender and Jewish burial, and the ticking clock of Jewish life

Gender and Jewish burial, and the ticking clock of Jewish life


Posted By 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...

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Looking Jewish, and Jewish Burnout

Looking Jewish, and Jewish Burnout


Posted By 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...

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Shtisel and gender in life cycle events

Shtisel and gender in life cycle events


Posted By 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...

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