Talking in Shul

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 Israel
Hit Israeli TV show ‘Shtisel’ pushes haredi community boundaries by Esther D. Kustanowitz in J Weekly
“Shtisel” — A Charming Look at Jerusalem’s Ultra-Orthodox by Harvey Blume in arts fuse

Gender and Jewish life cycle events
Prayer for Making First Decisions About Gender for a Child by Rabbi David Dunn Bauer on ritualwell

Endorsements

Mimi endorses tTidying Up with Marie Kondo on Netflix
My Heart Awoke – Ani Yeshena – Nevei Kodesh, Song of Songs Kirtan on YouTube
A bat mitzvah girl debuts a new way for blind Jews to participate in an ancient tradition by Michelle Boorstein in the Washington Post

Annie recommends Nipple Confusion by Aly Halpert & Friends
Tara Brach by Tara Brach podcast

Tamar endorses Rabbi Annie Lewis’s speech at the Philadelphia Women’s March
Call Your Girlfriend episode on the Women’s March
Uncovering by Jonathan Friedan

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