Sadly, 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 seen that really do and don’t work, what we’re hearing about community building, and what we want for our communities in terms of growth and resilience.

Community 

How We Decide Where To Build Our Lives by Anne Helen Petersen 

How to Show Up For Your Friends Without Kids — and How to Show Up For Kids and Their Parents aka How to Be in a Community by Anne Helen Petersen 

The Anti Social Century by Derek Thompson in the Atlantic 

7 Ideas to Jumsptart Community Practice by Elise Granata in Group Hug

Stoop Coffee: How a Simple Idea Transformed My Neighborhood by Patty Smith in Supernuclear

The Soup Strategy for Making Friends in Big Salad

Endorsements

Mimi endorses JOFA’s Megillat Esther app and Selah source sheet for singing and learning Joey Weisenberg’s new album. 

Zahava endorses the stand-up comedy of Gianmarco Soresi and Breaking the Middle Matzah by Rabbi Helen Plotkin

Tamar endorses The Many Lives of Anne Frank by Ruth Franklin