This month on the podcast we’re talking about Marc Gafni, Barry Freundel, and the sexual misdeeds of rabbis. How can our communities appropriately respond to sexual predators, and how can we prevent them from getting positions of power in the first place? In our second segment, we’ll be talking about something much lighter–Jewish viral videos.
Further reading
Rabbinic Sex Scandals
Who’s Investigating the Rabbis Who Cross the Line? from the Forward
How to Spot a Sexual Predator from Hevria
A Spiritual Leader Gains Stature, Trailed by a Troubled Past from the New York Times
Understanding the Marc Gafni Story, Part II from Tablet
Marc Gafni Defends Return to Spotlight as Backlash Gathers Steam, from the Forward
How to Stop Shul Sexual Abuse Before It Starts, The Joy of Text
Jewish Viral Video
L’cha by The Chevre
Just Had Chametz by Kol Ish
Non-Observant Jews Try Going Kosher for a Week from Buzzfeed
The Jewish Food Taste Test from Buzzfeed
The Aveirah Song
Dip Your Apple by The Fountainheads
Candlelight by the Maccabeats
Jew in the City: Freeda Wig Makeover
18 Things Orthodox Jewish Feminists Are Tired of Hearing
Mazel Tov by ZEA
I am Jewish by Andrew Lustig
Shushan Funk
Endorsements
Zahava recommends
The Center for Modern Torah Leadership, and the writing of Rabbi Aryeh Klapper
Mimi recommends
Season 2 of Transparent, and Cholent!: The Game
Tamar recommends
The Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik
