This month on the podcast we’re talking about a now infamous op-ed in the Washington Post, “I am tired of being a Jewish man’s rebellion” by Carey Purcell, and the resulting backlash. And for our second segment we’re talking about the new film Disobedience, based on the novel by Naomi Alderman, and starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams as two women who grew up Orthodox struggling with their love for each other.
Further reading
I am tired of being a Jewish man’s rebellion
I am tired of being a Jewish man’s rebellion by Carey Purcell in the Washington Post
‘Til Faith Do Us Part by Naomi Shaefer Riley
Disobedience
Disobedience Review: A Strangely Staid Story About Hidden Passions by Richard Lawson in Vanity Fair.
Endorsements
Zahava recommends a monologue in Angels in America, and as performed by Meryl Streep.
Mimi recommends counting the omer, and specifically her husband’s omer beard.
Tamar recommends The Dyke and the Dybbuk by Ellen Galford, and The Modern Jewish Baker by Shannon Sarna.
