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Read MoreThis month we’re talking about Crossing Delancey, a film that’s new to us, as we honor the memory of Joan Micklin Silver, the director, who recently died. And for our second segment we’re talking about the recent conspiracy theory exposed by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, that California forest fires were started by space lasers financed by the Rothschilds. Crossing Delancey, Joan Micklin Silver Remembering Joan Micklin...
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The rollout of a vaccine involves trying to answer impossible questions about prioritizing one life over another. What Jewish values are in play when thinking about this? What is my personal responsibility once the vaccine was offered to me, even if I don’t think it’s strictly necessary for me to take it? Tune in to this episode as Rabbi Ethan Tucker and Rabbi Avi Killip dive into this timely halakhic question....
Read MoreThis month we’re making some predictions. How will the Jewish community, and Jewish communal life, change in this year as we (hopefully) transition out of covid-isolation. And for our second segment we’re talking about the prayer for our country. As politics and violence rage around us, how do we pray for our country, and what does it mean to pray for our country? Predictions Jewish life in 2021: Predictions about the...
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This week on Responsa Radio: Can the essence of obligation to visit the sick and comfort mourners really be fulfilled over Zoom? How are we to fulfill our (interpersonal) obligations while keeping ourselves safe and without making this pandemic worse? Tune in to learn from Rabbi Ethan Tucker and Rabbi Avi Killip as they dive into this timely halakhic...
Read MoreThis month we’re talking about The Gett: A Young Wife’s Tale, a new play written by Liba Vaynberg and directed by Daniella Topol, available on Youtube. And for our second segment we’re talking about Jewish gift giving practices. The Gett The Gett: A Young Wife’s Tale Gift Giving Mimi Stadler Pottery The Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears Endorsements Mimi endorses My Octopus Teacher on Netflix. Zahava...
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