“The Gett: A Young Wife’s Tale” & Jewish Gift Giving Practices

HIAS, Synagogue security, and Observance: This month on the podcast we’re talking with Rebecca Kirzner the HIAS Campaigns Director of Community Engagement, about the work HIAS does and how it has been dealing with the wake of the shooting at Tree of Life synagogue. by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

81 min listen

Talking in Shul ep. 55- Women’s Balcony and Eiruv in the Media: https://soundcloud.com/jewishpublicmedia/talking-in-shul-may/s-DMyKG by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

67 min listen

Honeycake Magazine and talking about God: This month our first topic is Honeycake, a new Jewish magazine for kids. And for our second segment we are taking about God. Why isn’t God the topic of more Jewish conversation? And how do we talk about God in our Jewish communities? by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

60 min listen

Apologies and Golda’s Balcony: This month our first topic is apologies. We’re joined by Miriam Steinberg-Egeth, a Jewish advice columnist in Philadelphia to discuss what makes a good apology? What makes a bad apology? As we approach the High Holidays, by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

73 min listen

The Spy and Psalms: This month our first topic is The Spy, a new show starring Sacha Baron Cohen on Netflix. And our second topic is Psalms, or tehillim. How do we approach this mainstay of women’s prayer? Further reading The Spy The real story behind ‘The Spy, by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

65 min listen

Looking Jewish, and Jewish Burnout: This month on the podcast Zahava is back from maternity leave, and we’re talking about what it means to “look Jewish” from Jewish noses to Jewish hair and more. For our second segment we’re talking about being burnt out in your Jewish life. by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

75 min listen

Chanukkah Books and the Forward’s Sexiest Jewish Intellectuals: This month on the podcast Yael Kalman is joining us to talk about Chanukkah books for kids. For our second topic, we’re discussing the Forward’s list of “Sexiest Jewish intellectuals Alive (and one Dead).” Plus, endorsements, by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

58 min listen

#MeToo in the Jewish community and BlackkKlansman: This month on the podcast we’re talking about #MeToo in the Jewish world and about Spike Lee’s new film, Blackkklansmen, which follows a black detective in Colorado Springs as he and a Jewish colleague infiltrate the local chapter of the KKK. by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

71 min listen

High Holiday Recap and the Matriarchs: This month on the podcast we’re talking about the High Holiday season. We’re just off a solid month of holidays, and we thought it might be a good time to reflect on what makes the chagim, or holidays, successful and/or meaningful to us. by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

86 min listen

The Rabbinic Pipeline and Holocaust Comparisons: This month our first topic is the rabbinic pipeline. We’re talking to Rabbi Leora Kling-Perkins about her experiences going through the process to get a job as a pulpit rabbi, and about our own experiences being on the other end of the rabbi search pro... by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

74 min listen

Gender and Jewish burial, and the ticking clock of Jewish life: This month on the podcast we’re talking about Jewish burial and tahara, and how that intersects with questions about gender with Emily Fishman. For our second segment, we’re talking about timebound commandments and how they stress us out. by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

72 min listen

Black Lives Matter Protests & Jews of Color: This month we’re talking to Tema Smith about the current Black Lives Matter protests, and how the Jewish community has been and should be working for racial justice. And for our second segment we’re talking with Nissa Mai-Rose about a recent uproar aro... by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

82 min listen

Shtisel and gender in life cycle events: 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. by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

70 min listen

Beyond the Pale and Favorite Jewish Verses: This month our first topic is Beyond the Pale, a recent episode of the TV show Finding Your Roots. And for our second topic, we’re talking about our favorite verses from tanakh and Jewish aphorisms. Beyond the Pale Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis G... by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

62 min listen

Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter & Debbie Friedman: This month we talked to Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter, the leader of a new Modern Orthodox shul in Philadelphia called The South Philadelphia Shtiebel. And for our second topic we’re talking about Debbie Friedman, her impact on Jewish music, by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

88 min listen

Bonus Episode: Coronavirus & Judaism: On this bonus mini episode, we discuss how the Coronavirus has affected us personally. We also chat about our plans for Pesach in light of social distancing and Zoom Seders. by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

34 min listen

High Holidays in a Pandemic & Judaism on TV: This month we’re talking about creative ways different jewish communities are and should celebrate the High Holidays, with the spectre of covid-19 making many traditional services too dangerous. And for our second segment we’re talking about our favori... by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

68 min listen

“The Gett: A Young Wife’s Tale” & Jewish Gift Giving Practices: This 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. by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

77 min listen

Anti Semitism & Perfect Summer Shabbats: This month we’re talking with Dr. Hannah Lebovits, assistant professor of Public Affairs at the University of Texas- Arlington, to talk about the different kinds of anti-semitism and discrimination. And for our second segment we’re talking about our pe... by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

73 min listen

Philissa Cramer & Broken Bird: This month we’re talking to Philissa Cramer, the new editor in chief of JTA. For our second segment we’re talking about a short film called Broken Bird. Show Notes JTA JTA.org Broken Bird Broken Bird is a moving coming of age film about a black jewish... by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

68 min listen

Talking in Shul Ep. 59: Covered Up and This American Life: This month our first topic is Covered Up, a documentary about wearing a wig by director Rachel Elitzur. For our second segment we’re talking about a recent episode of This American Life that featured a segment about the Chabad community in Crown Height... by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

77 min listen

An American Pickle & Politics in Shul: This month we’re talking about An American Pickle, and for our second segment we’re talking about politics in shul. How and how much, if at all, should politics show up in our prayer communities? Endorsements Mimi endorses Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Row... by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

70 min listen

Hila Ratzabi & Etty Hillesum: This month we’re talking to Hila Ratzabi, a writer and editor based in Israel, about Etty Hillesum, a Jewish writer, academic and diarist who lived in Amsterdam during World War II, and was killed in a concentration camp. by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

72 min listen

Fat Torah & Fake Kosher Foods: This month we're interviewing Rabbi Minna Bromberg about Fat Torah and their work in fat activism and ending weight stigma in the Jewish community. And for our second segment we're talking about fake food--by which we mean pareve foods like fake meat, by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

65 min listen

Recipe for Change: Standing Up to Antisemitism & Abortion Rights: This month we’re talking about a YouTube special called Recipe for Change: Standing up to Antisemism. And for our second segment we’re talking about how the expected end of Roe v Wade impacts the Jewish community, by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

66 min listen

Climate Change & “My Unorthodox Life”: This month we’re talking about climate change, grief, and how the Jewish community is and can respond to climate change. And for our second segment we’re talking about the newish Netflix show My Unorthodox Life. by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

68 min listen

Crossing Delancey & Jewish Conspiracy Theories: This 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. by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

56 min listen

Resource Generation & Giving Tzedakah: This month we’re talking about the Resource Generation with Kate Poole and Jessica Rosenberg for our first segment. And for our second segment we’re talking about different sources around giving tzedakah as we think about our own giving philosophies. by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

100 min listen

“Warm & Welcoming” Book Review and “The Club”: This month we’re talking about the new book, Warm and Welcoming: How the Jewish Community can Become Truly Diverse and Inclusive in the 21st Century, edited by Warren Hoffman, and Miriam Steinberg Egeth. And for our second segment we’re talking about ... by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

60 min listen

Keeping Jewish Kids Safe from Abuse & Hannukah Kitsch: This month we’re talking about several recent scandals involving Jewish youth groups and youth leaders. What if anything can we hope Jewish organizations do to keep children and employees safe from sexual predators? by Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

58 min listen

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