May 24, 2023Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 29 - Anniversary Special: A One-Shot of Biblical Proportions!To celebrate one year of being Jewish and Nerdy, we invited our previous guests back to the show for a Torah Smashed version of Dungeons & Dragons. Each player chose a biblical character to portray (character descriptions below) and joined together for an adventure 5,783 years in the making.00:02:27 Interrogating the slave master00:06:26 MacGuffin’s compass00:11:08 Noah: the seafarer and his mysterious ship00:20:33 “Kuo toa! Defend Yourselves!”00:52:02 This calls for a celebratory meal00:54:17 Our hands are tied01:07:13 What’s in the chest?01:13:59 Maybe now it’s magical01:18:13 The Temple atop Mount Sinai01:30:00 Rabbi Fixler’s dreams come to life!01:33:06 Who wakes Lilith?01:51:39 It is not that easy02:09:49 The helping friendly bookShare this episode with a friend: https://www.torahsmash.com/post/episode-29-anniversary-special-a-one-shot-of-biblical-proportionsConnect with us online, purchase swag, support us with a donation, and more at www.torahsmash.com.Character Backgrounds:JONAH - played by Barak MalkinLevel 15 Halfling Druid - Jonah comes from his eponymous book of the Tanakh, which we read on Yom Kippur. Jonah is asked by God to travel to Nineveh, tries to get away, gets swallowed by a whale (“big fish”), and eventually does as God asks.JOSEPH - played by Ethan Lane-MillerLevel 15 Half-Elf Monk/Fighter/Warlock - Joseph comes from the book of Genesis (also featured in the musical written by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber), where his adventures take him on a roller-coaster ride from favorite child to slave to head of house to prisoner to Egyptian vizier. His placement in Egypt leads to the salvation of his family, which in turn leads to his people being enslaved in Egypt.TAMAR - played by Rabbi Leah BerkowitzLevel 15 Changeling Paladin - Tamar’s story is from Genesis 38, where she starts married to Judah’s eldest (making her Joseph’s niece-in-law). He dies while they are childless, so she marries Judah’s second. He dies while they are childless, so Judah keeps his third son away from her (which is against the custom of the time), and Tamar, in turn, tricks Judah into sleeping with her to provide a child. She uses Judah’s staff, cord, and signet to prove that the child is his.ISAAC - played by Rabbi Josh FixlerLevel 15 Elf Warlock - Isaac’s story comes early in Genesis. He is the only son of Abraham and Sarah, the half-brother of Ishmael, and the father of Jacob and Esau. He spends his biblical story being guided by his family rather than making his own decisions, and eventually gets tricked by his wife and son Jacob because of his dimming eyesight.RAHAV - played by Rabbi Elisa KoppelLevel 15 Half-Elf Rogue Assassin - Rahav comes from the book of Joshua, which tells the story of the conquest of Canaan. When Joshua sends spies into Jericho to scout the city, Rahav (the town prostitute) gives them a place to hide and a route of escape out of the city. Her sign of loyalty to the Israelites was a red cord tied to her window.