his month we’re talking about… politics. How does it show up in our Jewish communities? And how do we want it to show up in our communities? How and when do we talk about politics at shul? Endorsements: Zahava endorses (1) the Gabfest Reads episode about Tablets Shattered by Joshua Leifer; (2) Rav Yehuda Amital’s […] The post Talking in Shul Ep. 97…

his month we’re talking about… politics. How does it show up in our Jewish communities? And how do we want it to show up in our communities? How and when do we talk about politics at shul? Endorsements: Zahava endorses (1) the Gabfest Reads episode about Tablets Shattered by Joshua Leifer; (2) Rav Yehuda Amital’s […] The post Talking in Shul Ep. 97…

This month we’re talking about waste and Jewish practice, especially as we begin preparing for Passover. What if anything can we do on a global, local, and personal level about waste? Endorsements: Zahava endorses the folk song “Irish Eyes” by Rose Betts and encourages you to search for responses to Rose’s “Open Verse” challenge Mimi […] The post T…

This month we’re talking about waste and Jewish practice, especially as we begin preparing for Passover. What if anything can we do on a global, local, and personal level about waste? Endorsements: Zahava endorses the folk song “Irish Eyes” by Rose Betts and encourages you to search for responses to Rose’s “Open Verse” challenge Mimi […] The post T…

This month we’re joined by Rabbi Shani (pronounced Shah-Knee) Rosenbaum also in Somerville, MA. Shani is a teacher of Talmud and Halakhah at the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College in Newton, Mass. Welcome, Shani! This month we’re talking about The Book of V. by Anna Solomon. NYT review by Jennifer Haigh: “The Book of V.” […] The post Talking In Sh…

This month we’re joined by Rabbi Shani (pronounced Shah-Knee) Rosenbaum also in Somerville, MA. Shani is a teacher of Talmud and Halakhah at the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College in Newton, Mass. Welcome, Shani! This month we’re talking about The Book of V. by Anna Solomon. NYT review by Jennifer Haigh: “The Book of V.” […] The post Talking In Sh…

Hello! and welcome to Talking in Shul, a roundtable podcast. I’m your host, Tamar Fox, and I’ve got Zahava Stadler joining us from Toronto. Hi Zahava! And Mimi Lewis is joining us from Somerville, MA. Hi Mimi! And this month we’re joined by Hannah Lebovits, Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Arlington. Hannah […] The post Talking In …

Hello! and welcome to Talking in Shul, a roundtable podcast. I’m your host, Tamar Fox, and I’ve got Zahava Stadler joining us from Toronto. Hi Zahava! And Mimi Lewis is joining us from Somerville, MA. Hi Mimi! And this month we’re joined by Hannah Lebovits, Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Arlington. Hannah […] The post Talking In …

This month we’re joined by special guest, Hila Ratzabi. Hila has joined us in the past to discuss Etty Hillesum. Hila is a poet, writer, and editor whose book of poems, There Are Still Woods was published by June Road Press in September 2022, and won a 2023 gold Nautilus Award and was a finalist […] The post Talking In Shul Ep. 93: Deep Dive into J…

This month we’re joined by special guest, Hila Ratzabi. Hila has joined us in the past to discuss Etty Hillesum. Hila is a poet, writer, and editor whose book of poems, There Are Still Woods was published by June Road Press in September 2022, and won a 2023 gold Nautilus Award and was a finalist […] The post Talking In Shul Ep. 93: Deep Dive into J…

This month we’re talking about the television show Little Bird, available on PBS, and CBC. Created by Jennifer Podemski and Hannah Moscovitch with the participation of Jeremy Podeswa as an executive producer, the series centres on a First Nations woman who was adopted into a Jewish family during the Sixties Scoop, as she attempts to […] The post Ta…

This month we’re talking about the television show Little Bird, available on PBS, and CBC. Created by Jennifer Podemski and Hannah Moscovitch with the participation of Jeremy Podeswa as an executive producer, the series centres on a First Nations woman who was adopted into a Jewish family during the Sixties Scoop, as she attempts to […] The post Ta…

This month we’re doing kind of an unusual episode. Given how hard things have been for everyone since the events of October 7th, and the ongoing war in Gaza, we wanted to talk about things that are bringing us some Jewish joy. Mimi’s Jewish joy My daughter entering shul shouting “Amen!” Romantic Comedy by Curtis […] The post Talking In Shul Ep. 91:…

This month we’re doing kind of an unusual episode. Given how hard things have been for everyone since the events of October 7th, and the ongoing war in Gaza, we wanted to talk about things that are bringing us some Jewish joy. Mimi’s Jewish joy My daughter entering shul shouting “Amen!” Romantic Comedy by Curtis […] The post Talking In Shul Ep. 91:…

Hello! and welcome to Talking in Shul, a roundtable podcast. I’m your host, Tamar Fox, and I’ve got Zahava Stadler joining us from Toronto. Hi Zahava! Mimi Lewis is taking a break this month, but we’re thrilled to welcome past and future guest Yael Kalman, who is joining us from Minneapolis. Hi Yael! This month […] The post Talking In Shul Ep. 90: …

Hello! and welcome to Talking in Shul, a roundtable podcast. I’m your host, Tamar Fox, and I’ve got Zahava Stadler joining us from Toronto. Hi Zahava! Mimi Lewis is taking a break this month, but we’re thrilled to welcome past and future guest Yael Kalman, who is joining us from Minneapolis. Hi Yael! This month […] The post Talking In Shul Ep. 90: …

This month we’re talking about Passover, talking about our favorite rituals, texts, foods, and more. Passover favorites Ritual Mimi: Hallel (when it happens!) and washing each others hands Zahava: Reciting the entire Hagaddah out loud, in unison, with my family Tamar: Making pickles the night before the holiday begins Text Tamar: Letter to My Old […

This month we’re talking about Passover, talking about our favorite rituals, texts, foods, and more. Passover favorites Ritual Mimi: Hallel (when it happens!) and washing each others hands Zahava: Reciting the entire Hagaddah out loud, in unison, with my family Tamar: Making pickles the night before the holiday begins Text Tamar: Letter to My Old […

This month we’re talking about Jewish influencers. What/how are the influencing us, and what trends do we see and like or dislike? “Influencer” can feel like a very shallow field–one that’s obsessed with trends and how things look to attract likes, views, followers. So what happens when influencers are speaking from a Jewish space? Raizy […] The po…

This month we’re talking about Jewish influencers. What/how are the influencing us, and what trends do we see and like or dislike? “Influencer” can feel like a very shallow field–one that’s obsessed with trends and how things look to attract likes, views, followers. So what happens when influencers are speaking from a Jewish space? Raizy […] The po…

This month we’re talking about how we prioritize kid services and programming versus our own communal needs. What is our ideal, and what we have we seen that didn’t work for us. Endorsements Mimi endorses Kapelya, an album of women singing Hasidic melodies soon to be released by the artist RAZA, watching the Klimovitcher Nigun […] The post Talking …

This month we’re talking about how we prioritize kid services and programming versus our own communal needs. What is our ideal, and what we have we seen that didn’t work for us. Endorsements Mimi endorses Kapelya, an album of women singing Hasidic melodies soon to be released by the artist RAZA, watching the Klimovitcher Nigun […] The post Talking …

This month we’re talking about being Jewish at work. How do we explain and present ourselves as Jews at a Jewish workplace, or a non-Jewish workplace? 1 in 4 hiring managers say they’re less likely to hire Jewish applicants by Kathryn Moody in HR Dive Zahava’s short twitter thread about a work conversation after the […] The post Talking In Shul Ep.…

This month we’re talking about being Jewish at work. How do we explain and present ourselves as Jews at a Jewish workplace, or a non-Jewish workplace? 1 in 4 hiring managers say they’re less likely to hire Jewish applicants by Kathryn Moody in HR Dive Zahava’s short twitter thread about a work conversation after the […] The post Talking In Shul Ep.…

Hello! and welcome to Talking in Shul, a roundtable podcast. I’m your host, Tamar Fox, and I’ve got Zahava Stadler joining us from Toronto. Hi Zahava! And Mimi Lewis is joining us from Somerville, MA. Hi Mimi! You may have noticed that we took a bit of a break since our last episode. We are […] The post Christmas & Hanukkah appeared first on Jewish…

Hello! and welcome to Talking in Shul, a roundtable podcast. I’m your host, Tamar Fox, and I’ve got Zahava Stadler joining us from Toronto. Hi Zahava! And Mimi Lewis is joining us from Somerville, MA. Hi Mimi! You may have noticed that we took a bit of a break since our last episode. We are […] The post Christmas & Hanukkah appeared first on Jewish…

Beauty Queen of Jerusalem Beauty Queen of Jerusalem is a new show on Netflix (it previously came out as 20 30 min episodes in Israel. Netflix has made it into 10 hour long episodes). It follows the ​​Hermosas, a wealthy Sephardic family who own a shop in Machane Yehuda in Jerudalem. Gabriel runs the shop, […] The post Beauty Queen of Jerusalem & Th…

Beauty Queen of Jerusalem Beauty Queen of Jerusalem is a new show on Netflix (it previously came out as 20 30 min episodes in Israel. Netflix has made it into 10 hour long episodes). It follows the ​​Hermosas, a wealthy Sephardic family who own a shop in Machane Yehuda in Jerudalem. Gabriel runs the shop, […] The post Beauty Queen of Jerusalem & Th…

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, and how the Jewish community can and should be responding. For that segment we’ll be talking with my good […] The post Recipe for Change…

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, and how the Jewish community can and should be responding. For that segment we’ll be talking with my good […] The post Recipe for Change…

This month we’re talking about the TN school ban of Maus, and other attempts to limit education around difficult or uncomfortable subjects like the Holocaust and slavery. And for our second segment we’re, oof, we are getting ready for pesach and thinking about some Seder topics we are (and aren’t) excited to discuss at our […] The post Talking In S…

This month we’re talking about the TN school ban of Maus, and other attempts to limit education around difficult or uncomfortable subjects like the Holocaust and slavery. And for our second segment we’re, oof, we are getting ready for pesach and thinking about some Seder topics we are (and aren’t) excited to discuss at our […] The post Talking In S…

This month we’re talking Marcie Greenfield Simons about what it’s like to be an interfaith chaplain in these intense covid times. And for our second segment we’re talking about a series of video documentaries from the Times of Israel about three somewhat neglected populations within Jerusalem: secular Jews, Christians, and Arabs who might want to […

This month we’re talking Marcie Greenfield Simons about what it’s like to be an interfaith chaplain in these intense covid times. And for our second segment we’re talking about a series of video documentaries from the Times of Israel about three somewhat neglected populations within Jerusalem: secular Jews, Christians, and Arabs who might want to […

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 The Club, a new show on netflix that centers on a Jewish woman in […] The post “Warm & Welcoming” B…

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 The Club, a new show on netflix that centers on a Jewish woman in […] The post “Warm & Welcoming” B…

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? And for our second segment we’re talking about Hanukkah kitsch. Sexual abuse and assault in Jewish youth spaces Celebrated Haredi chil…

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? And for our second segment we’re talking about Hanukkah kitsch. Sexual abuse and assault in Jewish youth spaces Celebrated Haredi chil…

This month we’re joined by guest host Miriam Steinberg-Egeth. Among Miriam’s many claims to fame are her Jewish advice column in the Exponent, and her forthcoming book, Warm and Welcoming: How the Jewish Community Can Become Truly Diverse and Inclusive in the 21st Century which she co-edited with Warren Hoffman and which is coming out […] The post …

This month we’re joined by guest host Miriam Steinberg-Egeth. Among Miriam’s many claims to fame are her Jewish advice column in the Exponent, and her forthcoming book, Warm and Welcoming: How the Jewish Community Can Become Truly Diverse and Inclusive in the 21st Century which she co-edited with Warren Hoffman and which is coming out […] The post …

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. My Unorthodox Life My Unorthodox Life Is Compelling TV That Could Make Life Harder for Some Jews by Jenny Singer […] The post Climate Chan…

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. My Unorthodox Life My Unorthodox Life Is Compelling TV That Could Make Life Harder for Some Jews by Jenny Singer […] The post Climate Chan…

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 perfect summer Shabbat.We explore our favorite activities and discuss what makes these hot Shabbatot…

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 perfect summer Shabbat.We explore our favorite activities and discuss what makes these hot Shabbatot…

For our first segment, we’re talking about The Last Days, a documentary that originally came out in 1998, directed by James Moll, and focuses on the lives of five hungarian Jews who survived the Holocaust. Recently rereleased on Netflix, it got us thinking about Holocaust education, and how it’s changing in a world where there […] The post “The Las…

For our first segment, we’re talking about The Last Days, a documentary that originally came out in 1998, directed by James Moll, and focuses on the lives of five hungarian Jews who survived the Holocaust. Recently rereleased on Netflix, it got us thinking about Holocaust education, and how it’s changing in a world where there […] The post “The Las…

My minyan will likely want to keep broadcasting on Zoom after the pandemic is over and we are back in person. As someone who doesn’t use technology on Shabbat, what does that mean for me? Should I decline to lead or read Torah or have an aliyah knowing that it is being broadcast? JewishPublicMedia · […] The post How Will We Return to Running Minyan…

This month we’re talking with Dr. Rachel B. Gross about her new book, Beyond the Synagogue: Jewish nostalgia as religious practice. And for our second segment we’re talking about Shiva Baby, a new film written and directed by Emma Seligman. Beyond the Synagogue We’re joined by Dr. Rachel B. Gross to talk about her new […] The post Beyond the Synago…

This month we’re talking with Dr. Rachel B. Gross about her new book, Beyond the Synagogue: Jewish nostalgia as religious practice. And for our second segment we’re talking about Shiva Baby, a new film written and directed by Emma Seligman. Beyond the Synagogue We’re joined by Dr. Rachel B. Gross to talk about her new […] The post Beyond the Synago…

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, fake cheese, fake ice cream--inspired in part by the passing of David Mintz, the founder of Tofutt…