JPMedia: Talking in Shul

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 Public Media.

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 & The Shivah by Gog appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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: Standing Up to Antisemitism & Abortion Rights appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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 Shul Ep. 82: Book Bans & Sedar Topics appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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 […] The post Interfaith Chaplain Marcie Greenfield Simons & Times of Israel “State of Jerusalem” Documentaries appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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” Book Review and “The Club” appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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 children's author […] The post Keeping Jewish Kids Safe from Abuse & Hannukah Kitsch appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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 Jewish Day Planners & Jewish Romance Novels appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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 Change & “My Unorthodox Life” appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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 bearable and/or fun. […] The post Anti Semitism & Perfect Summer Shabbats appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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 Last Days” & the Pew Survey of Jews in America appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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 Synagogue & Shiva Baby appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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 Tofutti. The post Fat Torah & Fake Kosher Foods appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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. Marjorie Taylor Green, that California forest fires were started by space lasers financed […] The post Crossing Delancey & Jewish Conspiracy Theories appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

This 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 […] The post Jewish Life in 2021 & The Prayer for our Country appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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.  The Gett The Gett: A Young Wife’s Tale  Gift Giving Mimi Stadler Pottery The Dream of Scipio […] The post “The Gett: A Young Wife’s Tale” & Jewish Gift Giving Practices appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

This month we’re talking about a new online training to become a mikveh guide from Mayyim Hayyim. For that segment we’ll be joined by Jessica Rosenberg, the director of the Rising Tide Open Waters Mikveh Network from Mayyim Hayyim. And for our second segment we’ll be reflecting on the life and legacy of Justice Ruth […] The post Mayyim Hayyim and Ruth Bader Ginsburg appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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 Rowell, and Tinyletter.com/Pome, and Things to Do In the Belly of the Whale […] The post An American Pickle & Politics in Shul appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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 favorite representations of Judaism on TV.  Endorsements Mimi endorses Campfires and Color Wars Jewish Geography Zoom Racing Tamar […] The post High Holidays in a Pandemic & Judaism on TV appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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.  Resource Generation Resource Generation describes itself as “a multiracial membership community of young people with wealth […] The post Resource Generation & Giving Tzedakah appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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 around determining how many Jewish people are also People of Color. Tema Smith […] The post Black Lives Matter Protests & Jews of Color appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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 teen by Ariella Kaplan in alma  Rachel Harrison Gordon […] The post Philissa Cramer & Broken Bird appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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. For our second segment we’re talking about cleaning for Passover.  So for our first topic we’re joined […] The post Hila Ratzabi & Etty Hillesum appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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. The post Bonus Episode: Coronavirus & Judaism appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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, and on us personally, on the occasion of her ninth yahrzeit. Dasi Fruchter South Philly’s historic Jewish […] The post Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter & Debbie Friedman appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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 Gates Jr is  show on PBS in which various celebrities learn […] The post Beyond the Pale and Favorite Jewish Verses appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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? Endorsements Zahava endorses the poem “Questions About Angels,” by Billy Collins. Mimi […] The post Honeycake Magazine and talking about God appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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 Heights in a not so flattering way.  Covered Up Covered Up trailer:  The […] The post Talking in Shul Ep. 59: Covered Up and This American Life appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

 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,’ Sacha Baron Cohen’s new Netflix series by Josefin Dolsten in JTAThe […] The post The Spy and Psalms appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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, how are we reflecting on the public and private apologies we want to make and are seeing around us? […] The post Apologies and Golda’s Balcony appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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 process. For our second segment we’re going to be talking about […] The post The Rabbinic Pipeline and Holocaust Comparisons appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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This month on the podcast, we talk to Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll of Chochmat Nashim about the erasure of women in many Jewish publications, a worsening trend. Then, in our second segment, we discuss the influence of megadonors on the Jewish world in the wake of Michael Steinhardt’s #metoo scandal. Endorsements: Mimi endorses Uprooted: A Jewish Communal […] The post Women Erased and the Long Shadow of Megadonors appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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. Further readings Jewish burial Taharah & Gender by Emily Fishman (EmFish) in the Jewish Journal The post Gender and Jewish burial, and the ticking clock of Jewish life appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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. Further readings Looking Jewish Your Straight Hair Doesn’t Equal Strength by Esther […] The post Looking Jewish, and Jewish Burnout appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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. Further readings Shtisel TV show ‘Shtisel’ subtly changes ultra-Orthodox perceptions by Jessica Steinberg in the Times of […] The post Shtisel and gender in life cycle events appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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, and a special round of endorsements in honor of Zahava, who couldn’t join us for the recording this week. Further […] The post Chanukkah Books and the Forward’s Sexiest Jewish Intellectuals appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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. We also talked about how synagogues can and should deal with security, and about the play Observance, […] The post HIAS, Synagogue security, and Observance appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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. And we’re talking about the matriarchs. How do we feel about the […] The post High Holiday Recap and the Matriarchs appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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. Further reading #MeToo in the Jewish community My personal and professional reckoning with Steven […] The post #MeToo in the Jewish community and BlackkKlansman appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

This month on the podcast we’re talking about the Ashkenazi Jewish food renaissance with Liz Alpern, entrepreneur and co-founder of the Gefilteria, and co-author of the Gefilte Manifesto. And for our second segment we’re talking about the new film Neshikot B’Ivrit, or Hebrew Kisses, by filmmaker Manya Lozovskaya. Further reading Ashkenazi Jewish food renaissance The Gefilte Manifesto: […] The post Ashkenazi Jewish food renaissance, and Neshikot B’Ivrit appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

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 […] The post A Jewish Man’s Rebellion and Disobedience appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

This month on the podcast we each read a different book about someone leaving Orthodoxy, and we’re going to discuss the themes and reactions that came up for all of us. In our second segment we’re going to discuss the recent blowup around Women’s March leaders Tamika Mallory and Carmen Perez and their support of […] The post Memoirs About Leaving Orthodoxy and Anti-Semitism in the Women’s March appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

This month on the podcast we’re talking about Jewish music, about prayer, and about what happens when these things come together. These three interrelated topics are an amalgam of various conversations we’ve been wanting to have with one another, spurred in part by renewed discussions about Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, famed composer of many Jewish liturgical […] The post Jewish music and Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach’s music appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

This month on the podcast we got a request from a listener to discuss the graphic novel Unterzakhn by Leela Corman. For our second segment we’ll be discussing the recent triple wedding in New York of couples who couldn’t or wouldn’t get married in Israel under the rabbinate. Further reading Unterzakhn Buy Unterzakhn by Leela […] The post Unterzakhn and a Triple Wedding in New York appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

This month on the podcast we’re talking about the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, a new show on Amazon Prime, and we’re talking about what it’s like to be Jewish during the (secular) holiday season. Further reading The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Is the Ultimate ‘Winning the Breakup’ Fantasy by Anna Silman in The […] The post The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and “the Holiday Season” appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

This month on the podcast we’re talking about awesome historical Jewish women that we didn’t learn about when we were kids. And we’re going to talk about Jewish rituals that we wish existed, and ones we could do without. Further reading Awesome Jewish women in history Take the Prominent Jewish Women in History quiz from […] The post Awesome Historical Jewish Women, and Rituals We’d Like to Create or Destroy appeared first on Jewish Public Media.