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The Israeli art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is as real as George Smiley or Hercule Poirot. He even has his own Wikipedia page. The CNN special correspondent Jamie Gangel describes herself on X as a friend of Gabriel Allon before she gets around to mentioning her husband, the best-selling thriller writer Daniel Silva who, of course, is the creator of Allon. As with all successful literary inventions, of course, Silva is as much Allon as Allon is Silva. Silva-Allon. Amongst the most lucrative partnerships in contemporary fiction. Unsurprisingly, Silva still hasn't managed to kill off Allon. Twenty-six books into the series, the retired Mossad legend turned Venice art restorer is the truest fake spy in the business — a character so real that Silva, who seems to revel in his insularity, has to lock himself away from imagining how readers receive him. Or perhaps he's locking himself away from Allon. In Ransom, out today, a billionaire real estate baron asks Allon to find his vanished wife, the dazzling socialite Alice Winter — who has, of course, a darker life. Behind Silva's latest summer best-seller looms Russia's shadow war on Europe. That's the post-cold war cold war politics of Ransom. Unit 29155, the GRU's sabotage specialists, are hitting pipelines and flying drones over Copenhagen, an MI6 officer describes the Russians as feral animals, and Ransom's climax unfolds at an emergency Downing Street summit with Zelensky without the United States in the room. It's a terrifying narrative as real as Gabriel Allon. Five Takeaways •       An Art Restorer Who Used to Be a Spy. Gabriel Allon was invented for one book — a 1999 novel inspired by the Camp David peace process, written like a demon in a cottage near Land's End — and was never meant to continue. Twenty-six books later, Silva has flipped the character's formula: once an operative whose cover was art restoration, Allon is now an art restorer who used to be a spy, formally retired and living in Venice. As for his age, Silva freezes time the way Christie froze Poirot: Allon is aging in reverse, quite intentionally, and Silva will write him for as long as people want to read him. •       Russia's Shadow War on Europe. The serious spine of Ransom is the campaign of sabotage and subversion that Russia is waging against all of Western Europe — the GRU's Unit 29155 hitting pipelines, running hacking operations, and flying the drones that shut down Copenhagen Airport and pushed Denmark toward its highest state of alert. One MI6 officer tells Silva the Russians are acting like feral animals, and the worse the battlefield goes, the more aggressive the sabotage becomes. Silva has been here before: Moscow Rules put him ahead of the curve on Putin in 2008, and Allon's personal war with Putinism enters its latest round. •       Writing an Israeli Hero After October 7. Allon is the old Israeli liberal establishment made flesh — secular, social-democratic, the Ashkenazi security elite whose surviving members now oppose the conduct of the war. Silva, an avowed two-stater, saw the change coming years before October 7: quoting his friend Richard Haass, this is not your parents' or grandparents' Israel. Allon, he insists, would never serve in a cabinet alongside far-right extremists like Ben-Gvir and Smotrich — and they wouldn't have him. What happened on October 7 was barbaric, Silva says, but this war has gone on far too long. •       The Super Rich, With a Judgmental Eye. It's fun to write about the rich — the jets, the expensive toys, the glamour of Venice, Knightsbridge, and Ibiza — but Silva does it for a specific reason: to draw the contrast between how they live and how the rest of us live. A new global super elite is checking out from everyone else, he argues — unwilling to pay taxes, to educate the young, or to care for the sick — so Ransom balances the socialite's world against an encampment of homeless seasonal workers on Ibiza. Britain itself gets the same treatment: austerity, seven prime ministers in a decade, and shires where nobody is doing very well. •       Pencils on the Floor. Silva calls himself a literary novelist masquerading as a thriller writer, and his working methods match the self-description: he lies on the floor and writes with pencils, keeping technology as far from the work as possible. AI appears in Ransom only because the plot demanded it — a proof-of-life photograph that has to be checked for deepfakery, in a world where even presidents fake pictures. The thought of asking AI to write for him prompts a simple question: what would be the point? A book a year since 1997, and book 27 began the day after this one was finished. About the Guest Daniel Silva is the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-six Gabriel Allon novels, including The Kill Artist, Moscow Rules, Portrait of an Unknown Woman, A Death in Cornwall, and An Inside Job. His books are published in more than thirty countries. He lives in Florida with his wife, CNN special correspondent Jamie Gangel — who describes herself on X as a friend of Gabriel Allon before mentioning her husband. His new novel is Ransom (HarperCollins, July 14, 2026). References: •       Ransom by Daniel Silva (HarperCollins, July 14, 2026) — book 26 of the Gabriel Allon series. James Patterson: “Silva can really write, the bastard.” •       Moscow Rules (2008) — the novel Silva is proudest of, which put him ahead of the curve on Putin and began Allon's personal war with the Russian secret services. •       The Kill Artist (2001) — Allon's first appearance, inspired by the Camp David peace process and written in a rented cottage near Land's End. •       Unit 29155 — the real GRU sabotage unit behind the pipeline attacks, hacking operations, and drone incursions that drive the novel's plot, including the 2025 shutdown of Copenhagen Airport. •       John le Carré — whose George Smiley, Silva concedes, needs no advice from Gabriel Allon, though the two would have got on had they met on Bywater Street. •       Richard Haass — the foreign policy analyst and friend of Silva's whose line frames the Israel discussion: this is not your parents' or your grandparents' Israel any longer. About Keen On America Nobody asks more awkward questions than the Anglo-American writer and filmmaker Andrew Keen. In Keen On America, Andrew brings his pointed Transatlantic wit to making sense of the United States — hosting daily interviews about the history and future of this now venerable Republic. With nearly 3,000 episodes since the show launched on...

Jon Herold and Zak Paine are back for Monday night, and things get weird fast. After a brief detour into USMNT soccer heartbreak (the goalie deserves his own investigation), the guys dig into the increasingly strange case of a Senate leader who hasn't been seen in public for weeks. Hospital statements, a very specific 911 call, a spouse's oddly timed overseas meetings, and a family that has gone completely silent all get picked apart with the pair's trademark mix of skepticism and dark humor. Then they pick up where they left off on a heavier historical thread, tracing the roots of Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jewish history in Israel before returning to the ongoing series on a decades old controversy involving missing children and unanswered questions from the state's early years. Expect callbacks to old internet lore, a few audience shoutouts, live chat questions about Project Looking Glass, and the usual sponsor break that somehow turns into a mini music video. As always, nothing here is confirmed, everything is baseless, and that's exactly the point.

Arguably the most popular book in the history of Yiddish literature, the Tsenerene (alternative Romanization: Ze'enah U-Re'enah) has been reprinted, both in Yiddish and in translation, 273 times since its appearance in the early seventeenth century. Arranged according to the weekly Torah portion, the book employs fragments of biblical verses in Hebrew to open sections of Yiddish text that may include direct translations, midrashic stories, commentaries, and – less often – interpretations original to the author, Yankev ben Yitskhok Ashkenazi of Janów. In this talk about the Tsenerene, Dr. Avi Blitz will show how the work's anthological style accommodates curious combinations of commentary and folklore and he will discuss what the book teaches us about the folk beliefs of early modern Ashkenazi society. Using different editions of the work, he will talk about textual variances and diverse paratextual elements that hint at the various ways the book was read throughout its 400-year history. Finally, he will discuss the idea of the book as a “women's Bible.” This lecture originally took place on July 18, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Arguably the most popular book in the history of Yiddish literature, the Tsenerene (alternative Romanization: Ze'enah U-Re'enah) has been reprinted, both in Yiddish and in translation, 273 times since its appearance in the early seventeenth century. Arranged according to the weekly Torah portion, the book employs fragments of biblical verses in Hebrew to open sections of Yiddish text that may include direct translations, midrashic stories, commentaries, and – less often – interpretations original to the author, Yankev ben Yitskhok Ashkenazi of Janów. In this talk about the Tsenerene, Dr. Avi Blitz will show how the work's anthological style accommodates curious combinations of commentary and folklore and he will discuss what the book teaches us about the folk beliefs of early modern Ashkenazi society. Using different editions of the work, he will talk about textual variances and diverse paratextual elements that hint at the various ways the book was read throughout its 400-year history. Finally, he will discuss the idea of the book as a “women's Bible.” This lecture originally took place on July 18, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies

The Rebbe addresses whether to enroll children in a Sephardic school, where they feel more at home, or a more religious Ashkenazi institution. He emphasizes that fear of Heaven takes precedence, and practical arrangements can help children feel comfortable. He also discusses financial concerns and holiday preparations. https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/012/007/4205

Our GuestKavita Ezekiel Mendonca is a poet, teacher and the daughter of Nissim Ezekiel, widely regarded as the father of modern Indian poetry in English. Kavita means ‘Poem' in Sanskrit. Born in Bombay into a Bene Israel family, Kavita grew up in multilingual family, encouraged to respect the many faiths in her community, and where her father made a deliberate choice not to follow the wave of Bene Israel emigration to Israel. His reason: if everyone goes, who stays and does something for this country? That question runs through this whole conversation.Kavita now lives in Calgary, where she writes and teaches. Her poetry draws on her Bene Israel heritage, her multilingual childhood, and the kitchens, synagogues and village visits that shaped her sense of who she is. In this episode, she reads her poem Give Me Oil in My Lamp, which quietly captures what Jewish identity can look like when it has nothing to prove.Key TopicsGrowing up Bene Israel in Bombay: religion, community and the world outside the doorNissim Ezekiel and his choice to stay in IndiaPoetry as inheritance and practiceYour GuideNissim Ezekiel (1924-2004): Indian poet widely regarded as the father of modern Indian poetry in English. Born in Bombay into a Bene Israel family, he published his first collection A Time to Change in 1952 and went on to define a new idiom for Indian writing: rooted in the everyday, sceptical of abstraction, deeply Indian and specifically Jewish at the same time.Bene Israel: One of the oldest Jewish communities in India, traditionally believed to have arrived on the Konkan coast of Maharashtra over two thousand years ago, possibly following a shipwreck. The community developed distinct traditions, including Marathi as a communal language and the malida ceremony. Aliyah: Hebrew for ascent, and a word used for immigration to Israel. Following the Partition of India, and through the 1950s, a significant number of Bene Israel families made aliyah, reducing the Mumbai community considerably.Konkan: The coastal strip of western India running through Maharashtra. The traditional homeland of the Bene Israel community and the setting of the shipwreck legend that forms part of Bene Israel origin stories. The village of Alibag, which features in Kavita's poem, sits near this coast.Want to Learn More?If this conversation connected with you, these episodes are close neighbours:A Jalebi and Challah Sandwich (Season 1, Episode 2): Penny interviews Eylan about his own Bene Israel and Ashkenazi heritage. The place to start if you want the context behind this episode.Memory as Resistance (Season 2, Episode 7): Eliaz Reuben-Dandeker, Bene Israel historian and artist based in Israel, on preserving what remains of Bene Israel material culture and memory.Being Seen Matters (Season 2, Episode 1): Yaffa Judah on her Bene Israel, Moroccan and English heritage, and the work of making mixed Jewish identity legible in British communal life.Identity is Overrated (Season 1, Episode 7): Dr Ophira Gamliel on Yemeni heritage, Asian Jewish communities, and the politics of Jewish languages.References and ResourcesKavita Ezekiel Mendonca's collections: Light of the Sabbath (2021), A Musical Poet and Father (memoir), Family Sunday and Other Poems (1989). Available via her website and through online booksellers.Nissim Ezekiel's work is collected in Collected Poems 1952-1988 (Oxford University Press). This Times of India article celebrates his centenary.Kenneth Robbins is a researcher and writer whose work on Indian Jewish communities includes field visits to Bene Israel sites along the Konkan coast and to the village of Alibag.Find us elsewhere, here!Show creditsHost / Producer: Eylan EzekielPost-production: Communicating for ImpactArtwork: Emily TheodoreMusic: Aleksafor utransndr KarabanovSound effects: Serge Quadrado Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The final episode of our special series. Rabbi Ken Spiro, Professor Elan Javanfard, and Ellie Bass unpack how Ashkenazi and Sephardi/Mizrahi communities developed radically different responses to centuries of trauma — and how those responses still shape Jewish observance, identity, and reactivity today.In the wake of October 7th, those differences matter more than ever. This conversation explores why Ashkenazi Judaism became fear-based and perfectionistic while Sephardi/Mizrahi Judaism remained attachment-based and warm, what each tradition gets right, and what an integrated, resilient Jewish future could look like.Three components of Jewish resilience. Two wounds. One people. Listen now.Welcome to a special three-part series of Remember What's Next called Jewish History and Trauma. Ellie Bass and  Rabbi Ken Spiro are in conversation with Professor Elan Javanfard who is a  researcher and expert in Jewish intergenerational trauma. Together, we are going to trace the full arc: where our collective wounds come from, how they live in us today especially now and what healing might actually look like going forward.Find out more about Professor Javanfard and his work: https://www.elanjavanfard.com/ and check out his blog: https://nefesh.org/blogs/Ejavanfard Want the full story? Start from episode one.As Winston Churchill said, "The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see." That's exactly what we're doing — going all the way back, so we can understand the present and shape what comes next.

Are we are venturing into the twilight of an American Jewish era? In a recent SAPIR essay, Dr. Mijal Bitton makes the case that it's time to reimagine Jewish flourishing for a new age -- one based on a Sephardic model of preservation rather than the liberal Ashkenazi dream of social acceptance, which defined the previous century. In a wide-ranging conversation, host Rabbi David Wolpe joins Bitton to explore whether the next century will be as welcoming to our descendants as it was to our ancestors. And how to create a more resilient Jewish future in America.Read Mijal's essay in SAPIR, The Future is Sephardic: https://sapirjournal.org/aspiration-ii/2026/the-future-is-sephardic/Questions or comments? Send us a note at ⁠info@sapirjournal.org⁠Music from #Uppbeat: ⁠https://uppbeat.io/t/theo-gerard/monsieur-groove

STUDY: https://www.academia.edu/167308699/The_Lost_Sheep_of_Israel_Found_8_Criteria_for_Identifying_Ethnic_Israel“They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory,the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises.To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh,is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.”Romans 9:4-5ABSTRACT: This study presents a two-part argument of considerable prophetic consequence. Part I, The Edomite Hypothesis, argues from first-century historiography, modern genetics, and prophetic Scripture that the ruling class of modern Jerusalem—like the Herodian dynasty of antiquity—are largely Edomite (Idumean) converts to Judaism and not the biological descendants of the Tribe of Judah. Part II, The Lost Sheep Found, then addresses the natural follow-on question raised by Part I: if the modern Ashkenazi are not ethnic Israel, where are the true genetic descendants of Jacob today? To answer this poignant question, I present eight data-driven criteria anchored to the biblical timeline of the 1446 BC Exodus and the 1399 BC Conquest of Canaan. In this portion of the study, I have presented and tested my hypothesis against peer-reviewed genetic research, ancient DNA studies, historical primary sources, and comparative linguistics. Both parts are governed by two foundational principles: first, salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ alone, not by blood or ancestry (Gal 3:28; Rom 10:13); second, God declared that ethnic Israel would never cease to exist as a distinct people (Jer 31:35-37). Consequently, they can be found. The convergence of evidence across both studies points toward a single conclusion: the modern occupiers of Jerusalem are Edomite impostors, while the genetic descendants of Jacob—Haplogroup R populations of Europe and their diaspora—remain in prophetic amnesia (Jeremiah 50:6), awaiting their awakening and gathering at the return of the Messiah (Ezekiel 37).“My people have become Lost Sheep;Their shepherds have led them astray.They have made them turn aside on the mountains;They have gone along from mountain to hillAnd have forgotten their resting place.”Jeremiah 50:6SUPPORT OUR MINISTRY:Text the word "Give" to 386-753-7337 or hit the "Thanks" button here on YouTube. Thank you so much for your generosity and for partnering in the Gospel of Jesus Christ with us!ORMOND CHURCHCome worship Jesus with us: https://ormondchurch.netMY INFO:Website: https://richtidwell.comLinktree: https://linktr.ee/richtidwellTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@richtidwellInstagram: http://bit.ly/GLoR5KTwitter: http://bit.ly/19bNH50

When a woman gets married and she comes from a Sephardic home, if her husband is Ashkenazi, is she required to change her Customs to those of her husband's?

On this episode of Unsupervised Learning, Razib talks to physicist Gregory Cochran. Cochran is best known for his work in human evolution, often at the intersection of biology, anthropology, and history. Trained in physics, he later turned to population genetics and became widely known through collaborations with researchers like Henry Harpending, producing influential but controversial work on recent human evolution, including the idea that natural selection has accelerated in the Holocene. Cochran has also been a prominent public intellectual, co-authoring the book The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution. He writes at the blog West Hunter. First, Razib and Cochran examine the controversy surrounding Ancient DNA reveals pervasive directional selection across West Eurasia, including Davide Piffer's complaint that the authors did not cite his work. Then, they review chapter-by-chapter the arguments in The 10,000 Year Explosion, from Cochran and John Hawks' prediction that Neanderthals likely admixed with modern humans, to the importance of agriculture in driving adaptation in human beings and the ecological context of the increase in Ashkenazi intelligence.

Part 1: Welcome to a special three-part series of Remember What's Next called Jewish History and Trauma. Ellie Bass and  Rabbi Ken Spiro are in conversation with Professor Elan Javanfard who is a  researcher and expert in Jewish intergenerational trauma. Together, we are going to trace the full arc: where our collective wounds come from, how they live in us today especially now and what healing might actually look like going forward.This first episode in a special series examines how historical trauma shapes Jewish identity, focusing specifically on Ashkenazi Jews. The conversation establishes foundational concepts of trauma (capital T vs. lowercase t, individual vs. communal, intergenerational vs. multigenerational) and traces how 1,000 years of European persecution created distinctive psychological and behavioral patterns in Ashkenazi communities—including emotional restraint, hyper-achievement orientation, dark humor as coping mechanism, and somatization of distress.Find out more about Professor Javanfard and his work: https://www.elanjavanfard.com/ and check out his blog: https://nefesh.org/blogs/Ejavanfard Want the full story? Start from episode one.As Winston Churchill said, "The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see." That's exactly what we're doing — going all the way back, so we can understand the present and shape what comes next.

While B2B companies debate whether to "embrace AI," one of the fastest-growing HR platforms in the world is already asking its designers to ship production code, run their own research, and rethink what a UI is in the first place.In this episode, Avi Ashkenazi — Senior Product Design Director at Deel, where 97 product designers work without a physical office, operate directly with the CEO, and are expected to unblock themselves — breaks down what actually separates designers who thrive in high-velocity environments from those who flame out. He makes the case that taste, devotion, and the willingness to stay opinionated are what AI can't automate, and explains why "vibe coding" will always hit a wall the moment a client asks for something exact.We also cover:Why Deel built a "Delight" team — and what it tells you about the ROI of caring about the emotional texture of your product, not just its functionalityThe agentic design system Deel is actively building, where interfaces construct themselves on demand and no two users ever see the same pageHow to run a 120-person distributed design org with no office and quarterly themes that actually move everyone in the same direction

Jill Kargman is a New York Times bestselling author of 12 books, creator of Odd Mom Out, and a "shtetl chic" Manhattan Jewess. Margarita and Jill talk wig life, vaginal lasers, antisemitism in middle school, and why Jewish joy is the whole point. Jill found her voice the moment she stopped hiding behind characters and just told the truth. She's excited to share her new film - Influenced (in theaters May 8th).Follow Jill on IG @jillkargman and @influenced.movie Support our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknowWhat We Discuss:00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda02:12 Sephardic mom, Ashkenazi dad, free-range NYC childhood06:30 Pulling her son out of school after an antisemitic incident10:15 Why every story she tells comes back to family14:20 Making *Influenced* and hiding the meat in the pasta18:45 Celebrity cameos, blonde wigs, and being a "Sicilian widow" in real life24:30 Re-virginization is real and Jill did it27:10 Jewish storytelling needs comedy too30:00 Margarita's life as a child pop star in Ukraine34:20 Jewish joy, Mamdani, and L'chaim motherf*ckers36:44 Closing Remarks & Guest Nomination

What does our DNA reveal about who we are as a people? In this episode of Remember What's Next, we explore the genetic history of the Jewish people and what it teaches us about our shared origins, our journey through history, and the family-turned-nation we've become.We begin where it all began: in the Levant. The genetic evidence is clear — all Jews trace back to Judea, with roots firmly planted in the land of our ancestors. From there, we follow the threads of our story outward, examining how exile and survival shaped not only our culture and traditions, but our very biology.We trace the Ashkenazi journey through the Rhineland, the Sephardic experience in Spain and Morocco, and the long, rich history of Mizrahi communities across the Middle East and North Africa. We look at how being enslaved and dispersed by the Roman Empire scattered our family across continents, and how centuries of life in different lands left their mark on visible traits like skin tone, eye color, and hair — even as our core genetic identity remained remarkably intact.This is a story of one family that became a nation, a nation that endured exile, and a people whose genetic memory still carries the fingerprints of Judea after thousands of years. Join us as we connect the science to the soul of our shared Jewish story.Support the work: https://ko-fi.com/rememberwhatsnext Want the full story? Start from episode one.As Winston Churchill said, "The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see." That's exactly what we're doing — going all the way back, so we can understand the present and shape what comes next.

Kenny Scott is our next guest on The Yay – Kenny is a veteran actor, who has acted in various theatre companies in the bay area. Jake and I talk about Kenny's upbringing, his training at Morgan State University and Laney College, his career in the bay area and where he sees himself in the future. You can reach Kenny directly via Instagram: @kenny_scxtt Kehinde Koyejo (Episodes 214 and 262) has been a friend of mine since 2005, when I stage managed her for the Ray of Light musical, Bat Boy. She's an amazing actress, model and creative artist. She's also an incredible entrepreneur – and I want to introduce you to her business, Kalm Korner. Kalm Korner is an online boutique that specializes in aromatherapy gifts – love rubs, moisturizers, sprays, tea blends and candles. Kalm Korner also sells Choc'late Mama cookies – she brought some over the last time we interviewed her and it was fantastic. Let's support a black female-owned business, a local business and make your first order by going to this website: https://kalmkorner.com/ SHOWS: The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? (Shotgun Players) March 21 – May 3 Kevin Clarke (Episode 355) is in the show https://shotgunplayers.org Female, Ashkenazi with a Sewing Machine (Musical Café/Inferno Theatre) April 25 only Jamie Greenblatt & Richard Jennings (Episode 173) are the writers Crystal Brown (Episodes 62 & 234) is in the show https://infernotheatre.org/festival-2026 Julius Caesar (SF Shakes) Feb 26 – April 29 (check website for details) Brandon DiPaola (Episode 306), Evan Held (Episode 226) and Jeunee Simon (Episode 297) are in the show https://www.sfshakes.org/performance/tour/ Flex (SF Playhouse) March 26 – May 6 Margo Hall (Episode 166) is directing the show Brittany Sims (Episode 328) and Champagne Hughes (Episode 335) are understudies https://sfplayhouse.org/2025-2026-season/flex/ How to Make An American Son (New Conservatory Theatre Center) April 3 – May 10 Richard Perez (Episode 314) is in the show https://nctcsf.org/event/americanson/ Mean Girls (Ray of Light Theatre) May 1 – 30 Marah Sotelo (Episode 124) is in the show https://www.rayoflighttheatre.com/meangirls Soulmates (3 Girls Theatre) May 3 Reading Kimberly Ridgeway (Episodes 155 & 251) wrote the piece https://www.3girlstheatre.org/3gt-presents God of Carnage (Pacifica Spendrift Players) May 8 – 17 Aaron Seymour (Episode 317) is in the show https://www.pacificaspindriftplayers.org/shows/2025-2026/god-of-carnage-2/ Lay My Burden Down (SF International Arts Festival) May 9-10 Cat Brooks (Episode 283) is in the show https://www.sfiaf.org/sfiaf2026_strange-angels-theater Shakespeare Over My Shoulder (African American Shakespeare Company) May 12 – June 7 Gary Moore (Episode 278) is in the show https://www.simpletix.com/e/shakespeare-over-my-shoulder-tickets-239794 anthropology (City Lights Theatre) May 14 – June 7 Maria Marquis (Episode 331) is in the show https://cltc.org/event/anthropology/ The House of Bernarda Alba (Oakland Theatre Project) May 22 – June 7 Eiko Moon-Yamamoto (Episodes 120 & 225) is in the show https://oaklandtheaterproject.org/house The Laramie Project (Coastal Rep) June 5 – 21 Danny Martin (Episode 71) is in the show https://www.coastalrep.com/upcoming A Midsummer Night's Dream (Actor's Ensemble) Aug 22 – Sept 7 Cynthia Lagodzinski (Episodes 96 & 266) is in the show Bruce Kaplan (Episode 294) is in the show https://www.aeofberkeley.org/94-news/latest-news/430-a-midsummer-night-s-dream-opens-august-22nd-2026 Follow us on Facebook and Bluesky (TheYayPodcast)

Jake and I welcome Amy Sass as our next guest. Amy is a playwright, director and visual artist – a gifted painter and puppet maker. She was the artistic director of Ragged Wing Ensemble, from 2004 to 2021. We talk about Amy's upbringing, her work with Ragged Wing, and her future. You can learn more about Ms. Sass via her website: https://www.amysass.com/about Amy talks about her project that uses puppets to deal with grief. You can learn more about Grief & Puppets here: https://griefpilgrim.com Kehinde Koyejo (Episodes 214 and 262) has been a friend of mine since 2005, when I stage managed her for the Ray of Light musical, Bat Boy. She's an amazing actress, model and creative artist. She's also an incredible entrepreneur – and I want to introduce you to her business, Kalm Korner. Kalm Korner is an online boutique that specializes in aromatherapy gifts – love rubs, moisturizers, sprays, tea blends and candles. Kalm Korner also sells Choc'late Mama cookies – she brought some over the last time we interviewed her and it was fantastic. Let's support a black female-owned business, a local business and make your first order by going to this website: https://kalmkorner.com/ SHOWS: The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? (Shotgun Players) March 21 – May 3 Kevin Clarke (Episode 355) is in the show https://shotgunplayers.org Female, Ashkenazi with a Sewing Machine (Musical Café/Inferno Theatre) April 25 only Jamie Greenblatt & Richard Jennings (Episode 173) are the writers Crystal Brown (Episodes 62 & 234) is in the show https://infernotheatre.org/festival-2026 Julius Caesar (SF Shakes) Feb 26 – April 29 (check website for details) Brandon DiPaola (Episode 306), Evan Held (Episode 226) and Jeunee Simon (Episode 297) are in the show https://www.sfshakes.org/performance/tour/ Girls – Chance – Music (ACT/Vineyard Theatre) LAST SHOW TOMORROW! Pam MacKinnon (Episode 350) is directing the show Sharon Shao (Episode 176) is an understudy in the show https://www.act-sf.org/whats-on/2025-26-season/girls-chance-music Flex (SF Playhouse) March 26 – May 6 Margo Hall (Episode 166) is directing the show Brittany Sims (Episode 328) and Champagne Hughes (Episode 335) are understudies https://sfplayhouse.org/2025-2026-season/flex/ How to Make An American Son (New Conservatory Theatre Center) April 3 – May 10 Richard Perez (Episode 314) is in the show https://nctcsf.org/event/americanson/ Fear & Misery Of The Fourth Reich (The Brecht Project) THIS WEEKEND – 2pm (zoom only) Susan E. Evans (Episode 23) is a director Kimberly Ridgeway (Episodes 155 & 251) is a director Scott Munson (Episodes 13, 53 & 284) wrote When We Fight, We Win Gene Moscy (Episodes 14 & 187) wrote The Virologists Denmo Ibrahaim (Episode 199) wrote When They Gas Us Reg Clay wrote Judicial Process Christine U'Ren (Episodes 14 & 187) wrote The Informer Craig Souza (Episode 10) wrote Worker's Playtime Tom Reilly (Episode 40), Carolyn Doyle (Episode 56), Cynthia Lagodzinski (Episodes 96 & 266) and Deborah Cortez (Episodes 98 & 238) are in the show https://www.thebrechtproject.org/ Mean Girls (Ray of Light Theatre) May 1 – 30 Marah Sotelo (Episode 124) is in the show https://www.rayoflighttheatre.com/meangirls God of Carnage (Pacifica Spendrift Players) May 8 – 17 Aaron Seymour (Episode 317) is in the show https://www.pacificaspindriftplayers.org/shows/2025-2026/god-of-carnage-2/ Lay My Burden Down (SF International Arts Festival) May 9-10 Cat Brooks (Episode 283) is in the show https://www.sfiaf.org/sfiaf2026_strange-angels-theater anthropology (City Lights Theatre) May 14 – June 7 Maria Marquis (Episode 331) is in the show https://cltc.org/event/anthropology/ A Midsummer Night's Dream (Actor's Ensemble) Aug 22 – Sept 7 Cynthia Lagodzinski (Episodes 96 & 266) is in the show Bruce Kaplan (Episode 294) is in the show https://www.aeofberkeley.org/94-news/latest-news/430-a-midsummer-night-s-dream-opens-august-22nd-2026 Follow us on Facebook and Bluesky (TheYayPodcast)

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What actually is authentic Sephardic Judaism—and how did we lose sight of it?In this conversation with Rabbi Daniel Bouskila, we unpack the Sephardic tradition as it was meant to be understood: not just a set of customs, but a fundamentally different way of approaching halacha, culture, and the Talmud itself.We talk about what makes Sephardic Judaism distinct—its clarity, its relationship to law, its resistance to over-complication—and how that stands in contrast to the Ashkenazi world that came to dominate modern Jewish life.This isn't about nostalgia. It's about recognizing that what many people assume is “standard” Judaism is actually just one historical stream—and how that shift happened matters.If you've ever wondered why Sephardic and Ashkenazi traditions feel so different, or what was gained and lost as one became more dominant, this conversation will challenge a lot of assumptions.We cover:What “authentic” Sephardic tradition really meansHow Sephardic Jews approach halacha differentlyThe role of culture vs law in shaping Jewish lifeA different way of engaging the TalmudHow Ashkenazi norms came to define mainstream Judaism#sefardic #ashkénaze #mizrachi #jewishtraditions #halachah #talmud #jewishidentity #jewishhistory #MizrahiJews #JudaismExplained #jewishphilosophy #torah #AuthenticTradition #RethinkingJudaism #deepconversations #fifthquestion Jewish History, Politics, Israel, Antisemitism, and Zionism - I cover it all.Politics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6QupJZ1HLY&list=PLQ3aQmFcYiCqqL-GSNw6NhSZWOvzaDdIKJewish History: https://youtu.be/1u4jHoZ8stM?si=0jZP4uhXlVEg2NOTAntisemitism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCgnEZ1d24Q&list=PLQ3aQmFcYiCqkU_aPIJGbE1xTKEbkh8euFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/daniel.levine.31/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidaniellevine/#Israel #Rabbi #Jewish #WhatisZionism #DoJews?

On today's pages, Menachot 70 and 71, we jump into the most hotly contested debate in the history of the Seder table: can you eat rice on Passover? While the Torah defines chametz through five specific grains, the evolution of Kitniyot—the custom of avoiding legumes and rice—has created a deep cultural divide between Ashkenazi and Sephardic traditions. Producer Josh Kross joins the show to recount the life-changing night he discovered a whole new world of Passover treats that his ancestors never dreamed of. How can a simple bowl of rice transform our understanding of the "correct" way to celebrate freedom? Listen and find out.

Sometimes the hardest type of activism is the activism that happens inside ourselves. It's easier for us to give others support and grace when they need it than it is for us to look in the mirror and do the same for ourselves. For recent guests Jeffrey Marsh and Jackie Goldschneider, this internal activism became a platform from which they were able to support others, and today's guest Ari'el Stachel is doing that same work. Ari'el is an award winning actor of Ashkenazi and Yemenite Jewish descent, and he has long struggled with his mixed identity. But after realizing he could embrace his Middle Eastern identity in a professional capacity, his eyes were opened. Ari'el is now challenging his fear of himself in a brave one-man show called Other. In it, he tackles family history, his mental health challenges, and his profuse sweating, all of which are things that make him, him.  Ari'el and Jay discuss connections, the responsibility artists must carry for their communities, Ari'el's comfort moving across artistic mediums, and much more. Today's episode was produced by Tani Levitt and Mijon Zulu. To check out more episodes or to learn more about the show, you can visit our website Allaboutchangepodcast.com. If you like our show, spread the word, tell a friend or family member, or leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. We really appreciate it. All About Change is produced by the Ruderman Family Foundation. Episode Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:44 Ari'el's conversations with the audience at his shows 7:25 Ari'el reflects on 25 years since 9/11 and shares takeaways for 2026 12:34 How does Ari'el change his art and his worldview as the world shifts around him? 16:30 Other's reception in Israel 22:26 How does Ari'el's anxiety interact with his love of the stage? 27:26 Putting yourself out there as a performer and activist 29:15 Outro and Goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/ Jay's brand new book, Find Your Fight, in which Jay teaches the next generation of activists and advocates how to step up and bring about lasting change. You can find Find Your Fight wherever you buy your books, and you can learn more about it at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.walmart.com/ip/Find-Your-Fight-Make-Your-Voice-Heard-for-the-Causes-That-Matter-Most-Hardcover-9781963827071/10817862336⁠⁠