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1.13 Why is the Episode Different from all Others? (w/ Hrishikesh Hirway) Apr 01, 2022

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…because on all other episodes we talk about what we want to talk about, but in THIS episode we talk about what you want to talk about! And never mind four, we answer SIX listener questions. Get your hosts’ takes on therapy, Luther, volunteerism, and more!

Episode Timecodes:

(40:05) Hrishikesh Hirway defines Hebrew & Yiddish terms used in our episode

(42:58) Rabbi Shira’s Guided Meditation

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1.12 Bubbling Hunk of Unidentifiable Food (w/ Noah Emmerich) Mar 25, 2022

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Fins, and scales, and split hooves…. oh my! The Rabbi and Josh get back to the text, as they look at the Torah portion Shmini, which includes the laws of keeping kosher, and they ponder how to sanctify the act of eating.

Episode Timecodes:

(38:19) Noah Emmerich defines Hebrew & Yiddish terms used in our episode

(40:47) Rabbi Shira’s Guided Meditation

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1.11 LIVE Purim Edition (w/ Elon Gold, Eitan Levine, & Scott Weiner) Mar 16, 2022

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As Purim begins at sunset on Wednesday, “Chutzpod!” follows suit. This is a unique episode as you will hear a live Zoom taping where Joshua & Shira were joined by a legion of the “Chutzsquad”. Multiple guests came by as we do our best to fulfill all of the Purim Mitzvot (Commandments). Coming your way are Megillah Readings, the “Jewish or Antisemitic” game show, virtual costume changes, drinking games, Larry David stories, raising money to feed the less fortunate, and so much more all in under an hour.

Episode Timecodes:

(00:00) Purim Shpiel

(08:57) First Megillah Reading by Scott Weiner

(09:46) Elon Gold (Actor) swings by

(23:11) Second Megillah Reading by Scott Weiner

(25:30) Eitan Levine (Comedian) leads “Jewish or Antisemitic” Game Show

(35:10) Third Megilah Reading by Scott Weiner

(39:45) Fourth Megillah Reading by Scott Weiner

(43:18) Joshua’s Guided Meditation

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1.10 Celebrating 100 Years of the Bat Mitzvah (w/ Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Hermann) Mar 11, 2022

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In March of 1922 in New York City, twelve year-old Judith Kaplan had the first ever Bat Mitzvah and we are here to celebrate this momentous occasion. Rabbi Shira tells Joshua about her own Bat Mitzvah and explains the reasoning for why this rite of passage occurs when it does. Our interview this episode is with Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Hermann, who works at SAJ, where Judith made history 100 years ago. We also sprinkle in other touching first-hand Bat Mitzvah stories for you to enjoy.

Episode Timecodes:

(05:17) Malina sisters share their Bat Mitzvah memories

(16:13) Interview with Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Hermann

(43:44) Rabbi Shira’s Bat Mitzvah Speech

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1.09 On the Tragedy in Ukraine (w/ Oksana Galkevich) Mar 04, 2022

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As tragedies continue in Ukraine, Joshua & Rabbi Shira dedicate this episode to the 200K+ Jewish people who live there and are in harms way. The episode begins by letting people know the ways they can help and what Jewish relief organizations are lending their support. Then we are joined by Oksana Galkevich, born in Ukraine and as of the past few years living in Israel, who has assisted the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) with many operations in Ukraine and the Former Soviet Union.
Episode Timecodes:

(05:30) Rabbi Shira’s quick primer on the Jewish Worldwide Relief Organizations

(07:58) Interview with Oksana Galkevich

(27:40) Special Joint Meditation reading

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1.08 Communities: A Love/Hate Story (w/ Wajahat Ali, Dule Hill & Jazmyn Simon) Feb 25, 2022

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What is the purpose of a community? Rabbi Shira and Joshua look at this very simple yet complex question in this episode that aligns with the Torah portion “Vayakhel”. They are then joined by the esteemed author Wajahat Ali for his unique viewpoint on the subject.

Episode Timecodes:

(17:32) Wajahat Ali Interview

(41:07) Dule Hill & Jazmyn Simon define the Hebrew & Yiddish (and even Aramaic) terms used in our episode

(43:37) Rabbi Shira’s Guided Meditation

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1.07 Living with Uncertainty (w/ Miriam Anzovin and James Roday Rodriguez) Feb 18, 2022

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Our hosts welcome the Queen of TikTok Talmud to the show, and they discuss the Golden Calf, feeling lost without a leader, and the rabbi under your bed.

Episode Timecodes:

(18:20) Miriam Anzovin Interview

(39:21) James Roday Rodriguez defines Hebrew/Yiddish terms used in the episode

(42:18) Rabbi Shira’s Guided Meditation

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1.06 Ancient Magic 8 Ball (w/ Jonathan Greenblatt, Melissa Merwin-Malina, & Russell Shaw) Feb 11, 2022

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Rabbi Shira and Joshua welcome ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt to the show, to discuss antisemitism in general, and Whoopi Goldberg’s comments on the Holocaust in particular. Also, we talk about what we’re wearing, who we’re wearing, and why we’re wearing. And…our hosts welcome their spouses to the show!

Episode Timecodes:

(05:40) Melissa Merwin (Joshua’s wife & costumer) Interview on the performative nature of wearing clothing

(29:41) Jonathan Greenblatt Interview

(45:57) Russell Shaw (Shira’s husband) defines the Hebrew & Yiddish terms used in the episode

(48:40) Rabbi’s Shira’s Guided Meditation

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1.05 Sacred Spaces (w/ Mayer Rus & Phill LaMarr) Feb 04, 2022

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This week Rabbi Shira and Joshua are joined by Architectural Digest’s Mayer Rus. Together they look at the weekly Torah portion, Terumah, and consider the specificity of the instructions for constructing the Tabernacle, the portable sanctuary for worship built by the Israelites in the desert.

Episode Timecodes:

(17:47) Mayer Rus Interview

(37:58) Phil LaMarr defines Hebrew/Yiddish terms used in the episode

(42:07) Rabbi Shira’s Guided Meditation

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1.03 Daily Acts of Revelation (w/ David Wain & Ken Marino) Jan 21, 2022

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Rabbi Shira and Joshua discuss the giving of the Ten Commandments, and what it takes to be prepared for “revelation” in our lives. Then they kick back with actor-writer-director David Wain to discuss his connection to Judaism, and the Ten Commandments-inspired film he co-wrote and directed, “The Ten”.
Episode Timecodes:

(26:01) David Wain Interview
(46:30) Ken Marino defines the Hebrew & Yiddish terms we mentioned
(48:09) Rabbi Shira’s Guided Meditation

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