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Episode 208: Yiddish...Nu? - Dan and Lex
Dan and Lex have one word for you, listeners……Nu? Just kidding, they have many thousands of words to offer in this episode, which concludes a unit of…
6 years, 8 months ago
Bonus Episode: A Pluralism of Necessity - Rena Yehuda Newman
In this special episode, 2019 Judaism Unbound and New Voices Fellow Rena Yehuda Newman (they/them) explores a new concept called “Pluralism of Necess…
6 years, 8 months ago
Episode 207: American History of Yiddish - Tony Michels
Tony Michels, the George L. Mosse professor of American Jewish History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg fo…
6 years, 8 months ago
Episode 206: "Practical" Isn't the Point - Sandy Fox
Sandy Fox, American Jewish historian and host of Vaybertaytsh, a “feminist podcast for the Yiddish-speaking and the Yiddish-curious,” joins Dan Liben…
6 years, 8 months ago
Episode 205: A Yiddish Family - Asya Vaisman Schulman, Seb Schulman
Asya Vaisman Schulman and Sebastian Schulman join Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg to talk about each of their individual relationships to Yiddish langu…
6 years, 8 months ago
Episode 204: Confronting Yiddish Shame - Naomi Seidman
Naomi Seidman, the Chancellor Jackman Professor of the Arts at the University of Toronto’s Department for the Study of Religion, joins Dan Libenson a…
6 years, 9 months ago
Bonus Episode: Shmoozing About Yiddish (Dan on "The Shmooze" Podcast)
Dan Libenson shifts from his usual role as co-host to one of guest! He appears on the Yiddish Book Center's podcast, entitled "The Shmooze," where he…
6 years, 9 months ago
Episode 203: Yiddish in America - Aaron Lansky
Aaron Lansky, founder of the Yiddish Book Center and winner of a MacArthur Fellowship (also known as the MacArthur “Genius Grant”), joins Dan Libenso…
6 years, 9 months ago
Episode 202: The Texts are Dancing - Ruth Calderon
Ruth Calderon, a former member of Israel’s parliament and the founder of two organizations (Elul and Alma: Home for Hebrew Culture) blending traditio…
6 years, 9 months ago
Episode 201: Marathons and Sprints - Aaron Katler
Aaron Katler, CEO of UpStart, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation that looks at ideas of Jewish change, creativity, and urgency th…
6 years, 9 months ago