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Episode 85: B-Mitzvah Revolutions - Isa Aron
Isa Aron, Professor of Jewish Education at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, joins Dan and Lex to re-think a ritual that has turned …
8 years, 9 months ago
Bonus Episode: Yom Kippur Unbound
Dan and Lex give their thoughts on the Biblical readings associated with the holiday of Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). They provide historical co…
8 years, 9 months ago
Episode 84: The Jewish Catalog, Then and Now - Riv-Ellen Prell
Dan and Lex are joined by Anthropologist Riv-Ellen Prell, author of Prayer and Community: The Havurah in American Judaism. Prell outlines the evoluti…
8 years, 10 months ago
Episode 83: The Exodus - Richard Elliott Friedman
Richard Elliott Friedman, scholar of the Hebrew Bible and author of the best-selling work Who Wrote the Bible?, joins Dan and Lex to discuss his newe…
8 years, 10 months ago
Episode 82: The Happiness Prayer - Evan Moffic
Evan Moffic, author of the new book The Happiness Prayer: Ancient Jewish Wisdom for the Best Way to Live Today, joins Dan and Lex for a discussion of…
8 years, 10 months ago
Episode 81: Diaspora Boy - Eli Valley
Artist and writer Eli Valley joins Dan and Lex for a conversation about his newly-released book Diaspora Boy: Comics on Crisis in America and Israel.…
8 years, 10 months ago
Episode 80: Feeling the Burn
Dan and Lex deepen their exploration of how Burning Man might expand our thinking about 21st century Judaism. They look at the concept of pilgrimage …
8 years, 11 months ago
Episode 79: Burning Mensch - Joel Stanley
We continue our exploration of Burning Man and potential connections to re-imagining Judaism with an interview with Joel Stanley, who serves as Senio…
8 years, 11 months ago
Episode 78: Burning Man - Jon Mitchell, Allie Wollner
What is Burning Man? Why might it be particularly relevant for those who are thinking about the present and future of Judaism? Dan and Lex are joined…
8 years, 11 months ago
Episode 77: Folk Judaism
Who determines what "counts" as genuine Judaism today? Those who serve in official leadership capacities of the Jewish world, or can ordinary Jews (t…
8 years, 11 months ago