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Episode 61: Wandering in the Wilderness - Zack Bodner, Tova Birnbaum
Dan and Lex are joined by guest co-hosts Zack Bodner and Tova Birnbaum, from the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, California. In this episode, they ex…
9 years, 5 months ago
Holidays Unbound Episode 4: Passover Part III - The Passover Seder (Abigail Pogrebin, Amichai Lau-Lavie, Vanessa Ochs, Justin Goldstein)
Dan and Ruth dive into the history of the seder and ideas about how to use—or not use—the traditional haggadah. They also explore how to experiment w…
9 years, 5 months ago
Episode 60: The Future is Already Here
Dan and Lex apply a famous William Gibson quote to the Jewish world. They reflect in particular on their recent conversation with Juan Mejia, on conv…
9 years, 5 months ago
Holidays Unbound Episode 3: Passover Part II - Did the Exodus Really Happen? (Steven Weitzman, Richard Elliott Friedman)
Dan and Ruth speak with scholars Steven Weitzman of the University of Pennsylvania and Richard Elliott Friedman of the University of Georgia (author …
9 years, 5 months ago
Holidays Unbound Episode 2: Passover Part I - What is Passover For? (Shai Held, Rachel Kahn Troster, Abigail Pogrebin)
Dan and Ruth begin the discussion of Passover by asking what the point of the holiday is! In answering, they consider the ideas of guests Shai Held, …
9 years, 5 months ago
Episode 59: Jewish Futurology - Hayim Herring
Dan and Lex are joined by Hayim Herring, expert in Jewish entrepreneurship and self-identified "Jewish futurist." They discuss challenges faced by sy…
9 years, 6 months ago
Holidays Unbound Episode 1: Introductions (Abigail Pogrebin)
Dan Libenson and Ruth Abusch-Magder introduce a new podcast series exploring the Jewish Holidays, aimed at helping "regular Jews" get more creative w…
9 years, 6 months ago
Episode 58: Jewish Economics - Carmel Chiswick
How do Jews decide how (and whether) to invest their time and money in Judaism? Economist Carmel Chiswick joins Dan and Lex for a conversation about …
9 years, 6 months ago
Episode 57: Becoming Jewish On the Web - Juan Mejia
Juan Mejia, the Southwest/Latin America Regional Director for Be'chol Lashon, who grew up Catholic, converted to Judaism, and became a rabbi, joins D…
9 years, 6 months ago
Episode 56: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva - Benay Lappe
In celebration of our one-year anniversary as a podcast, Dan and Lex are joined by the very first guest we ever had on the show, Benay Lappe, making …
9 years, 6 months ago