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2.15 Hardening Our Own Hearts--and Pharaoh's, too
Rabbi Shira and Joshua delve into the final three plagues and the Hebrews' liberation from Egyptian slavery. The story is difficult to digest--the la…
3 years, 9 months ago
2.14 Vicious Squiggles
The Exodus story continues, and with it, questions about what oppression does to both the oppressed and the oppressor, and the importance of breath i…
3 years, 9 months ago
2.13 I've Been to the Mountaintop (w/ Evan Traylor)
We've begun the book of Exodus just in time to mark Martin Luther King Jr's birthday and the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. This first parsha packs a l…
3 years, 10 months ago
2.12 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Forgiveness
Happy New Year and welcome back to Chutzpod! Rabbi Shira and Joshua wrap up the Joseph narrative and conclude the Book of Genesis. Will Joseph be abl…
3 years, 10 months ago
2.11 Facing the December Dilemma
We're deep into Hanukkah and Joshua and Rabbi Shira share listener stories and advice on how to navigate the December holidays as an interfaith famil…
3 years, 10 months ago
2.10 Advertising the Miracle
Rabbi Shira and Joshua go on a Hanukkah retrospective: how it started 2,200 years ago, how it's evolved through the Medieval era until today. It will…
3 years, 10 months ago
2.09 "She Said" (w/ Jodi Kantor)
For our foremothers Rachel and Leah (and Bilhah and Zilpah) it's all about what they said (or couldn't say). How does this week's Torah portion hold …
3 years, 11 months ago
2.08 Chayei Sarah Sarah (w/ Sarah Podemski)
In our final episode before Thanksgiving, we welcome Sarah Podemski, an award-winning Anishnaabe and Ashkenzai artist and actress (Reservation Dogs).…
3 years, 11 months ago
2.07 It Could Be Worse (w/ Jodi Rudoren)
Rabbi Shira and Joshua react to Election Night and tie it into this week's Torah portion of Vayera. We also welcome on Jodi Rudoren, editor in chief …
4 years ago
2.06 A World Aflame
Rabbi Shira and Joshua get back to basics with a Torah discussion about parshat Lech Lecha on going forth. We discuss the duality of fire, the concep…
4 years ago