Podcast Episodes

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

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 p…

4 years, 8 months ago

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1.07 Living with Uncertainty (w/ Miriam Anzovin and James Roday Rodriguez)

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 b…

4 years, 8 months ago

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

Rabbi Shira and Joshua welcome ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt to the show, to discuss antisemitism in general, and Whoopi Goldberg’s comments on the Hol…

4 years, 8 months ago

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1.05 Sacred Spaces (w/ Mayer Rus & Phill LaMarr)

This week Rabbi Shira and Joshua are joined by Architectural Digest’s Mayer Rus. Together they look at the weekly Torah portion, Terumah, and conside…

4 years, 8 months ago

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1.04 De-emphasizing the Truth (w/ Jamie Raskin & Mary McCormack)

With the week’s Torah portion, Mishpatim, as a guide, Rabbi Shira and Josh probe the Jewish take on lying — is it ever acceptable? And we are joined …

4 years, 9 months ago

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1.03 Daily Acts of Revelation (w/ David Wain & Ken Marino)

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 bac…

4 years, 9 months ago

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Bonus: After Colleyville

A Bonus episode in which Josh and Rabbi Shira reflect upon this past weekend’s hostage situation at a synagogue in Texas.

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4 years, 9 months ago

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1.02 Bring Me a Shrubbery (w/ Mark Donovan & Scott Foley)

Don’t pack away those NYE decorations just yet! Rabbi Shira and Joshua discuss Tu Bishvat, the Jewish “New Year of the Trees.”  They’ll help you spru…

4 years, 9 months ago

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1.01 Mixed Multitude (w/ Josh Charles)

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This week’s Torah Portion, “Bo,” mentions the “mixed multitude” that left Egypt with the Israelites. Who were these “others,” and who are the "others…

4 years, 9 months ago

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Teaser

In this teaser episode, we give you a taste of what’s to come in Chutzpod!
Rabbi Shira and Joshua discuss the Jewish approach to liminality — moving…

4 years, 10 months ago

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