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The Lesson Southern Jews Knew First
When I reflect on my rabbinical career, I realize I have spent nearly a third of it south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Yes, that includes about 10 years …
10 hours ago
How To Love Israel, Even When It Is Hard
I was talking recently with a young man about his social life. He described an evening that did not sound like the stuff of romantic legend.
The dinn…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Why Judy Blume Matters
I had weird reading habits when I was a kid.
For one thing, no one ever told me that there were certain books that boys should read, and certain book…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Whom Does Your God Love? A Jewish Case for the Stranger. With Shai Held
What does the Torah actually say about immigrants — and what does it demand of us?
Rabbi Jeff Salkin sits down with one of the Jewish world's leading…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Why a War With Iran Means Confronting Radical Evil
On Purim, Jews read Esther — a story of survival in the face of annihilation.
This episode connects that ancient warning to today’s confrontation wi…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
How American Jewish immigrants invented childhood
Michael Kimmel’s Playmakers reveals how Jewish immigrants built America’s toy industry—and reshaped modern childhood. From teddy bears to superheroes…
3 months ago
Being a Rabbi in the Midst of an Earthquake + Elan Babchuck
As the ground shifts beneath our feet, where is our faith?
For your consideration: Rabbi Elan Babchuck. He is the founding director of Glean Network…
4 months ago
Jews and Hats: A Thousand-Year-Old Love Story
When did Jews start covering their heads? Certainly not in the Bible. The practice emerged during rabbinic times, and not everywhere.
Learn more a…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Reform Judaism's Wide Open Doors + Rabbi Rick Jacobs
Why Do Jewish? Love, Obligation, and the Courage to Show Up
Imagine a familiar conversation in any household across the world.
“Do we have to go to t…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Antisemitism Is as American as Apple Pie + Pamela Nadell
Historian Pamela Nadell joins us to confront an unsettling truth: antisemitism didn’t come to America—it was born here. In her powerful new book, Ant…
6 months, 4 weeks ago