Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSchool Schmooze with Danielle Frandina, Celia Janoff and Reuben Cohen
Season 2 Episode 14
On this episode, host Rockne Roll first speaks with Danielle Frandina, a curriculum developer at Facing History and Ourselves, about Facing History’s approach to teaching about contemporary antisemit…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Spirit of Service with Merit Pinker
Season 2 Episode 13
On this episode, host Rockne Roll talks with Jewish Federation of Greater Portland Volunteer Coordinator Merit Pinker. They discuss the centrality of volunteerism to both Jewish values and to Pinker'…
Published on 6 months ago
How Dignity is Grown with Arielle Goranson
Season 2 Episode 12
On this episode, host Rockne Roll talks with Arielle Goranson, the chair of Portland's chapter of Dignity Grows, a national Jewish organization working to alleviate period poverty. They discuss what …
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Mental Health In Modern Times with Pamela Barkley and Daniel Brenner
Season 2 Episode 11
On this episode, host Rockne Roll talks with Pamela Barkley and Rabbi Daniel Brenner at Moving Traditions, a non-profit focused on improving Jewish teen wellbeing, about the challenges facing today's…
Published on 7 months ago
Ceasefire Conditions with Rebecca Caspi
Season 2 Episode 10
Host Rockne Roll talks with Rebecca Caspi, the Jewish Federations of North America's Senior Vice President for Global Operations and Director-General of their Israel Office, about how Israel is respo…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
A Financial Foundation with Noah Rosenberg
Season 2 Episode 9
On this episode, host Rockne Roll talks with Oregon Jewish Community Foundation Director of Community Relations Noah Rosenberg. They discuss the history of Oregon's Jewish philanthropic resource, how…
Published on 8 months ago
Managing Many Merriments with Rabbi Eve Posen
Season 2 Episode 8
On this episode, host Rockne Roll speaks with Rabbi Eve Posen, Associate Rabbi of Congregation Neveh Shalom in Portland and a former Rukin Rabbinic Fellow with 18 Doors, about how interfaith families…
Published on 9 months ago
Kabbalah Crash Course with Dr. Yosef Rosen
Season 2 Episode 7
On this episode, host Rockne Roll goes over the basics of Kabbalah with Dr. Yosef Rosen, the recently-appointed Director of Jewish Life and Learning at the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. They…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Magic of Mikvah with Naomi Malka
Season 2 Episode 6
On this episode, host Rockne Roll chats with Naomi Malka, a long-time mikvah manager who consulted on the construction and operation of Rachel's Well Community Mikvah in Portland, Oregon. They discus…
Published on 10 months ago
Our Political Past with Ellen Eisenberg
Season 2 Episode 5
On this episode, host Rockne Roll chats with Professor Ellen Eisenberg, the Dwight & Margaret Lear Professor of American History at Willamette University, about the history of Jewish involvement in O…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago