40 — Devarim: R-r-r-recap!

This week, we start the last book of the Torah, and realize the five books have names that are super focused on words. We also learn about the philosophy behind audio editing, compare the geology of the Middle East to the "middle west" of Wisconsin, and find the true meaning of family (it has to do with hair, and also I guess choice and love and stuff). Plus, some shenanigans with parallel structures in grammar, and measuring the appropriate sizes of beds. Full transcript available here. Jaz referenced meeting their friend Nora, who came on the podcast for Episode 14 —Va'eira: Enough Frogs to Overwhelm Our Oppressors. Lulav mentioned a recap episode of Friends at the Table that summarized the events of the Autumn and Winter seasons in Hieron; that episode is Spring in Hieron 00: What Came Before, if you want to jump in. Some Tisha B'Av events this year: Tisha B'Av of Teshuvah (Return): Mourning the Destruction of Black Lives (in person action in New York, in Grand Army Plaza, organized by JFREJ) with a digital participation option What We've Lost: A Communal Conversation About Exile and Song During a Global Pandemic (Online, Jul 26, 2020 at 17:00 Eastern Time) Tisha B’Av 5780: Will Things Ever Be The Same? Jewish Tradition as it Adapts and Resists Disruption/Destruction (online panel with Rabba Yaffa Epstein, Rabbi Marc Baker, Alicia Jo Rabins and Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson, at 12:00 Eastern Time) Support us on Patreon! Send us questions or comments at [email protected], follow us on Twitter @kosherqueers, and like us on Facebook at Kosher Queers. Our music is by the band Brivele. This week, our audio was edited by Ezra Faust, and our transcript was written by Jaz Twersky and Reuben Shachar Rose. Our logo is by Lior Gross, and we are not endorsed by or affiliated with the Orthodox Union. Support the show