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EPISODE · Mar 19, 2026 · 55 MIN

A Salvage Job, Part Two

from Shoga Speaks — First Person · host Robert Philipson

Sam and Daniel are in Israel, circa 1969. They are on a kibbutz, learning Hebrew in the morning and working for their room and board in the afternoon. Sam follows Daniel in his effort to deepen his Jewish identity. They go to Mount Tabor, site of a battle between the Israelites and the Canaanites, spend a weekend at a Chassidic yeshiva where Daniel is ardently proselytized by a recent convert. Finally they make pilgrimage to the Western Wall, the holiest shrine in Judaism, where Sam confronts his Jewish destiny. And still the revelations are not over because the first-person narrator -- me -- discovers the real motivation behind the writing. It may not be what you think. It certainly wasn't what I thought at the time. "Even the outpouring of my story had been an act of cowardice. I had written what green authors so often write about, a territory so worn and worked over that it could serve only as an apprenticeship." Host InfoHosted by Dr. Robert PhilipsonRobert is a former professor of African-American studies with a passion for jazz and art. A published author and Harlem Renaissance historian, he has produced multiple films about the intersectionality of race, music, and sexuality.Music“Theme of Exodus” Ernest Gold“He AIn’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” - The Hollies“Jerusalem of Gold” - Ofra Haza“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” - U2"Where is Love" - Acapella Arrangement from Oliver!Connect With Us:Website: shogafilms.orgInstagram: @shogafilmsFacebook: facebook.com/shogafilmsTwitter: twitter.com/shogafilmsSign up for our newsletter at shogafilms.orgWebsite: www.shogafilms.com;Instagram: shogafilms;Facebook: facebook.com/shogafilms;Twitter: twitter.com/shogafilms

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Sam and Daniel are in Israel, circa 1969. They are on a kibbutz, learning Hebrew in the morning and working for their room and board in the afternoon. Sam follows Daniel in his effort to deepen his Jewish identity. They go to Mount Tabor, site of a battle between the Israelites and the Canaanites, spend a weekend at a Chassidic yeshiva where Daniel is ardently proselytized by a recent convert. Finally they make pilgrimage to the Western Wall, the holiest shrine in Judaism, where Sam confronts...

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