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Hill Havurahdcast
by Hannah Spiro, Jessica Smith, Rabbi Hannah Spiro, Mark Sherman
Hill Havurah (www.hillhavurah.org) is an independent Jewish community in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC. After the Coronavirus pandemic turned the Havurah ("Fellowship") into a virtual community, Hill Havurah's Rabbi Hannah Spiro continued connecting the congregation with weekly Zoom chats with individual members of the Havurah, to talk about life, work, pandemic and spirituality. Those conversations turned into Havurahdcast episodes. They are edited and produced by Jessica Smith. Artwork by Sarah Burford, @sarahmburford on Instagram. Original music by Rabbi Hannah Spiro.
Episodes
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Havuradcast #41 Keiana Mayfield (Social Worker, Antiracism Consultant)
The Havuradhcast is back! After a year long hiatus, we are bringing you an extended conversation that Rabbi Hannah had just before she went on maternity leave last year. She spoke with Havurah member Keiana Mayfield. Keiana is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Maryland, College Park…
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Havurahdcast #40 - Brad Snyder (Sports Law and Social Justice )
The Supreme Court right is considering a case involving NCAA athletes -- a case that involves sports, money, race and the law. Georgetown Law Professor Brad Snyder, and expert in constitutional law and sports law, breaks it all down for Rabbi Hannah. He also talks about his longtime interest in...
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Havurahdcast #39 - Susan Ades (Smithsonian Museum Exhibits Director)
If you have missed going to museums this past year, you are going to love this episode. Rabbi Hannah talks to Havurah member Susan Ades, Director of Smithsonian Exhibits. Susan works with museums across the Smithsonian, and has been in museum education for 30 years. She tells Rabbi Hannah about...
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Havurahdcast #38 - Cheryl Shapiro, PhD (psychoeducational testing)
When parents find their child struggling at school, they may end up at Havurah member Cheryl Shapiro's office. Cheryl is a clinical psychologist who specializes in psycho-educational testing. These are the assessment that help parents identify if their child has a learning difference, and if she…
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Havurahdcast #37 Annie Karni (White House Correspondent, New York Times)
In episode 38, Rabbi Hannah speaks with Havurah member Annie Karni, the current White House correspondent for the New York Times, about what it's like to cover the Biden White House after four years of Trump Administration drama and chaos. Also, do Jews believe in Heaven? And tweeting about...
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Havurahdcast #36 - Julie Davis (New York Times Editor on covering Trump - and now Biden -- for the Times)
In the episode, Rabbi Hannah catches up with Julie Davis, the Congressional Editor and former White House correspondent for the New York Times (and former Congressional correspondent). Rabbi Hannah asks Julie how her work and life has changed since Joe Biden became President, after four frenzied...
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Havurahdcast #35 - Mark Sherman (Supreme Court reporter for the Associated Press)
Before the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, Rabbi Hannah interviewed Havurah member Mark Sherman, a reporter who has been covering the Supreme Court for the last 14 years. He shares insights about his work, and a crazy story of work crashing into life: the moment he…
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Havurahdcast #34 - Gregory Woodward (Home education)
www.droppingsomeknowledge.com
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Havurahdcast #33 - Michael Svetlik (In Poland, A Life Transformed and Lives Created)
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems https://www.ifes.org/ Opening theme: Gather You Together (Hannah Spiro) Closing song: Ma'ariv Aravim (Hannah Spiro)
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Havurahdcast #32 - Leslie Feder (The One to Ten Scale) and more Aviva Chernick!
Havurah member and social worker Leslie Feder tells Rabbi Hannah about a communications tool she uses when she counsels couples in relationship therapy: the "one to ten scale." Then we'll hear another song from the soulful Aviva Chernick: "Buena Semana," sung in Ladino, is a traditional greeting…
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Havurahdcast #31 - Becca Epstein (The Chaos Slayer) and music from Josh Warshawsky
https://joshwarshawsky.com/ https://www.managementcenter.org/
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Havurahdcast #30 Maya Ajmera (Jain, Jewish and Southern, and the Moment of Obligation) and Music from Elana Jagoda
https://globalfundforchildren.org www.societyforscience.org www.sciencenews.org https://elanajagoda.com/home
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Havurahdcast #29 - Keri Linas (Child Psychologist) and new music from Aviva Chernick!
http://avivachernick.com/
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Havurahdcast #28 - Ken Eisner (Navigating Interfaith Marriage, Working at Amazon)
https://ritualwell.org/ritual/voting-prayer Voting Prayer By Rabbi David Mevorach Seidenberg This prayer, originally published in 2008, is updated for the 2020 election. Download the PDF at the bottom of the page for the prayer in Hebrew, English and transliteration. Behold, I am intending…
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Havurahdcast #27 - Kim Fellner (Writer, Child of Holocaust Survivors, Labor Organizer)
https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2020/10/01/kindertransport-children-holocaust-memories/ideas/essay/
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Havurahdcast #26 - Elyse Genderson (Sommelier and Purveyor of Fine Wines & Spirits)
In Episode #26. Rabbi Hannah indulges in wine talk with Elyse Genderson, fourth generation owner of the renowned wine and spirits store, Schneider's of Capitol Hill. Elyse talks about the store's history, her own path into the industry, her return to a more active Jewish life, and she also offers...
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Havurahdcast #25 - Steve Lickteig and Barrie Hardymon (Media Life)
In episode #25, Rabbi Hannah talks to veteran journalists Barrie Hardymon and Steve Lickteig about their work at NBC and NPR, podcasting and media life and spirituality, and being a news filter for their young kids.
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Havurahdcast #24 - Eric Emanuel (Surviving Cancer with Grace and Humor)
Here is the link to the tweet Rabbi Hannah mentions in her remarks at the end of the episode. https://twitter.com/butsh_feygele/status/1312607255284666368/photo/1
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Havurahdcast #23 - Zoe Gutterman (Zoom The Midwife!)
In this episode, Rabbi Hannah interviews Havurah member and certified nurse-midwife Zoe Gutterman. Zoe works at Unity Health Care, as well as Howard University Labor and Delivery Unit. and she teaches at Georgetown University. She talks to Rabbi Hannah about how she started her career in…
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Havurahdcast #22 - Elizabeth Dranitzke (Photographing A Community)
PHOTO CREDIT: Elizabeth Dranitzke/Photopia
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Havurahdcast #21 - Jody Tick (COO, Capital Area Food Bank)
For information on how to donate or volunteer at the Capital Area Food Bank: https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/
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Havurahdcast #20 - U.S. Representative Brad Sherman
Havurah member Brad Sherman joins Rabbi Hannah in this episode of the Havurahdcast, and talks about splitting his time between his family in DC and his Congressional district in Southern California, the Trump presidency, foreign affairs and what Rep Sherman thinks will happen this November.
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Havurahdcast #19 What Will Yavneh Look Like This Year?
This is a special episode about what Yavneh will look like this year, since many parents are wondering how online Hebrew school will work. To talk about this, Rabbi Hannah gathered the Hill Havurah's Rabbi Educator Julie Gordon, as well as several Yavneh teachers AND our new Special Education...
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Havurahdcast #18 Patti Kolb and Rachel Breitman (School Opening This Fall)
In this episode, Rabbi Hannah talks to two experienced educators about the daunting issue of school openings. Havurah members Patti Kolb and Rachel Breitman both work at Washington Latin Public Charter School, and bring their administrative, teaching, and parenting/grandparenting insights to the...
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Havurahdcast #17 Chris Jaikaran (Our Newest Board Member, and a Poem For Tisha b'Av)
In this midsummer episode, Rabbi Hannah interviews the Hill Havurah's newest elected Board member Chris Jaikaran - baseball fan, cybersecurity analyst, and one of many interfaith family members in the Havurah. Chris tells Rabbi Hannah about growing up in his own interfaith family in Guyana, and...
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Havurahdcast #16 - Aaron Hiller (The President's Impeachment)
As Deputy Chief Counsel for the House Judiciary Committee, Havurah member Aaron Hiller had a front row seat to the historic hearings to impeach President Trump. He worked closely with U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler on the proceedings, and opens up to Rabbi Hannah about that time, how he…
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Havurahdcast #15 - Rebekah Sobel (Capital Jewish Museum)
Rabbi Hannah has the inside scoop on the new Jewish museum set to open in DC in 2022! Turns The Hill Havurah's very own Rebekah Sobel is Director of Interpretation at the soon-to-open Capital Jewish Museum (https://capitaljewishmuseum.org), which will document stories of Jewish life in DC and is...
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Havurahdcast #14 - Joe Hurowitz (The Mercy Alliance)
Follow Joe's band The Mercy Alliance and you can hear the band's INSTAGRAM LIVE show -- July 18 6pm
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Havurahdcast #13 - Sarah Burford (Art and Motherhood)
You can see the images Rabbi Hannah refers to, and more of Sarah's work, on Instagram @sarahmburford And here is the online artist-in-residency in motherhood collective Sarah talks about: http://www.artistresidencyinmotherhood.com
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Havurahdcast #12 - Katya Hoppe and Jillian Best Adler (social isolation and talking to kids about racism)
In Episode #12, Rabbi Hannah talks to Havurah member Katya Hoppe about how to protect yourself against the physically toxic effects of social isolation, and her own struggles with living alone. Katya has been part of the Havurah's effort to reach out and call every member, to check in and see how...
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Havurahdcast #11 - Jonathan Make and Catherine Sherman (a journalist's self-censorship and why I - a teenager - am protesting)
In this episode, Rabbi Hannah talks with Havurah member Jonathan Make. Jonathan is Executive Editor of Communications Daily, which covers the telecoms and media industry. Rabbi Hannah ask him how journalists in these emotional times can remain neutral and how they express their personal views, if...
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Havurahdcast #10 - Brenda Richardson and Sig Cohen (Cross River Dialogue)
In this Havurahdcast, Rabbi Hannah interviews Havurah member (and founder) Sig Cohen, and Brenda Richardson. The two belong to the Cross River Dialogue, a circle of African American and Jewish community builders from both sides of the Anacostia River who meet regularly to share experiences, find...
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Havurahdcast #9 - Adam Ruben (how we pulled off a virtual bar mitzvah, and pandemic stimulus checks)
Want to know how to pull off a Zoom Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah? In this week’s episode of the Havurahdcast, Rabbi Hannah speaks with Havurah member Adam Ruben about his sons' recent B’nai Mitzvah, which required tough decisions and creative thinking. Adam is Campaign Director for the Economic Security...
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Havurahdcast #8 - Rachel Usdan (engineer-turned-full-time-gun control activist)
Rabbi Hannah Spiro is back with another episode of the Hill Havurahdcast, her weekly chat with Havurah members about life, work, the pandemic and spirituality. This week, Rabbi Hannah talks to Rachel Usdan, a structural engineer who left her job to become a full-time volunteer activist, and is…
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Havurahdcast #7 - David Drucker (senior political correspondent on politics, working with kids at home)
In episode #7, Rabbi Hannah talks to Havurah member David Drucker, dad to two young boys and Senior Political Correspondent for the Washington Examiner. David talks to Rabbi Hannah about growing up Jewish in Malibu, CA, the influence of 1980s and 1990s talk radio on his career, and offers his...
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Havurahdcast #6 - Joanna Cohen (working in an ER during the pandemic)
In this episode of the Havurahdcast, Rabbi Hannah speaks with Havurah member Joanna Cohen about her work as an pediatric emergency medicine physician in the ER at Children's National Hospital: how the pandemic has changed her work, and some of the upsides of new pandemic-related policies at the...
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Havurahdcast #5 - Gary Mintz
In Episode #5 of the Hill Havurahdcast, Rabbi Hannah speaks to Gary Mintz. Gary is a prominent cardiologist who has spent decades travelling around the world, including nearly 100 trips to China. He has forged close relationships with Chinese medical professionals and tells Rabbi Hannah about…
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Havurahdcast #4 - Alina Baciu
In Episode #4, Rabbi Hannah Spiro interviews Alina Baciu. Alina works for the National Academy of Sciences, and specializes in population health. Alina talks about immigrating from Romania as a teenager, how she entered the field of public health, and also talks about planning a bat mitzvah…
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Havurahdcast #3 - Stephanie Iceland-Leitzel
In Episode #3 of the Hill Havurahdcast, Rabbi Hannah Spiro interviews Stephanie Iceland-Leitzel. Stephanie works for US AID and has lived all over the world, from Jordan to Madagascar. A mom of two boys, one three and one seven, Stephanie talks about sheltering in place with a special needs…
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Havurahdcast #2 - Aarin Roozen
In Episode #2 of the Hill Havurahdcast, Rabbi Hannah Spiro interviews Havurah member and JetBlue flight attendant Aarin Roozen. A mom of two elementary school girls, Aarin talks about her unique California Jewish upbringing, and her interracial and interfaith family. In every Havurahdcast…
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Havurahdcast #1 - Amy Nevel
In Episode #1 of the all new Havurahdcast, the Hill Havurah's Rabbi Hannah Spiro interviews one of her congregants, Amy Nevel. Amy works in the Department of Health and Human Services alongside the top officials managing the Covid-19 pandemic. She shares the astonishing, and bittersweet, story...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hill Havurah (www.hillhavurah.org) is an independent Jewish community in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC. After the Coronavirus pandemic turned the Havurah ("Fellowship") into a virtual community, Hill Havurah's Rabbi Hannah Spiro continued connecting the congregation with weekly Zoom chats with individual members of the Havurah, to talk about life, work, pandemic and spirituality. Those conversations turned into Havurahdcast episodes. They are edited and produced by Jessica Smith. Artwork by Sarah Burford, @sarahmburford on Instagram. Original music by Rabbi Hannah Spiro.
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Hannah Spiro, Jessica Smith, Rabbi Hannah Spiro, Mark Sherman
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Hill Havurah (www.hillhavurah.org) is an independent Jewish community in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC. After the Coronavirus pandemic turned the Havurah ("Fellowship") into a virtual community, Hill Havurah's Rabbi Hannah Spiro continued connecting the congregation with weekly...
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