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Lox Romana
by Samantha Keshetovah and Serena-Joan Klapecki
The podcast that always starts with 'a Jew and a Catholic walk into a movie theater," Lox Romana is an exploration of history, theology, and interfaith dialogue between two unqualified people with complicated feelings about the faiths they were raised in. Join Serena-Joan Klapecki and Samantha Keshetovah as they figure out the answers to questions such as "what is a Jesus?", "why do popes have such weird hats?" and "what is the fundamental core difference between two of the most important faiths in world history?"Cover art: Royale Blackman-HolmesOpening Song: Nit Heymish (Ich fühl' mich nicht zu Hause) - Daniel Kahn
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Transmitzvah - Pride Month Special
On this Pride Month Special of the Lox Romana Podcast, Samantha Keshetovah and Serena-Joan Klapecki explore the highly esoteric arthouse film about the intersection between kabbalah and transness within Jewish culture, Transmitzvah. Similarly we discuss Hebrew Gematria and nominative determinism within Jewish esotericism.This is the first of two parts, the second of which will be discussing catholicism's treatment of transgender people and the theological justifications for transphobia within catholicism.
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Kingdom of Heaven ft. Joe Kassabian
In the fourth episode of Lox Romana, Serena and Samantha get together with Joe Kassabian of Lions Led by Donkeys to discuss Kingdom of Heaven, the theology and history of the Crusades, and the way that historical narratives of the Crusades are distorted. Sources: The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land by Thomas Asbridge A Leper in Purple: the Coronation of Baldwin IV of Jerusalem by Stephen Lav Adam M. Bishop's The Treatment Of Minorities In The Legal System Of the Kingdom of Jerusalem Jews in the Crusader Kingdoms, by an unknown author for The Crusader Kingdoms Dot ComAndriy Nurzhynskyy's The Melting Pot of Cultures: Daily Life in The Crusader States
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Everything is Illuminated
In the third episode, Samantha gets back at Serena-Joan by showing her Everything is Illuminated, a movie following Jonathan Safran Foer as he seeks out the remnants of his genealogical history in Ukraine, only to get a surprise education in the Holocaust By Bullets alongside his tour guides. This becomes a jumping-off point to discuss the Holocaust as something which shapes modern Jewish life and culture.
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Passion of the Christ
In this brutal second episode, Serena-Joan Klapecki subjects her friend to the Passion of the Christ, an avant-garde snuff-film by the coveted 'should have been awarded Antisemite of the Year award but the ADL are a bunch of Zionist hacks' award, Mel Gibson. Opening song: Nit Heymish (Ich fühl' mich nicht zu Hause) - Daniel Kahn
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The Prince of Egypt
In this debut episode, Lox Romana gets together to watch The Prince of Egypt, one of the types of films that can't be made anymore. We explore the ecumenical aspects of the film as an interfaith piece of art, Catholic perspectives on the Old Testament and its characters, and the fundamental differences between Christian and Jewish perspectives on the world. Opening song: Nit Heymish (Ich fühl' mich nicht zu Hause) - Daniel Kahn
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The podcast that always starts with 'a Jew and a Catholic walk into a movie theater," Lox Romana is an exploration of history, theology, and interfaith dialogue between two unqualified people with complicated feelings about the faiths they were raised in. Join Serena-Joan Klapecki and Samantha Keshetovah as they figure out the answers to questions such as "what is a Jesus?", "why do popes have such weird hats?" and "what is the fundamental core difference between two of the most important faiths in world history?"Cover art: Royale Blackman-HolmesOpening Song: Nit Heymish (Ich fühl' mich nicht zu Hause) - Daniel Kahn
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Samantha Keshetovah and Serena-Joan Klapecki
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The podcast that always starts with 'a Jew and a Catholic walk into a movie theater," Lox Romana is an exploration of history, theology, and interfaith dialogue between two unqualified people with complicated feelings about the faiths they were raised in. Join Serena-Joan Klapecki and Samantha...
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