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Not a Rabbi

by Aaron Benedict

On the Internet (and in real life), someone can read a lot of information about Orthodox Jews that is not necessarily true or correct. The goal of this podcast is to have a nuanced conversation about what middle of the road Orthodox Jews believe.

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  1. S3E7 - Who Will Play Me in the Movie?

    Episode Notes news articles https://www.timesofisrael.com/who-can-play-a-jew-celebs-claim-double-standard-over-onscreen-representation/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-actor-faces-relentless-abuse-for-playing-jewish-character-in-bbc-series/...

  2. S3E6 - There is Something in the Water

    Episode Notes news items Archbishop and the High Hold Days Why centrist Orthodox living doesn’t make good TV 'My Unorthodox Life' spurred ultra-Orthodox Jewish women to talk publicly about their lives First Temple Cheating Weight Ancient Mikvah found in Mexico other things mentioned Talmudology...

  3. S3E5 - Was A. Ham Kosher?

    Episode Notes I'm very late in getting this episode out, I'm sorry about that There was some static at some points during the recording of the episode. My apologies for that; I'll try to figure out what the issue was so it can be completely eliminated. The Upcoming Holiday Season Several holidays...

  4. S3E4 - Questions, Questions

    Episode Notes It was a slow news week this week and so I took one new question and one old question and answered those for what is a slightly shorter show. Question 1 I listened to the Passover episode again, you talked at the end about selling the leaven using the rabbi as an agent and then...

  5. S3E3 - Follow-up and News Round-up

    Episode Notes In this episode we just kept it to the basics with some follow-up and news articles with my thoughts about them. Follow-up Major League Baseball on Shabbos Gannett Apologizes A Major League Problem News First Temple-era segment of Jerusalem's city wall uncovered Amber Adler Running...

  6. S3E2 - Is this a 1st Amendment Case?

    Episode Notes News and Discussion: New Jewish Superhero in DC Comics Google Parts with Cloud VP Kosher Supervision Company asked to drop Ben & Jerry's Main Topic Special Guest and Not a Rabbi Legal Correspondent - Bret Uhrich Partner at Walkerheye.com Kept From Keeping Shabbos Orthodox Women in...

  7. S3E1 - The Saddest Day on the Calendar

    Episode Notes After an unexpected break for a few months due to moving and other things, we're back with a new episode and a new season. In this episode, we talk about observant Jews in Baseball and the saddest day in the Jewish calendar the Ninth of Av. News and links:...

  8. S2E6 - Education 2 - Electric Boogaloo

    Episode Notes News and Links Here’s Why BuzzFeed News Is No Longer Hyphenating “Antisemitism” Longing for a shot at the majors, but sitting out the Sabbath: Elie Kligman can do anything on a baseball field, but his strict observance of the Jewish sabbath complicates his future Iceland Recognizes...

  9. S2E5 - Passover - The Holiday of Freedom

    Episode Notes Rabbi Shalom Garfinkel's (My brother in law) Podcast: Monday Motivation Miami Sun Sentinal NBA Player saying a slur? Amazon changing their logo because it looks like Hitler?! Rabbi Doctor Joshua Berman Ani Maamin Was there an Exodus? Searching for the Historical Exodus Support Not a...

  10. S2E4 - The Ultimate "they tried to kill us we survived let's eat" Holiday

    Episode Notes Sorry about the lack of editing of this one. I wanted to keep to an every other week release schedule. Links from the Show: Nurses Episode gets pulled Jew in the City blog post Federal Employee London Mayor's Diversity Person Book of Esther by Dr. Erica Brown Here's a book I forgot…

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  11. S2E3 - Keeping it Kosher

    Episode Notes Gina Carano's statements regarding Nazis Godwin's Law Kosher Nation by Sue Fishkoff Fraiser acting Jewish Support Not a Rabbi by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/not-a-rabbi This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  12. S2E2 - How to carry on Shabbos and not get stoned

    Episode Notes String Around Manhattan Walking the Line: Hilchot Eruvin from the Sources to the Streets Basics of Eruv - Audio New Segment! - the goyim know, shut it down CA Wildfires started by Jewish space laser (Thanks to Dash Riprock for the link) twitter nonsense Support Not a Rabbi by...

  13. S2E1 - Politics and Jews

    Episode Notes No excuses for the (very long) delay in episodes but we're back and hopefully more frequently! Things mentioned in the show: Rabbi Efrem Goldberg Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Dov Zackheim's book about Nechemia Wikipedia on the Book of Nechemia "A Tale of Five Blinkens" by Ruth Wisse Support...

  14. S1E4 - Episode 1 (republished)

    Episode Notes This is a republishing of Episode 1 which for some reason only ran for 4 minutes or so. Support Not a Rabbi by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/not-a-rabbi This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  15. S1E3 - Episode 3 - We don’t need no Education?

    Episode Notes The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Staples’ Back-to-School Commercial - YouTube Yaffed PEARLS New NYS Requirements Rabbi Lord Jonathon Sacks - The Teacher As Hero Judaism’s Encounter with Other Cultures: Rejection or Integration? Questions, comments, or topic ideas? Send me an...

  16. S1E2 - Episode 2 - Judging the Judges

    Episode Notes Listener Joe Goerzen Judges - Chapter 11 Intro and Outro music by John Benedict Podcast Art by Kelly Kirkman Send feedback to [email protected] Don't forget to give the show a review! Support Not a Rabbi by contributing to their tip jar…

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  17. S1E1 - Episode 1 - Bag of Measles Cookies

    Episode Notes Fifth Column Podcast - Episode 141 An Outbreak Spreads Fear: Of Measles, of Ultra-Orthodox Jews, of Anti-Semitism New York Declares Measles Emergency, Requiring Vaccinations in Parts of Brooklyn [Deuteronomy 4:15]...

  18. Episode 0 - The beginning

    Episode Notes No notes for this episode. There should be some for Episode 1. Support Not a Rabbi by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/not-a-rabbi This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

On the Internet (and in real life), someone can read a lot of information about Orthodox Jews that is not necessarily true or correct. The goal of this podcast is to have a nuanced conversation about what middle of the road Orthodox Jews believe.

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Aaron Benedict

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