PODCAST · comedy
OMGWTFBIBLE
by David Tuchman
In this monthly podcast, David Tuchman is joined by special guests who will read his new translation of the Torah chapter-by-chapter while he makes sarcastic comments.
Episodes
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61: This is the Blessing
Rabbi Sam Reinstein joins David Tuchman to read the last bit of the Torah, discuss Seinfeld, and talk about Rabbi Reinstein's new Haggadah. Want more? Follow OMGWTFBIBLE on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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Talkin' 'Bout Demons
On this bonus episode, David is joined by the Keith Thomas, Dave Davis, and Malky Goldman, the writer/director and two stars of the new Jewish horror movie, "The Vigil." They talk about Judaism and film-making before reading some pretty goofy passages about demons in the Talmud.
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60: Lend Me Their Ears
Artist Sara Erenthal joins David Tuchman to read one of the worst songs ever written, discuss art, and talk about trying to find beauty in ugliness. Want more? Follow OMGWTFBIBLE on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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59: You Are All Standing & Moshe Went
Noah from Old Jewish Men stops by (via video chat) to read a couple of portions with David Tuchman as they discuss the Old Jewish Men lifestyle, where the Torah is, and the big twist ending to all of this. Want more? Follow OMGWTFBIBLE on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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58: When You Arrive
This time around, Dvora Meyers sits in with David Tuchman to talk about gymnastics, some nice ideas about charity, and one of the most harrowing Torah portions there is. Want more? Follow OMGWTFBIBLE on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
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57: When You Go Out
David Tuchman is joined by Ben Siegel as they discuss the effects of religion on society, some pretty not-great Biblical rules, and what to do when you gotta go. Want more? Follow OMGWTFBIBLE on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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56: Judges
Abby Stein joins David Tuchman as they dive deep into archeology, discuss the honesty of judges, and try to find some guidance in this thing. Want more? Follow OMGWTFBIBLE on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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55: Now See Here!
A guest joins David Tuchman as they talk about worshipping other Gods, which animals are tasty, and BLOOD. Want more? Follow OMGWTFBIBLE on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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54: Reward
Arielle Angel, editor of Jewish Currents, joins David to talk about some very old Israeli propaganda, just how terrible the Israelites were, and some magazine history. Want more? Follow OMGWTFBIBLE on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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53: I Pleaded
David is rejoined by Steve DeSiena to talk about monotheism, the ten "things," and the importance of bringing back live comedy. Want more? follow OMGWTFBIBLE on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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52: Words
It's happening! OMGWTFBIBLE is back with the very first episode of season 5! Ben Faulding joins David as they discuss growing up Jewish in New York, Biblical rebellions, and a lot of brutal battles. Want more? follow OMGWTFBIBLE on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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51: Wanderings
Who doesn't love a recap? The true remix doesn't happen until Season 5, but Dimitrios Fragiskatos of Anyone Comics joins David Tuchman to read the wrapping up of season 4, which includes a long list of places, some real estate deals, and Tales of the Blood Avenger! Check out Anyone Comics. Also…
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50: Tribes
Woah! 50 episodes! This time around, David Tuchman is joined by Simon Chetrit to read his own personal translation of the Hebrew Bible. Some things the two discuss: Howard Beale, how to divide booty (both meanings of the word), and a whole bunch of negotiating. Check Simon out on Instagram. Want...
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49: Pinchas
Sophie Brookover joins David Tuchman to read his brand-new translation of the entire Hebrew Bible as a comedy! Join them as they make there way through the ways the Israel crew prepares to enter the land promised to them. Hint: it involves rules. Check out Sophie on Twitter at @sophiebiblio! Want...
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48: Balak
CURSES! Young adult author Zoraida Cordova joins David Tuchman to read his own personal translation of the Hebrew Bible and they just into a whole lot of magical mischief. There is a talking donkey and IT IS WEIRD. Buy Zoraida's book, "Bruja Born," about witches in Brooklyn, here. Want more?…
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47: Decrees
Holy cow! Literally! Join David as he reads his own personal translation of the Hebrew Bible with guest Ahron Moeller. Together, they try to decipher just what the heck God was trying to get out in the early latter half of Numbers. Also, there's a whole weird thing about snakes. Want more? follow...
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46: Korach
What is the secret origin of podcast host David Tuchman? How did he come to create OMGWTFBIBLE, his own personal translation of the Hebrew Bible? Find out (maybe) as David has his father, Louis, on the podcast to read Korach, David's bar mitzvah portion! It's gonna get (a little) emotional! As...
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45: Send Out
More OMGWTFBIBLE? Already? It's too much! Ever wonder exactly why those silly Hebrew spent 40 years in the desert? Find out in Episode 4, read by person of note Brian Levinson! Want more? Check out Brian on Twitter! As always, follow OMGWTFBIBLE on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Also, REVIEW…
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44: When He Lights
Ain't no party like a comedy Bible party because a comedy Bible party is WEEKLY! In Episode 3 of the season, David Tuchman is once again joined by a guest as they read from his extra-funny new translation of the entire Hebrew Bible. This week's guest, Ilana Strauss, reads about: God's anger!…
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43: Head Count
We're getting into it REAL fast in Season 4 of David Tuchman's brand-new translation of the Hebrew Bible. This time around, Guest Ariana Katz reads about: Some remaining jobs, Extremely bad relationship advice! What to do if you hate shaving and grapes! Check out Ariana's podcast Kaddish while…
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42: In the Desert
And we're back! Season 4 of David Tuchman's brand-new translation of the Hebrew Bible as a comedy is here and IT IS A DOOZY! This episode has been stuck in the vault for over a year but now it can be RELEASED! Guest Sandy Fox reads about: Desert jobs! Who gets to carry which flag! How many people...
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Just the Bible Bits 3: Part 2
Gobble down the rest of Season 3 with these readers: Nina Paley, Stephanie Butnick, Sarah Waxman, BJ Kramer. Just TWO WEEKS TO SEASON 4!
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Just the Bible Bits 3: Part 1
It's here! Chow down with your ears on the first half of Leviticus. Featuring the voices of: Michael Twitty, Rachel Coleman, Kevin Bernstein, Mark Oppenheimer. Also, SEASON 4! PREMIERES! IN! A! MONTH!
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41: He Called - Chapters 64-73
It's here! At long last, it's here! The final episode of Book 3 of David Tuchman's brand-new translation of the Hebrew Bible as a comedy. LEVITICUS IS DONE, MAN! The guest this time around is BJ Kramer, a very cool guy who turns God's never-ending admonition of the Hebrews and surprisingly…
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40: He Called - Chapters 51-63
Have you ever wondered what God thinks about the differently-abled? Or which testicular injuries he dislikes the most? Well, look no further, because Rachel Waxman is reading all about it in the month's installment of David Tuchman's brand-new translation of the Hebrew Bible into English. Other...
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39: He Called - Chapters 38-50
Rules! Rules! Rules! Rules! Who doesn't love rules? Especially ones that have led to millennia of persecution? Not me! And not David Tuchman and Stephanie Butnick either, who read soooooooo much in this jam-packed episode of David's delightful new translation of the entire Hebrew Bible, butt…
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38: He Called - Chapters 31-37
Periods! Semen! Mold! Other strange emissions! We've got it all in episode 38 of OMGWTFBIBLE, David Tuchman's own personal translation of the Hebrew Bible. This time around, he's reading with animator, director, and apostate Nina Paley, who is working on a new film called Seder-Masochism and is…
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37: He Called - Chapters 28-30
Now is the time when Mark Oppenheimer, host of Tablet Magazine's "Unorthodox" podcast and writer at a little-known publication called The New York Times, joins David Tuchman to read the part of David's translation of the Hebrew Bible where God talks about skin rashes for a while. Like, a really...
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36: He Called - Chapters 23-27
Did you know locusts are kosher? I know! Totally crazy, isn't it? This month, David Tuchman took a trip to Philadelphia to read about all the animals Jews can't eat (and some they can!) with Kevin Bernstein. It was fun, educational, and involved a lot of circumcision talk. Next show is live at…
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35: He Called - Chapters 13-22
Yeah, so, Leviticus doesn't get any better. The real fun here is listening to David Tuchman and special guest Rachel Coleman try (and succeed) finding things to make fun of in this gross, organ, blood, and oil-filled episode of his new translation of the Hebrew Bible. Get more at...
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34: He Called - Chapters 1-12
Leviticus is a very shocking book, full of all sorts of terrifying rules that we don't care about anymore. Even more shocking is how pretty much the first third of it is basically a cook book. So who better to read David Tuchman's new translation from Hebrew than culinary historian Michael…
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Just the Bible Bits 2: Part 3
Finish out Exodus with this massive very big episode! Listen to Catie Lazarus, Shulem Deen, Luzer Twersky, and Wendy Chin read chapters 76 through 115 of David Tuchman's brand-new, not-boring translation of the Hebrew Bible!
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Just the Bible Bits 2: Part 2
Get your Exodus fix right here! David Tuchman blows through chapters 32 to 75 of his translation of the Hebrew Bible, joined by guests Michael Schreiber, Kevin Sefton, Rabbi Leah Jordan, Rachel Rose Reid, Sha James, and Mark Leuchter.
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Just the Bible Bits 2: Part 1
Are you overwhelmed by how many Exodus episodes there are? Well, this is the episode for you! It's just about 2 hours, and jam-packed with the first three parts of Exodus, with readings by guests Mordechai Levovitz, Y-Love, and Rishe Groner from David Tuchman's new translation of the Hebrew…
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33.2: Names - Chapters 113-115
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33.1: Names - Chapter 107-112
This is it, folks. The beginning of the end. The first last episode of Exodus. And let me tell you, I think God's trolling us. Becuase this is literally the same stuff that happened before. But this time, the JOKES are new! Thank God for David Tuchman! And also for Wendy Chin, his intrepid reader...
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32.2: Names - Chapters 101-106
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32.1: Names - Chapters 97-100
We hit chapter 100 in Book 2 and things start to fall apart. As the narrative drags, David Tuchman and guest Luzer Twersky (star of the new film "Felix and Meira"! Check it out!) start to lose their grips on reality. Do you want to see how crazy the Bible can drive two men? Want to know how...
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31.2: Names - Chapters 90-96
We've finally reached one of the most important parts of the Bible: the part where God shows Moses his butt and God's butt breaks Moses's face. For real. Sure, sure, there's other stuff about forgiveness and laws and two possible versions of the Ten Commandments, but who cares about that when...
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31.1: Names - Chapters 83-89
Have you ever read the Bible? OK, but have you ever read the Bible on weed? In episode 31.1, Shulem Deen stops by OMGWTFBIBLE to talk about “All Who Go Do Not Return,” his new memoir, and also to talk about a controversial translation of the Bible that seems to include cannabis as part of the...
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30.2: Names - Chapters 80-82
Are you ready to be grossed out? At this point, Episode 30.2 of OMGWTFBIBLE, the narrative of the Bible completely breaks down and it just turns into graphic depictions of bloody, bloody sacrifices. Why is this holy or important? I don’t know, but it sure is fun to listen to. 0 0 1 70 404 SSCG 3…
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30.1: Names - Chapters 76-79
Sure God created the world, drowned almost everyone in a massive flood, killed a bunch of Egyptians, and has sorts of laws he wants people to care about, but did you know he also designs clothing? It’s true! And that’s what guest Catie Lazarus spends the majority of Episode 30.1 of OMGWTFBIBLE...
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29.2: Names - Chapters 72-75
When we last left our heroes, David Tuchman and Mark Leuchter were in Raven Lounge in Philadelphia, reading about all the stuff God wanted in his desert tent. That’s right, they were halfway through “Terumah,” the seventh portion of Exodus, and growing weary of all of God’s very specific and...
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29.1: Names - Chapters 68-71
OMGWTFBIBLE with David Tuchman has hit Philadelphia! On February 25th, David was joined by Temple professor Mark Leuchter at Raven Lounge in Philly to read “Terumah,” the seventh portion in Exodus next to a stripper pole. Among other things, they discussed Professor Leuchter’s love of guitars…
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28.2: Names - Chapters 58-67
Have you ever wondered about the appropriate liquids in which to boil kid goats? Thirsty to know when the best time to go to the bathroom is? Do not fear! The Bible, as rewritten by David Tuchman in OMGWTFBIBLE, is here! 0 0 1 76 437 SSCG 3 1 512 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /*...
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28.1: Names - Chapters 49-57
Rules, rules, rules! Everyone’s always saying that the Bible is full of “rules” we have to “follow” because “God” said so or “something.” If you’ve been listening to OMGWTFBIBLE, David Tuchman’s brand-new translation of the Hebrew Bible, you might be wondering where those rules are hidden with…
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OMGWTFBIBLE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Where's OMGWTFBIBLE been? Buried under piles of snow, most likely! But we're about to return! Next week, we've got two shows, which means a whole lot of episodes on the way. Listen here and be enlightened.
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27.3: Names - Chapters 47-48
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27.2: Names - Chapters 44-46
In episode 27.2, David is joined by Rabbi Leah Jordan to read the second third of Parshat “Yitro.” Sadly, not much happens this week plot-wise. God spends most of it repeating the same directions over and over, preparing the people to receive his all-important law. But that doesn’t mean David and...
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27.1: Names - Chapters 42-43
Well, pip-pip cheerio! Back in December, David Tuchman went to the Limmud UK conference at the University of Warwick in England to record OMGWTFBIBLE with a slew of wonderful guests and did his best to avoid doing his terrible British accents on tape. This time around, in episode 27.1, David is...
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In this monthly podcast, David Tuchman is joined by special guests who will read his new translation of the Torah chapter-by-chapter while he makes sarcastic comments.
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