All Episodes

Ep. 37: What Happened to Shavuot?

Ep. 36: Ought Synagogues Prioritize Their Principles or Being Accommodating?

Ep. 35: What Can We Learn From Israel’s Declaration of Independence?

Ep. 34: When Does Religion Become Extremism?

Ep. 33: "Why is Israel Now Passing Such Extreme Laws?"

Ep. 32: Why Do We Love Passover?

Ep. 31: Why Do We Love the Book of Leviticus?

Ep. 30: What’s It Like Being a Reform Rabbi in Israel?

Ep. 29: What Are The Perils and Opportunities of War with Iran

Ep. 28: What Can We Learn From the Book of Esther?

Ep. 27: What's Your Favorite Part of Purim?

Ep. 26: Was the Superbowl Antisemitism Ad Misguided?

Ep. 25: How Does Music Connect You to Prayer?

Ep. 24: What Does Judaism Have To Say About Protesting?

Ep. 23: Should We Keep Kosher?

Ep. 22: How Does West Coast Judaism Differ From East Coast?

Ep. 21: What Do Our Texts Teach Us About What Just Happened in Venezuela?

Ep. 20: What Does Judaism Teach About Bereavement and the Afterlife? PART 2

Ep. 19: What Does Judaism Teach About Bereavement and the Afterlife? PART 1

Ep. 18: Should Jews Still Feel Safe in the Diaspora?

Ep. 17: What can we learn from the holiday of Hanukkah and the story of the Maccabees?

Ep. 16: Should we continue to organize American Jewish life by denomination?

Ep. 15: What are our expectations for how rabbis should look and present themselves?

Ep. 14: Should We Set Limits to How Jews Participate in Non-Jewish Holidays Like Thanksgiving?

Ep. 13: What Ought to Be Our Reaction to Zohran Mamdani’s Mayoral Election and the Jews Who Voted for Him?

Ep. 12: What are the outcomes and challenges of Making B’nei Mitzvah Central to Jewish Life

Ep 11: What Does Judaism Teach Us About Democracy?

Ep 10: Jewish or American, Which Comes First?

Ep 09: Should We Read the Torah’s Story of Creation as History or Mythology?

Ep 08: Sukkot: Why Do We Love This Holiday and Why Don’t More People Celebrate it?

Ep 07: After the Deal: Challenges, Anger, and Hope in a Transformed Israel

Special Episode: Yom Kippur Sermon: Our Hope is Not Yet Lost

Special Episode: Kol Nidre Sermon: Responding to Antisemitism by Solidifying our Judasim

Ep 06: What Torah Texts Inspire You?

Ep 05: How Do We Understand and Relate to the Idea of G-d?

Special Episode: Rosh Hashanah 5786 Sermon: The Case for Prioritizing Jewish Needs

Ep 04: What Aspects of The High Holy Days Both Challenge and Inspire You?

Ep 03: What Ought To Be The Goals of Jewish Secondary Education with Special Guest - Rabbi Educator Maura Linzer

Ep 02: Do Politics Belong on the Bimah?

Ep 01: What Moments Pushed Us Towards Becoming the Rabbis We Are?

Ep 00: Why a Beth El Podcast?