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All Episodes

Wondering Jews with Mijal and Noam — 124 episodes

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1

What's So Funny About Antisemitism? With Raanan Hershberg

2

Is the Zabar's Story A Jewish Story? With David Zabar

3

Is the Future Non-Denominational? With Rabbi Avi Killip

4

Is Reform Judaism About Modernity Or Tradition? With Rabbi Rick Jacobs

5

Will Conservative Judaism Survive? With Rabbi Nicole Guzik and Rabbi Erez Sherman

6

Why Does Judaism Have Denominations? With Zev Eleff

7

Straight Outta Egypt with Michael Rapaport

8

The Greatest Rabbi Of All Time? With Jenna Weissman Joselit

9

What The Headlines Mean For American Jews with Bret Stephens

10

The Truth About Antizionism with Adam Louis-Klein

11

The Rhymes of History with Professor Jonathan Sarna

12

Dispatch From Irangeles with Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh

13

Clarity to Confusion: Reflections on Purim With Justin Pines & JBS

14

God, the Jews, and Israel: Three Thousand Years of History

15

Soviet Anti-Zionism and the Refuseniks with Izabella Tabarovsky

16

Understanding the ICE Surge with Kate Davenport

17

Inside the American Right: Israel, Antisemitism, and Trump’s GOP Coalition

18

Shabbat and the Radical Idea of Rest (#1 Staff Pick)

19

You Think You Know Chabad? Think Again — With Rabbi YY Jacobson (#2 Staff Pick)

20

What it Means to be Jewish: A Conversation with Jonah Platt (#3 Staff Pick)

21

Jewish 2025 Wrap: Peoplehood, Polarization, and Hope

22

Hugging, Hitting, and Helping: Mitch Julis on the Future of Jewish Giving

23

What Happens After We Die?

24

Modesty in Judaism: What Tzniut Really Means (Beyond Dress Codes)

25

Unpacking the Bondi Beach Hanukkah Attack with Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy

26

The Battle Over Jewish Storytelling: A Hanukkah Conversation with Dr. Tanya White (Part 2)

27

The Battle Over Jewish Identity: A Hanukkah Conversation with Sarah Hurwitz (Part 1)

28

What Is Jewish Law, Really

29

What it Means to be Jewish: A Conversation with Jonah Platt

30

Who Are Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews in the United States? With Dr. Mijal Bitton

31

How We Endure: A Conversation for Uncertain Times

32

Eli Sharabi: Surviving Hamas and Choosing Life (Special Crossover)

33

How It Feels to be Israeli Right Now: A Conversation with Sarah Tuttle-Singer (Special Crossover)

34

Sukkot: Finding Joy in Uncertain Times (Re-release)

35

Shabbat and the Radical Idea of Rest

36

The Art of Forgiveness with Professor Moshe Halbertal

37

Jewish Lifecyle 101

38

Why Do Jews Pray Like That?

39

What even is Judaism?

40

Holocaust Education is Broken. Dara Horn knows how to fix it (Re-release)

41

Unpacking Antisemitism with Haviv Rettig Gur (Re-release)

42

Rabbi David Wolpe on How to Keep Jewish Unity Alive (Re-release)

43

If You Love Israel, Why Don’t You Live There? (Re-release)

44

You Think You Know Chabad? Think Again — With Rabbi YY Jacobson

45

The Mamdani Moment: NYC Jews Confront a Political Shift

46

Building Jewish Community in an Age of Cancel Culture with Zibby Owens

47

When Music Turns Into a Weapon

48

Unpacking Antisemitism with Haviv Rettig Gur

49

Raw Reflections on 12-Days That Changed Everything

50

From Spies to Zionists: What the Torah Teaches us about Courage Today

51

On the Ground in Tel Aviv during a Historic Week with Rabbi Joe Schwartz

52

Facing an Existential Threat: Why Israel Struck Iran Now with Yaakov Katz

53

War, Grief, and Zionism: A Conversation with Ambassador Yechiel Leiter

54

Zionism and Anti-Zionism: Defining Our Terms (Re-release)

55

BONUS Shavuot Learning: Ruth's Quiet Revolution with Rabbi Joe Wolfson and Mijal

56

More than Just Cheesecake: Why Shavuot Is the Most Underrated Holiday

57

A Special Message from Mijal and Noam About the Tragic D.C. Shooting

58

Negotiating Empires: What Can the Israeli Government Learn from Tanach? Rabbi Alex Israel

59

Reconsidering Lag Ba'Omer with Yael Dworkin– A Holiday of Mysticism, Love, and Friendship

60

A Message for our Listeners

61

Ask Us Anything: Zionism, Israel, and the Books We Love

62

BONUS: What the Heck Is the World Zionist Congress and Why Am I Being Asked To Vote? With WZC President Tova Dorfman

63

Feeling Hopeful This Yom Haatzmaut with Haviv Rettig Gur

64

Holocaust Education is Broken. Dara Horn Knows How We Can Fix It

65

Special Crossover: The Star of David (Jewish History Nerds)

66

A Passover Conversation with Rabbi Wolpe: Jewish Solidarity & Survival In a Difficult Year

67

Why I’m Not a Jew of Color: Mijal Bitton Unpacks Her Controversial Essay

68

Faith Without Halacha? Jewish Practice in the Modern World

69

What We’ve Lost In Modernity: A Conversation with Sarah Hurwitz on Faith

70

Where Was God?: Purim and Post-Holocaust Theology with Tanya White

71

The Weaponization of International Law with Natasha Hausdorff

72

Exploring Religious Zionism with Yair Ettinger

73

Should Jews Move to Israel?: Zionism, Aliyah, and Jewish Identity

74

Is "Zionism" Dead?: Re-Defining Identity in 2025

75

A Journey through Zionism: Identity, Politics and Faith #1 Listener Pick (Re-release)

76

Wondering about Zionism with Haviv Rettig Gur : #1 Staff Pick (Re-release)

77

Meghan McCain on Antisemitism and Politics: Live from the JFNA: #2 Staff Pick (Re-release)

78

Campus Encampments and Jewish Identity: #3 Staff Pick (Re-release)

79

Haredim and the Israeli Army: #4 Staff Pick (Re-release)

80

Can ChatGPT replace my Rabbi?: #5 Staff Pick (Re-release)

81

Unpacking Hanukkah: History, Miracles, and the Meaning of Light

82

Speaking to the Soul: Yirmiyahu Danzig's Journey Through Identity, Empathy and Dialogue

83

Does Interfaith Dialogue Work After 10/7?

84

What Do Trump’s Picks Mean For Jewish America?: with Ted Deutch of the AJC

85

What Are We Thankful For? Personal Reflections from Mijal and Noam

86

Elon Gold: Laughing through Faith, Identity, and Resilience

87

Meghan McCain on Antisemitism and Politics: Live from the JFNA

88

The Jewish Vote and Preserving Democracy with Lauren Markoe

89

Navigating Israel, Identity, and Empathy in a Changing World

90

What Lies Ahead for Israel with Haviv Rettig Gur

91

Finding Joy in Sukkot and Beyond

92

The Anniversary of October 7th with Amir Tibon

93

Rosh Hashanah Reflections: Joy, Grief, and Solidarity

94

Remembering Carmel, Ori, Hersh, Eden, Alexander, and Almog

95

New episodes coming soon!

96

A Journey Through Zionism: Identity, Politics, and Faith

97

Tisha B'Av: A reflection of Jewish history and unity

98

Haviv Rettig Gur Emergency Episode: The Druze, Hezbollah, and Ismail Haniyeh

99

Can Summer Camp Complete Your Education?

100

Political Polarization: Can We Heal?

101

Special episode: Paths to peace with Chloe Valdary

102

The American Dream: A Personal Reflection

103

What does Judaism mean to you?

104

Can ChatGPT replace my Rabbi?

105

Cultural Crossroads: Exploring Sephardic and Ashkenazi Communities

106

Unraveling the Complexities of Yom Yerushalayim

107

Special Episode: Wondering about Zionism with Haviv Rettig Gur

108

Navigating Faith and Judaism

109

Campus Encampments and Jewish identity: What Happens Now?

110

Yom Hazikaron and Yom Haatzmaut in the wake of Oct. 7

111

Resilience Amidst Remembrance: Navigating Holocaust Education

112

The Timeless Story of Exodus: Beyond the Passover Haggadah

113

How Is This Passover Different?

114

Senator Lieberman and Professor Kahneman: Reflections

115

Haredim and the Israeli Army

116

Purim In A Post-10/7 World

117

ChatGPT on Shabbat: Technology vs Tradition

118

Curb Your Antisemitism

119

Zionism and Anti-Zionism: Defining Our Terms

120

Dual Allegiance: Exploring American Zionism

121

DEI At A Crossroads: The Jewish Perspectives

122

Antisemitism: Will Jews Always Be the Other?

123

Disagreeing with Love

124

Trailer: Wondering Jews with Mijal and Noam