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This month we’re talking to Tema Smith about the current Black Lives Matter protests, and how the Jewish community has been and should be working for racial justice. And for our second segment we’re talking with Nissa Mai-Rose about a recent uproar around determining how many Jewish people are also People of Color. Tema Smith […] The post Black Lives Matter Protests & Jews of Color appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

Can I read about Corona Virus on Shabbat? The post Responsa Radio #69: Can I read about Corona Virus on Shabbat? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

This month we’re talking to Philissa Cramer, the new editor in chief of JTA. For our second segment we’re talking about a short film called Broken Bird.  Show Notes JTA JTA.org Broken Bird Broken Bird is a moving coming of age film about a black jewish teen by Ariella Kaplan in alma  Rachel Harrison Gordon […] The post Philissa Cramer & Broken Bird appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

On this bonus mini episode, we discuss how the Coronavirus has affected us personally. We also chat about our plans for Pesach in light of social distancing and Zoom Seders. The post Bonus Episode: Coronavirus & Judaism appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

This month we’re talking to Hila Ratzabi, a writer and editor based in Israel, about Etty Hillesum, a Jewish writer, academic and diarist who lived in Amsterdam during World War II, and was killed in a concentration camp. For our second segment we’re talking about cleaning for Passover.  So for our first topic we’re joined […] The post Hila Ratzabi & Etty Hillesum appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

This month we talked to Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter, the leader of a new Modern Orthodox shul in Philadelphia called The South Philadelphia Shtiebel. And for our second topic we’re talking about Debbie Friedman, her impact on Jewish music, and on us personally, on the occasion of her ninth yahrzeit. Dasi Fruchter South Philly’s historic Jewish […] The post Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter & Debbie Friedman appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

This month our first topic is Beyond the Pale, a recent episode of the TV show Finding Your Roots. And for our second topic, we’re talking about our favorite verses from tanakh and Jewish aphorisms. Beyond the Pale Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr is  show on PBS in which various celebrities learn […] The post Beyond the Pale and Favorite Jewish Verses appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

This month our first topic is Honeycake, a new Jewish magazine for kids. And for our second segment we are taking about God. Why isn’t God the topic of more Jewish conversation? And how do we talk about God in our Jewish communities? Endorsements Zahava endorses the poem “Questions About Angels,” by Billy Collins. Mimi […] The post Honeycake Magazine and talking about God appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

This week on Responsa Radio: Why do rabbis “turn converts away three times”? As a non-rabbi, and in our day and age, what can and should I do as I interact with non-Jews who are deepening their interest in Judaism? Tune in to learn from Rabbi Ethan Tucker and Rabbi Avi Killip. The post Why Don’t Jews Proselytize? …Can They? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

This week on Responsa Radio: I’m learning Hebrew, and loving it. But I’m stuck when it comes to praying from the siddur–it takes forever! Which is more important: reading the prayers in their original language, or reading them in a language I actually understand? Tune in to learn from Rabbi Avi Killip and Rabbi Ethan […] The post If I can pronounce the Hebrew, do I need to understand it? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.