episode list
3.19 The End of a Jewish Golden Age
Rabbi Shira and Hanna talk with Franklin Foer about his cover story for The Atlantic, which argues that Anti-Semitism is threatening to end a “Golden Era” for Jewish Americans.
3.17 Not Enough Townies with Moshe Kasher
Comedian, podcaster, and Subculture Vulture Moshe Kasher joins Rabbi Shira and Hanna to help a listener pull (or not pull) a geographic.
3.16 Shira's Week of Torah Study
Rabbi Shira returns from Israel where she engaged in a week of Torah study, rabbinic debates, and shepherding in the West Bank.
3.15 The Jews Killed Jesus
A listener’s friend insists that the Jews killed Jesus. How should she respond? And why does this myth continue to hurt? Rabbi Shira and Hanna talk about weaponizing myths, conspiracies, and the always helpful “I” statements.
3.14 Death with Dignity
Rabbi Shira and Hanna help a listener who wants to know what Judaism says about choice when it comes to the end of life. What are the Jewish ethics around medical aid in dying? And is there a Jewish value in suffering?
3.13 Who Gets to be Jewish?
Rabbi Shira and Hanna are really Jewish. Charlotte York Goldenblatt is really Jewish. But what about the many of us who live in the gray in-between? We answer this week’s listener question: who gets to be Jewish?
3.12 Friends Forever
Can you be “Friends Forever”? And should you? Pulling from the ancient texts Saved by the Bell and the Talmud, Rabbi Shira and Hanna help a listener who wants to bring her oldest and dearest friendships back to life.
3.11 Teaching While Jewish
When channeling your inner Dead Poets Society isn’t enough…Rabbi Shira & Hanna help a high school teacher figure out when and how to talk with students about the war in Israel and Gaza.
3.10 On Dating While Married
What does Judaism (and the universe) have to say about dating and divorce? Dating BEFORE divorce? And are Jews better at New Year’s Resolutions? Rabbi Shira & Hanna are back to answer these questions and more.
3.09 Be Fruitful and Multiply (by 3)
The decision to have children is often difficult, but what about the decision to have a third child? What does it mean for our world, our families, and our personal well-being? Rabbi Shira and Hanna advise listener K on what they and Judaism think about whether she should try for a third kid, and whether they regret having their own (spoiler: they don’t).
3.08 To Rabbi or Not to Rabbi
I really love Judaism... should I be a rabbi? Rabbi Shira and Hanna help a listener decide whether to take the jump.