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Hebrew Bible vs. “Old” Testament – TJS 026

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Today’s Live Q&A Topic: Hebrew Bible vs. “Old” Testament

This episode shares a live Q&A session Rabbi John Carrier hosted on YouTube Live on the topic of the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible: An overview of what’s in it, plus how it’s different from the Old Testament in at least two important ways. Hear the answers to some basic (and not-so-basic) questions asked by real people who listen to The Jewcurious Show.

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The Jewcurious School – A place where we discuss the weekly Torah portion and much more, and where you can interact with a growing community of Jewcurious people just like you.

JPS Hebrew-English Tanakh – This is my personal favorite edition – one that I study from all the time – of the complete text of the Tanakh, with side-by-side Hebrew and English. The English translation is the best currently available, in my opinion.

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All you have to do:

  1. Visit Rabbi John Carrier’s YouTube channel.
  2. See the listing of upcoming YouTube Live sessions.
  3. Join a live session for a topic you care about.
  4. Give John a shout-out in the chat area.
  5. Ask any question you want about the topic in the chat.
  6. Get your question answered live during the session!
  7. Listen to the podcast to hear your question answered on the show, knowing you helped other Jewcurious people just like you learn something important.

We hope you’ll join us in this experiment to make The Jewcurious Show even better for our community of listeners!

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Sarah Klegman: Challah Hub & Failing Better – TJS 025

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Today’s Guest: Sarah Klegman

Sarah Klegman’s work has been featured in The Huffington Post, The LA Times, The Dodo, Grok Nation, XO Jane, and more. She’s host of the popular podcast “What’s Wrong With You?” on the Awkward Human Network, and she’s made enthusiastic appearances of arguable significance on Comedy Central, The Great British Baking Show on PBS, and KTLA.

She’s currently producing The Commune Podcast on the How Stuff Works / iHeart Radio Networks, as well as writing for the Jewish women’s wellness organization, At The Well.

Otherwise, you’ll find her performing at festivals around the world, or storytelling shows in Los Angeles.

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Jewish Prayer: Live Q&A – TJS 024

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Today’s Live Q&A Topic: Jewish Prayer

This episode shares a live Q&A session Rabbi John Carrier hosted on YouTube Live on the topic of Jewish prayer. Hear the answers to some basic (and not-so-basic) questions ask by real people who listen to The Jewcurious Show.

This also means that YOU can participate in the creation of future episodes!

All you have to do:

  1. Visit Rabbi John Carrier’s YouTube channel.
  2. See the listing of upcoming YouTube Live sessions.
  3. Join a live session for a topic you care about.
  4. Give John a shout-out in the chat area.
  5. Ask any question you want about the topic in the chat.
  6. Get your question answered live during the session!
  7. Listen to the podcast to hear your question answered on the show, knowing you helped other Jewcurious people just like you learn something important.

We hope you’ll join us in this experiment to make The Jewcurious Show even better for our community of listeners!

Shout-Out to our Favorite Designers

  • Small + Sole – Go-t0 design services for small business and solo entrepreneurs looking to launch or re-launch their brand online with clean, simple, and beautiful design.

Musical Shout-Out for Our Intro & Outro Beats

  • Nola Nigun by Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble

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Rabbi Brad Hirschfield: Open AND Secure – TJS 023

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Today’s Guest: Rabbi Brad Hirschfield

Listed for many years in Newsweek as one of America’s “50 Most Influential Rabbis,” and recognized as one of our nation’s leading “Preachers & Teachers,” by Beliefnet.com, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield serves as the President of Clal–The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, a training institute, think tank, and resource center nurturing religious pluralism within the Jewish community and beyond.

Hirschfield is the author of You Don’t Have To Be Wrong For Me To Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism, conceived and hosted two groundbreaking series for Bridges TV-American Muslim TV Network, Building Bridges and American Pilgrimage, and he or his work can be on radio, television and in print at outlets including Fox News, The Washington Post, The Catholic Channel, WOR and many more, where he shares values-based commentary and analysis that lifts people above the polarizing debates which threaten our shared public culture. He is the Co-founder and Executive Editor of The Wisdom Daily, a site for political, cultural, and spiritual commentary and analysis.

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Musical Shout-Out for Our Intro & Outro Beats

  • Nola Nigun by Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble

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Ki Tissa & The Secret to Doing Hard Things – TJS 022

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Today’s Topic: Ki Tissa – The Torah Portion of the Week

Today we’re doing something a little different: We’re kicking off Season 2 of The Jewcurious Show with an experiment in the format of the show.

We will be alternating our awesome interview episodes with recordings of Rabbi John Carrier’s teachings from YouTube Live, starting with a reflection on the weekly Torah portion from the week of this episode’s release, Parashat Ki Tissa.

This also means that YOU can participate in the creation of future episodes!

All you have to do:

  1. Visit Rabbi John Carrier’s YouTube channel.
  2. See the listing of upcoming YouTube Live sessions.
  3. Join a live session for a topic you care about.
  4. Give John a shout-out in the chat area.
  5. Ask any question you want about the topic in the chat.
  6. Get your question answered live during the session!
  7. Listen to the podcast to hear your question answered on the show, knowing you helped other Jewcurious people just like you learn something important.

We hope you’ll join us in this experiment to make The Jewcurious Show even better for our community of listeners!

Shout-Out to our Favorite Designers

  • Small + Sole – Go-t0 design services for small business and solo entrepreneurs looking to launch or re-launch their brand online with clean, simple, and beautiful design.

Musical Shout-Out for Our Intro & Outro Beats

  • Nola Nigun by Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble

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Mishpatim: Kindness to Strangers and the Jewish Ethics of Speech

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I just have to say, has been a fun week in The Jewcurious School. So fun, I want to let everyone see inside, even people who aren’t one of our regular students.

First, in our Weekly Torah class, I revealed to students that this week’s parashah (Mishpatim) contains my favorite verse (and I talk about why it’s my favorite:

You shall not oppress the stranger, and you know the feelings of the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. (Shemot/Exodus 23:9)

This parashah is also connected to my favorite passage of Talmud – Bava Metzia 58b-59b – on the ethics of speech. In it the Sages assert that speaking in a way that humiliates another person is as grave a sin as spilling blood.

CLICK TO WATCH THE REPLAY OF THIS LESSON

Membership in The Jewcurious School certainly has is privileges; however, because this lesson covers both my favorite Torah AND my favorite Talmud, I can’t help sharing it with everyone. If you like how that class is done, please consider joining us in The Jewcurious School for 3 classes like that one (on different topics) every week.

This week we also talked about what’s called the Torah She’Ba’al Peh, or the Oral Torah, which over the last two millennia have coalesced into what we call Rabbinic literature today: the Mishnah, the Talmud, medieval law codes like the Mishneh Torah and Shulhan Arukh, and even Kabbalah. Members can access that class here: CLICK TO WATCH

Finally…the week’s not over! Today we’re getting going with our first in-depth lesson in our new Introduction to Judaism course, with a discussion about God: Who God Is (and Who God Isn’t) in the Jewish tradition. Members can join this class at 12pm Pacific today here: CLICK TO JOIN THE LIVE CLASS

Just to be clear, this 26-week Introduction to Judaism course is one you can join at any time and learn at your own pace, because all classes you might have missed are recorded for your review whenever it’s most convenient for you.

Thanks for reading, Hero. I know The Jewcurious School isn’t for everyone, but I wanted to give everyone on my email least a free peak inside, just in case it might be right for you.

PS…For those who’ve been curious about The Jewcurious School, I want to make sure you’re aware you can join us risk-free for the first month. If you try it out and find out it’s not right for you, I’ll give you a full refund of any tuition paid (whether you join us on the monthly plan or annual plan) within the first 30 days, under the terms of our 100% No-Judgment, No-Hassle Guarantee.

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