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Pekudei – Weekly Torah Portion – TJS 028

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Today’s Topic: Parashat Pekudei

Pekudei – the final parashah of the Book of Exodus – teaches us about God’s trusting in our creativity as well as forgiving us when that creativity goes wrong. Plus: Live Q&A during this live studio recording.

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Jack Wertheimer: New American Judaism – TJS 027

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Today’s Guest: Dr. Jack Wertheimer

Jack Wertheimer, Professor of American Jewish History at the Jewish Theological Seminary and author of the new book, The New American Judaism: How Jews Practice Their Religion Today, shares with us the changes in the Jewish religious landscape today.

Dr. Wertheimer’s books discussed today:

A complete bibliography can be found on Dr. Wertheimer’s page at the Jewish Theological Seminary.

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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.

Resources available:

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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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.

Contact Sarah Klegman:

Resources mentioned:

The video Sarah mentioned:

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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.
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  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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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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