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Lehrhaus Unhappy Families: Elhanan Nir’s Rak Shnenu 14 Feb 2018
"Rak Shnenu" by Elhanan Nir delves into the complexities of a Religious Zionist Israeli family, focusing on the Lehavi family in the Beerot settlement. The n...
14 Feb 2018
Forward Unattended Package Left At Pittsburgh JCC Detonated By Police 12 Feb 2018
An unattended package found at a Pittsburgh-area Jewish Community Center led to a controlled detonation by the police, causing a temporary closure of the cen...
12 Feb 2018
Lehrhaus Do We Really Know What We Think We Know? The Current State of Social Science Research and the Orthodox Community 12 Feb 2018
The article discusses the challenges and limitations of social science research within the Orthodox Jewish community, focusing on two recent surveys on Moder...
12 Feb 2018
Promised Podcast headphones The “Federation Delegation Visitation Conversation” Edition 8 Feb 2018
In a live discussion featuring Noah Efron, Allison Kaplan Sommer, and Don Futterman, topics of significance are explored, such as the concept of the "New Poo...
8 Feb 2018
Tablet The Porn Shelter 7 Feb 2018
The text describes the author's experiences at the Givat Gonen School, which focused on integrating students from different backgrounds in Jerusalem. The aut...
7 Feb 2018
Forward Teen Charged With Making JCC Bomb Threats Briefly Escapes Police Custody 6 Feb 2018
An American-Israeli teenager accused of making countless bomb threats to Jewish community centers in the U.S. temporarily escaped police custody in Israel. T...
6 Feb 2018
Lehrhaus Demystifying Day School Tuition 5 Feb 2018
The author discusses the challenges of rising Jewish day school tuition and the lack of significant change despite efforts to address the issue. They created...
5 Feb 2018
Tel Aviv Review headphones No Arbitration Without Representation: Alternative Court Systems in America 5 Feb 2018
Michael Broyde, a law professor and former rabbinical judge, explores the impact of alternative court systems like track two arbitration in the U.S. in his b...
5 Feb 2018
Promised Podcast headphones The "Democrats, Diplomats & Habitats” Edition 1 Feb 2018
In this episode, Noah Efron, Allison Kaplan Sommer, and Don Futterman discuss the increasing partisan divide on Israel in America, highlighting that while 74...
1 Feb 2018
Unorthodox headphones Leaving the Nest: Ep. 122 1 Feb 2018
This episode features an engaging conversation with Tova Mirvis, an author who discusses her departure from Modern Orthodox Judaism and its impact on her per...
1 Feb 2018
Unorthodox headphones The Golden Rule: Ep. 121 29 Jan 2018
This episode features comedian Judy Gold and Jesuit priest Father James Martin as guests, recorded live at the Manhattan JCC. The discussions explore Jewish ...
29 Jan 2018
Unorthodox headphones The Golden Rule: Ep. 121 29 Jan 2018
In this episode titled "The Golden Rule," comedian Judy Gold and Jesuit priest Father James Martin are guests at the Manhattan JCC, discussing topics related...
29 Jan 2018
Jewish Review of Books The Mortara Affair, Redux 29 Jan 2018
The article discusses the ongoing controversy surrounding the Mortara Affair, where a Jewish boy was taken from his family and raised Catholic in Bologna in ...
29 Jan 2018
Unorthodox headphones A Helping Hand 25 Jan 2018
In preparation for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, an interview was conducted with Sandy Myers and Desiree Nazarian from Selfhelp Community Services...
25 Jan 2018
Tablet A Conversation With Selfhelp, a Non-Profit Dedicated to Helping Holocaust Survivors 25 Jan 2018
Selfhelp, a non-profit organization, focuses on aiding Holocaust survivors by providing various services. Apart from those who were in concentration camps, s...
25 Jan 2018
People of the Pod headphones AJC Passport: Hyper Cacher - Three Years Later 24 Jan 2018
Three years after an Islamist terrorist attack on the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket in Paris, which resulted in the murder of four Jews, AJC Passport explo...
24 Jan 2018
People of the Pod headphones AJC Passport: Reactions to the Iran Protests 24 Jan 2018
In a recent episode of AJC Passport, the focus was on the reactions to the December protests in Iran where many citizens protested the government, leading to...
24 Jan 2018
Tablet Shabbat Dinner, Libyan Style 24 Jan 2018
During a visit to Israel, the writer had the opportunity to dine at Uri Buri, a renowned seafood restaurant in Akko with creations like mackerel with eggplan...
24 Jan 2018
Tel Aviv Review headphones Ladies and Gents: The Jewish Bourgeoisie in Interwar Egypt 22 Jan 2018
Liat Maggid-Alon, a historian, delves into the emergence of the Jewish bourgeoisie in Egypt during the early-to-mid 20th century, analyzing how modernity, re...
22 Jan 2018
Tablet Knives 22 Jan 2018
A newcomer working at a Vancouver bistro, originally from Israel, navigates the dynamics with diverse co-workers, including a professional chef named Russ wi...
22 Jan 2018
Unorthodox headphones The Big Q&A: Ep. 120 18 Jan 2018
The Big Q&A: Ep. 120 features upcoming live shows in Manhattan and Brooklyn with special guests comedian Judy Gold and Father James Martin. On the Unorthodox...
18 Jan 2018
Lehrhaus Peer Press-ure: Cultural and Market Forces and the Orthodox Press 15 Jan 2018
Orthodox Jewish print media has evolved significantly over time, with newspapers once viewed as unusual now being common in Orthodox communities worldwide. T...
15 Jan 2018
Forward Opinion | Stop Calling Me A ‘Black Jew’ 15 Jan 2018
Tamar Manasseh shares her perspective on being labeled as a "black Jew" and discusses the complexities she faces as a Black person within the Jewish communit...
15 Jan 2018
Unorthodox headphones Song of Songs: Ep. 119 11 Jan 2018
In this episode of "Unorthodox," the hosts announce two upcoming events and mention a search for a new producer. They interview Rabbi Joseph Hample of Tree o...
11 Jan 2018
Jewish Review of Books Life on a Hilltop 7 Jan 2018
Sara Hirschhorn's book, "City on a Hilltop: American Jews and the Israeli Settler Movement," provides a detailed history of American Jews' involvement in Isr...
7 Jan 2018
Jewish Review of Books Succession, Secession! 7 Jan 2018
Samuel C. Heilman's book "Succession, Secession! Who Will Lead Us? The Story of Five Hasidic Dynasties in America" explores the notion of zera kodesh, or hol...
7 Jan 2018
Jewish Review of Books The Family Heretic 7 Jan 2018
The text discusses the historical prominence of Jewish revolutionaries from the 19th to the mid-20th century, mentioning figures like Zalkind Hourwitz, Rosa ...
7 Jan 2018
Unorthodox headphones Dear Unorthodox: Ep. 118 28 Dec 2017
In this episode of Unorthodox, the hosts respond to listener questions on topics such as Jewish pregnancy superstitions, recommended reading and viewing mate...
28 Dec 2017
Tablet A Conversation with Mary Peldman, the New Principal of The Sephardic Academy 22 Dec 2017
Mary Peldman, the new principal of The Sephardic Academy in Manhattan, draws inspiration from the Montessori Method and medieval Andalusian Jewish education ...
22 Dec 2017
Tablet The Art of Christmas Avoidance 22 Dec 2017
In this personal reflection, the author discusses the role of Jewish identity in diaspora, particularly around the Christmas season. They describe the ease o...
22 Dec 2017
Unorthodox headphones The Nose Job Episode: Ep. 117 21 Dec 2017
In episode 117 of Unorthodox, the focus is on nose jobs and their significance in American Jewish culture. Tablet editors Alana Newhouse and Wayne Hoffman sh...
21 Dec 2017
Tablet Making Judaism Accessible to Those Affected By Dementia 21 Dec 2017
The author reflects on their grandmother's battle with Alzheimer's Disease and the challenges of incorporating Jewish practices into her life as the dementia...
21 Dec 2017
Lehrhaus Rabbi Norman Lamm and His Crusade for the Jewish Home 20 Dec 2017
Rabbi Norman Lamm, a prominent Orthodox Jewish leader, emphasized the importance of the Jewish family as a sanctuary and a stronghold of religious tradition ...
20 Dec 2017
Lehrhaus Creation in a Chaotic Decade: Rabbi Lamm in the 60s 19 Dec 2017
Rabbi Norman Lamm played a crucial role in revitalizing Orthodox Judaism on the Upper West Side and in New York City in the 1960s. Returning to New York in 1...
19 Dec 2017
Tablet My Old Kentoki Home 18 Dec 2017
Y.Y. Shvarts, a Yiddish poet, wrote the epic Yiddish poem "Kentoki" in the early 20th century, focusing on three generations of Jewish life in Kentucky, chal...
18 Dec 2017
Tablet A Place for the Disabled: on Stage and Screen 14 Dec 2017
Jewish organizations are at the forefront of advocating for greater inclusion of people with physical and cognitive disabilities in all spheres of life, part...
14 Dec 2017
Lehrhaus Women’s Torah Study and Cosmic Evolution 13 Dec 2017
In his exploration of women's Torah study and its place in modern Jewish communities, Ilan Fuchs discusses Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson's perspective, em...
13 Dec 2017
Unorthodox headphones Hanger Management: Ep. 115 8 Dec 2017
In episode 115 of "Unorthodox," recorded live at Congregation Rodeph Sholom in New York City, the hosts welcome food writer Mark Bittman, who discusses the r...
8 Dec 2017
Tablet Athens Holocaust Memorial Desecrated by Vandals 4 Dec 2017
Vandals recently desecrated the Holocaust Memorial in Athens by removing two out of three panels featuring an inscription by Elie Wiesel. The City of Athens ...
4 Dec 2017
Promised Podcast headphones The “Take From Us Our Tired, Our Poor, Our Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free” Edition 23 Nov 2017
Noah Efron, Don Futterman, and Charlotte Halle discuss Israel considering paying African asylum seekers to leave, questioning if this is addressing issues or...
23 Nov 2017
Forward How The Jewish Community Can Make #MeToo Into #WeToo 20 Nov 2017
The article discusses the #MeToo movement and its potential transformation into #WeToo, emphasizing the need for real change in addressing sexual harassment ...
20 Nov 2017
Tablet You Don’t Have to Write Like This 20 Nov 2017
"You Don't Have to Live Like This" by Benjamin Markovits is critiqued as a mediocre novel that fails to deliver on its potential. The book is described as la...
20 Nov 2017
Lehrhaus The Baptized Jew Who Had a Lot to Teach Us about Orthodox Judaism 16 Nov 2017
Peter Berger, a baptized Jew born in Austria, was a renowned sociologist known for his analysis of religion in modern society. His work highlighted the resil...
16 Nov 2017
Tablet Immigrant City 15 Nov 2017
A father, originally an immigrant, recounts a narrative involving car damage, online purchase of a car door, and a potentially risky encounter to buy it in a...
15 Nov 2017
Unorthodox headphones Food for Thought: Ep. 111 9 Nov 2017
This episode of Unorthodox explores the fusion of food and social justice through conversations with Kerry Brodie, founder of Emma's Torch, and food blogger ...
9 Nov 2017
Unorthodox headphones Food for Thought: Ep. 111 9 Nov 2017
In episode 111 of Unorthodox, the focus is on food. Kerry Brodie, founder of Emma's Torch in Brooklyn, discusses her journey from government work to culinary...
9 Nov 2017
Israel Policy Pod headphones Behind the Smiles: Is Reconciliation for Real? 9 Nov 2017
This episode delves into the complexities of the Palestinian reconciliation process and its implications on regional politics with insights from Ghaith al-Om...
9 Nov 2017
Forward Broker Says Morgan Stanley Fired Him For Having Hasidic Clients 8 Nov 2017
Michael Pellegrino, a stockbroker, alleges that Morgan Stanley terminated him for pursuing Hasidic clients, claiming his bosses at the firm disparaged Hasidi...
8 Nov 2017
Tablet Atlanta Emerges as the Jewish-Foodie Capital of the South 6 Nov 2017
Atlanta has emerged as a vibrant hub for Jewish culinary innovation, blending tradition with creativity in dishes like knishes with seasonal twists and pastr...
6 Nov 2017
Israel Policy Pod headphones The Moderate Majority 27 Oct 2017
Polly Bronstein, CEO of Darkenu, a grassroots movement in Israel, is interviewed by Eli and Noa about mobilizing Israel's "moderate majority." Darkenu, in co...
27 Oct 2017