by John Geiringer | Dec 23, 2022 | Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:43 — 26.8MB)We start by explaining why Mike Pence tweeted the wrong candelabra. Asher then describes how Jews can approach the Christmas season, and we then compare the obscure Nittel Nacht observance with...
by John Geiringer | Dec 9, 2022 | Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 50:09 — 46.4MB)Former Second Lieutenant Asher Lopatin, U.S. Army, describes his quest for “shared society” in Israel. John’s college roommate, Brigadier General Mark Clingan, USMC, also discusses his “work trip”...
by John Geiringer | Nov 22, 2022 | Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 40:15 — 37.3MB)A recent shivah house visit prompts John to ask Asher about the mourning custom. Who is Othniel Ben Kenaz and what’s his connection to the recent disturbances in Hebron? We then analyze...
by John Geiringer | Nov 18, 2022 | Podcast, Posts
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:01:16 — 56.6MB)We ponder whether Roe-vember stopped the Red Wave, leading us to the halachic view of abortion, and why it differs from the fundamentalist Christian perspective. Doug Klein, our first guest(!),...
by John Geiringer | Oct 26, 2022 | Podcast, Posts
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:26 — 37.9MB)As we celebrate our bar mitzvah episode, and wait for our fountain pens to arrive, Asher describes the halachic underpinnings of the popular ritual. Because it’s Rosh Chodesh Marcheshvan, and...