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...
by John Geiringer | Oct 14, 2022 | Podcast, Posts
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 31:41 — 29.0MB)So many holidays, so little time. As we move through Sukkot, while avoiding skunks, we squeeze in Hoshana Rabbah, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah (and its importance to the Top Secret! movie),...
by John Geiringer | Oct 7, 2022 | Podcast, Posts
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 39:47 — 36.4MB)Warning: this episode is spicier than most. We start by discussing why we read about sexual ethics on Yom Kippur, and how even the traditional Jewish view on homosexuality is more nuanced...
