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A Rabbi and a Lawyer

Walk into a bar Podcast

Relatively well informed and irreverent musings on religion, news, and society. Grab a seat and join old friends, Rabbi Asher Lopatin and his former synagogue president, John Geiringer. Imagine sharing a drink with two news junkies who keep an open mind, challenge the status quo, and love discussing the comedy, tragedy, absurdity, and reality of the Jewish experience. Throughout their discussions, John will ask Asher provocative questions that congregants wish they could ask their rabbis.

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Ep 5 – Back to School and Elul

by | Sep 1, 2022 | Podcast, Posts

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:45 — 38.2MB)Sending our kids off to school makes us reminisce about our college experiences, which seem like yesterday.  Somehow we also find a way to tie the Ben & Jerry’s divestiture...

Ep 4 – Hu-bris

by | Aug 18, 2022 | Podcast, Posts

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 42:03 — 38.5MB)Bris or Brit?  However you pronounce it, we “cut” through issues surrounding the circumcision ritual.  We also discuss the rise of “hu-bris” in our modern political discourse and the...

Ep 3 – Wars and Wine

by | Aug 11, 2022 | Podcast, Posts

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 36:44 — 33.6MB)We start by discussing Israel’s conflicts with Gaza over the last two years, and how John’s kids visited Israel when they occurred.  Reflecting on those incidents, John discussed the...

Ep 2 – Between the Straights

by | Aug 3, 2022 | Posts

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:30 — 27.9MB)The three weeks between the fasts of 17 Tammuz and 9 Av are the saddest days in the Jewish calendar.  Although normally an upbeat podcast, we’ll explore this period through the lens of the Highland...