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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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 Thanksgiving through a Jewish lens, and Asher offers tips on how we can keep the knives down this year (except when carving the turkey). Finally, Asher wishes John a happy birthday on what is also an important day in Jewish history.
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