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Amen Corner Season 8, Episode 6
This week, Brad and Steven continue to talk about the war in Israel and Gaza and its impact on Jews around the world. They talk about a number of physical altercations that have taken place on the Upp
Special Episode — Israel at War
You know that Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky are lifelong friends, but did you know that they met as teenagers on a youth group summer trip to Israel? And did you know that they lived down the street from o
Amen Corner Season 8, Episode 5
This week, Brad and Steven continue to talk about the situation in Israel and Gaza and the repercussions that are being felt around the US, particularly on college campuses. They also talk about the n
Amen Corner Season 8, Episode 4
This week, Brad and Steven talk about the spillover effects of Israels war in Gaza from the frontlines to the academy to the streets of Paterson. Have a listen. You can listen to The Amen Corner in
Tradition and Change is ‘Elemental’
Disney and Pixars latest animated feature,Elemental, became a sleeper hit at the box office this summer. Using the interaction of various elements as an extended metaphor for the immigrant experienc
Amen Corner Season 8, Episode 3
This week, Brad and Steven talk about the horrific Hamas terrorist attack against Israel. You can listen to The Amen Corner in lots of ways. On iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite
Amen Corner Season 8, Episode 2
This week, Brad and Steven talk about the floodingthat hit New York, the normalizing of the abnormal and whether or not rabbis should talk about politics in their Yom Kippur services. Have a listen a
Judaism and The Hollywood Strikes
Back in May, film and television writers went on strike. Actors joined them on the picket lines in July, leading to the longest strike in Hollywood history (the WGA recently ended its strike when it
Amen Corner Season 8, Episode 1
Brad and Steven are back with the first episode of Season Eight of the Corner. Theyre back to their usual banter about the Jewish High Holidays, the best food for breaking the fast, Lauren Boebert,
Inviting God and Tradition to ‘My Bat Mitzvah’
Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky seem like they would be the target audience for Adam Sandlers new Netflix movie, Youre So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah.But while the film covers some explicitly Jewish sub