Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media


Latest Episodes

Christmas & Hanukkah
December 14, 2022

Hello! and welcome to Talking in Shul, a roundtable podcast. Im your host, Tamar Fox, and Ive got Zahava Stadler joining us from Toronto. Hi Zahava! And Mimi Lewis is joining us from Somerville, MA.

Beauty Queen of Jerusalem & The Shivah by Gog
July 12, 2022

Beauty Queen of Jerusalem Beauty Queen of Jerusalem is a new show on Netflix (it previously came out as 20 30 min episodes in Israel. Netflix has made it into 10 hour long episodes). It follows the

Recipe for Change: Standing Up to Antisemitism & Abortion Rights
May 27, 2022

This month were talking about a YouTube special called Recipe for Change: Standing up to Antisemism. And for our second segment were talking about how the expected end of Roe v Wade impacts the Jewi

Talking In Shul Ep. 82: Book Bans & Sedar Topics
March 23, 2022

This month were talking about the TN school ban of Maus, and other attempts to limit education around difficult or uncomfortable subjects like the Holocaust and slavery. And for our second segment w

Interfaith Chaplain Marcie Greenfield Simons & Times of Israel “State of Jerusalem” Documentaries
February 22, 2022

This month were talking Marcie Greenfield Simons about what its like to be an interfaith chaplain in these intense covid times. And for our second segment were talking about a series of video doc

“Warm & Welcoming” Book Review and “The Club”
January 28, 2022

This month were talking about the new book, Warm and Welcoming: How the Jewish Community can Become Truly Diverse and Inclusive in the 21st Century, edited by Warren Hoffman, and Miriam Steinberg Ege

Keeping Jewish Kids Safe from Abuse & Hannukah Kitsch
November 29, 2021

This month were talking about several recent scandals involving Jewish youth groups and youth leaders. What if anything can we hope Jewish organizations do to keep children and employees safe from se

Jewish Day Planners & Jewish Romance Novels
October 19, 2021

This month were joined by guest host Miriam Steinberg-Egeth. Among Miriams many claims to fame are her Jewish advice column in the Exponent, and her forthcoming book, Warm and Welcoming: How the Jew

Climate Change & “My Unorthodox Life”
August 03, 2021

This month were talking about climate change, grief, and how the Jewish community is and can respond to climate change. And for our second segment were talking about the newish Netflix show My Unor

Anti Semitism & Perfect Summer Shabbats
July 09, 2021

This month were talking with Dr. Hannah Lebovits, assistant professor of Public Affairs at the University of Texas- Arlington, to talk about the different kinds of anti-semitism and discrimination. A