Rabbi Ben Newman is a teacher, leader of a start-up Jewish community, and author of several children's books exploring Jewish topics. Today he tells us how being a rabbi is like being a cross between a zookeeper and a superhero, and much, much more.

Jewish Superpowers with Rabbi Ben Newman - TJS 013

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In this "Ask Me Anything" session - recorded LIVE - we talk about Jewish funerals, how to buy your first set of tefillin, Kabbalah books for beginners, and more. Plus I share my favorite Hebrew song and my two favorite arguments in the whole Talmud.

AMA: Funerals, Buying Tefillin, and Great Jewish Arguments - TJS 038

In this live studio recording, Jewcurious people ask questions they have about Passover, including what to do if you hate horseradish, the difference between round matzah and square matzah, and whether Christians should should have seders.

Ask Me Anything: Passover Edition - TJS 037

Metzora - this week's Torah portion - starts with a bizarre ritual for changing someones ritual status, using two birds, some water, hyssop, cedar, and a red thread. Given the oddity of some commandments, why might we want to do them anyway?

Metzora: Rules, Reason, and Relationship - TJS 036

In last Monday's AMA (Ask Me Anything) we discussed keeping kosher, the Jewish view of cremation, Christian use of Jewish ritual items, and much more. Recorded with a live audience.

AMA: Kashrut, Cremation, and Christian Prayer Shawls - TJS 035

Parashat Shemini, the third weekly Torah portion in the Book of Leviticus, gives us a menu: If you eat meat, here's the types of animals you can eat, and the types you can't. The big question is: Why bother following these rules today?

Jewish Superpowers with Rabbi Ben Newman - TJS 013

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