Chutzpod!

For our final episode of 5782, we bring you a longtime staple of Rosh Hashanah, the Rabbi's sermon. Rabbi Shira shares with Josh and all of us a touching testimony about life and difficult family experiences, which will help put you in the right frame of mind as we bring in the New Year.  "L' Shana Tova!"

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(07:01) Rabbi Shira's sermon

Rabbi Shira and Joshua welcome Lutheran Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber as we dive into the concept of "Bein Adam L'Atzmo", which means between humans and ourselves. Forewarning to Chutzsquad!....There is a lot of cursing in this episode and we bleeped none of it!

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(04:05) Nadia Bolz-Weber interview

(38:30) Rabbi Shira closing blessing to Nadia

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are approaching and Rabbi Shira and Joshua want to help you prepare (and need to prepare ourselves).  We welcome Rabbi Toba Spitzer, author of "God is Here: Reimagining the Divine", to help figure out how to begin.

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(07:35) Rabbi Toba Spitzer segment

(43:01) Rabba Tamar Elad-Appelbaum meditation

Rabbi Shira and Joshua are joined by award winning filmmaker Ken Burns to discuss his upcoming documentary called "The U.S. and the Holocaust" that will premiere on PBS on September 18th.

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(05:02) Ken Burns Interview

(32:30) Rabbi Shira's Guided Meditation

This past week saw the 5th Anniversary of the frightening and tragic "Unite the Right" Rally in Charlottesville, VA. Rabbi Shira and Joshua are joined by Amy Spitalnick.

Amy is the Integrity First for America’s Executive Director, the organization that successfully spearheaded the lawsuit and the broader fight against white supremacy and extremism at this crucial moment for democracy.

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(12:03) Amy Spitalnick interview

(45:05) Rabbi Shira's Guided Meditation

St. Paul's Temple of Aaron hosts the first-ever live taping of the show. The Minnesota Chutzsquad welcomes Rabbi Shira and Joshua for a lively conversation about the holiday of Tisha B'Av.

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(36:30) Rabbi Shira's Guided Meditation

With the help of this week's double Torah portion (Mattot-Massei), and Hulu's new show "The Bear", Rabbi Shira explores with Joshua alternatives to violence when conflict arises.

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(33:40) Rabbi Shira's Guided Meditation

What’s to be done when the Torah text we revere appears problematic? Dig deeper! Rabbi Shira guides Joshua through the challenges of this week’s portion, Pinchas, and what it has to say about interfaith marriages.

(36:15) Rabbi Shira’s Guided Mediation

On our 2nd Mailbag Edition, Rabbi Shira and Joshua answer listener questions. Is chicken parm kosher? And how do we make circumcision cool again? These are just two examples of what you'll hear in this episode.

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(04:48) Q1 on circumcision

(15:01) Q2 on chicken parmesan

(21:56) Q3 on Jewish events & mask protocols

(27:06) Q4 on Philosemitism

(35:00) Rabbi Shira's Guided Meditation

Rabbi Shira and Joshua welcome Sarah Hurwitz. A senior speechwriter for President Obama, and head speechwriter for the First Lady, Sarah critiques Moses as a communicator in this week’s Torah portion, Chukat.

(10:20) Interview with Sarah Hurwitz

(46:20) Rabbi Shira’s Guided Meditation