Chutzpod!

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Chutzpod! episodes

February 04, 2022 1.05 Sacred Spaces (w/ Mayer Rus & Phill LaMarr)
This week Rabbi Shira and Joshua are joined by Architectural Digest’s Mayer Rus. Together they look at the weekly Torah portion, Terumah, and consider the specificity of the instructions for constructing the Tabernacle, the portable sanctuary for worship built by the Israelites in the desert.
Episode Timecodes:
(17:47) Mayer Rus Interview
(37:58) Phil LaMarr defines Hebrew/Yiddish terms used in the episode
(42:07) Rabbi Shira’s Guided Meditation
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47 min
January 28, 2022 1.04 De-emphasizing the Truth (w/ Jamie Raskin & Mary McCormack)
With the week’s Torah portion, Mishpatim, as a guide, Rabbi Shira and Josh probe the Jewish take on lying — is it ever acceptable? And we are joined by Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD), who discusses his new book “Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy”.
Episode Timecodes:
(25:01) Mary McCormack defines Hebrew & Yiddish terms we mentioned
(28:02) Congressman Jamie Raskin Interview
(46:35) Rabbi Shira’s Guided Meditation
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53 min
January 21, 2022 1.03 Daily Acts of Revelation (w/ David Wain & Ken Marino)
Rabbi Shira and Joshua discuss the giving of the Ten Commandments, and what it takes to be prepared for “revelation” in our lives. Then they kick back with actor-writer-director David Wain to discuss his connection to Judaism, and the Ten Commandments-inspired film he co-wrote and directed, “The Ten”.

Episode Timecodes:

(26:01) David Wain Interview

(46:30) Ken Marino defines the Hebrew & Yiddish terms we mentioned

(48:09) Rabbi Shira’s Guided Meditation
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50 min
January 18, 2022 Bonus: After Colleyville
A Bonus episode in which Josh and Rabbi Shira reflect upon this past weekend’s hostage situation at a synagogue in Texas.
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15 min
January 14, 2022 1.02 Bring Me a Shrubbery (w/ Mark Donovan & Scott Foley)
Don’t pack away those NYE decorations just yet! Rabbi Shira and Joshua discuss Tu Bishvat, the Jewish “New Year of the Trees.” They’ll help you spruce up your observance with new ways to celebrate an ancient holiday. Also, we book our first guest, and it’s Santa Claus. No, really.
Episode Timecodes:
(15:30) Mark Donovan Interview
(48:10) Scott Foley defines Hebrew/Yiddish terms used on the podcast
(51:05) Rabbi Shira’s Guided Meditation
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53 min
January 07, 2022 1.01 Mixed Multitude (w/ Josh Charles)
This week’s Torah Portion, “Bo,” mentions the “mixed multitude” that left Egypt with the Israelites. Who were these “others,” and who are the "others" in our own lives today?
Also, if Josh and Rabbi Shira went on a reality TV show together, which one would it be?
Episode Timecodes:

(32:46) Actor Josh Charles defines the Hebrew/Yiddish terms used on the podcast
(34:51) Rabbi Shira’s Guided Meditation
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37 min
December 01, 2021 Teaser
In this teaser episode, we give you a taste of what’s to come in Chutzpod!
Rabbi Shira and Joshua discuss the Jewish approach to liminality — moving forward from the past, actually being present in the present, and turning gratefully to the future. We look at the Shehechiyanu blessing, which gives thanks to the Source of All for giving us life, sustaining us, and bringing us to new moments. Even the tough ones.
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20 min

About Chutzpod!

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Chutzpod! is a frank and wide-ranging conversation on how to build a good life, using real-life quandaries and millennia-old Jewish wisdom. Each week, Rabbi Shira Stutman and journalist Hanna Rosin…