This week, Maria sits down with my friend and food-access activist Xantar. Xantar talks abut being raised Buddhist-ish, traveling across the United States with his brother, and teaches Maria what mens rea means. He also embarrassingly has to tell Maria what a Presidential Library is, because Maria thought it was literally just a regular library in a low-income area funded by a President where you could go and, like, check out fiction. 

Then, because Maria did the schedule for this podcast incorrectly you get a BONUS! FLASH! DISCUSSION! with Maria and her husband, Dan Heifetz. They talk about demonstrating anger, and how it probably felt to be an Israelite hearing Moses tell you all the bad things you did. Again.

This week I sit down with Jewish Educator and Congregational Manager of Dor Hadash Sai Koros to talk about the problematic parashah of Matot! Together, we talk about favorite and least favorite Jewish foods (with some surprises) sexist laws about vows, and the importance of napping.

I sit down with lay-leader and fellow podcaster Leah Jones where we talk about our pet peeves, whether or not we are zealots, and thoughts on intermarriage and COVID committee dealings all while also discussing parashah Pinchas. Check out Leah's podcast: Finding Favorites with Leah Jones!

Hello! This week we are talking about parashah balak which includes the famous scene of BALAAM'S TALKING ASS (DONKEY)! I invite my childhood friend, Dr. Gabrielle Bychowski, to have a seat with me and talk intrigue and politics in the Catholic church, the reasons why Gabby thinks Halloween isn't taken seriously enough in our society, and dating advice from Balaam's donkey.

On our FIRST! EVER! episode of the podcast, I invite Jewish educator and lay leader Anna Coufal to come talk to me about Parashah Chukat. Here we answer some really important questions about the parashah such as: why did they have staffs back then? What is dowsing? Why does Maria hate Sukkot?