Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture.

Join Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky for a conversation about the hit NBC series “The Good Place,” which just ended its four-season run, and a discussion about Jewish views of heaven, hell, and the afterlife. Where the fork do we go when we die, and what values are behind our beliefs? Listen in and learn.

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Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture.

Join Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky as they discuss the new Netflix original film The Two Popes. In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss the real lives of clergy, current trends in world religion, responsibility, guilt, forgiveness, and interfaith understanding.

How do you listen to PopTorah? You have a lot of options you know? iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, RSS, it’s your choice!

Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture.

Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky break down Sam Mendes’ groundbreaking World War I epic ‘1917’ and discuss Jewish values related to war and peace. The film and Jewish tradition have a lot to say about the morality of waging war in our time. Enter the trenches with Rabbis K+O for this podcast to end all podcasts.

How do you listen to PopTorah? You have a lot of options you know? iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, RSS, it’s your choice!

Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture.

It’s the “Return of the Rabbis!” Call it their destiny: it’s the 9th Episode of Pop Torah, and Rabbis K & O are discussing Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker. The rabbis analyze and debate the force, light and dark, and other Jewish themes in this last film of the “Skywalker Saga” as well as in the whole series. Join us, and together we can rule the podcast galaxy.

Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture.

Venture “Into the Unknown” with Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky as they discuss Disney’s mega-hit sequel, Frozen II. What does your child’s newest musical obsession have to do with topics like repentance, embracing Jewish identity, intermarriage, colonialism, and climate change? The pod is an open door. Step on in and have a listen!

How do you listen to PopTorah? You have a lot of options you know? iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, RSS, it’s your choice!

Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture.

With the launch of Disney+, the new streaming service from entertainment behemoth Disney, the “Streaming Wars” are intensifying. Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky talk about this brave new world in entertainment, and talk about what it can teach us about spiritual and religious life in America today.

How do you listen to PopTorah? You have a lot of options you know? iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, RSS, it’s your choice!

Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture.

In this very special episode, Rabbi Olitzky and Rabbi Knopf discuss what Rabbi Olitzky saw and learned during a recent trip to the US-Mexico border with T’ruah and HIAS.

How do you listen to PopTorah? You have a lot of options you know? iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, RSS, it’s your choice!

Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture.

How do you listen to PopTorah? You have a lot of options you know? iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, RSS, it’s your choice!

Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture.

In this episode, Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky discuss the new Warner Bros./ DC film, “Joker,” starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Todd Phillips. ‘Joker’ raises serious questions about mental illness, gun violence, and social responsibility. Our hosts give a fresh Jewish take on these timely and pressing issues, which are no laughing matter.

How do you listen to PopTorah? You have a lot of options you know? iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, RSS, it’s your choice!

Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture.

Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky discuss the new HBO series, “The Righteous Gemstones,” which raises interesting questions about the “business” of religion and the so-called “prosperity gospel”, whether religion makes us better or worse, and what makes religion compelling in the 21st century.

How do you listen to PopTorah? You have a lot of options you know? iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, RSS, it’s your choice!