Rabbi & Son

Topics:

* When are we an adult? 13? 16? 18? (Our brains fully develop at 25.)

* If Israel can text thousands of people during a war, schools should be able to notify parents of anything immediately.

* Washington Post database.

* Article: “31,000 children affected across 21 states.”

Recorded 12/17/24.

Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com

Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritual. Irreverent. Always fearless. Produced by Darshan Yeshiva.

Thank you to our sponsors at Darshan Yeshiva for making this content possible. Darshan Yeshiva provides beginner level online Jewish learning including the very popular conversion to Judaism program, with sponsoring rabbis and students all over the world. Start your Jewish journey any place, anywhere and anytime with our Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, Jewish Renewal, Humanistic and Post-Denominational rabbi-mentors. Become the Jew you always wanted to be with Darshan Yeshiva.

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Topics:

* Remake and live action phenomenon

* People have lost their creativity

* Joseph Gordon-Levitt quote: there will be more content and it will be more addictive, but it won’t be art

Recorded 12/5/24.

Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com

Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritual. Irreverent. Always fearless. Produced by Darshan Yeshiva.

Thank you to our sponsors at Darshan Yeshiva for making this content possible. Darshan Yeshiva provides beginner level online Jewish learning including the very popular conversion to Judaism program, with sponsoring rabbis and students all over the world. Start your Jewish journey any place, anywhere and anytime with our Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, Jewish Renewal, Humanistic and Post-Denominational rabbi-mentors. Become the Jew you always wanted to be with Darshan Yeshiva.

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Topics:

* The “bad boy” complex / attraction to the antihero

* Binary of good vs. evil

* Glorification and dramatization of k!llers in the media (recently, Luigi Mangione)

* Jacob Wrestling with the Angel

* Link to article of discussion

Recorded 12/14/24.

Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com

Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritual. Irreverent. Always fearless. Produced by Darshan Yeshiva.

Thank you to our sponsors at Darshan Yeshiva for making this content possible. Darshan Yeshiva provides beginner level online Jewish learning including the very popular conversion to Judaism program, with sponsoring rabbis and students all over the world. Start your Jewish journey any place, anywhere and anytime with our Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, Jewish Renewal, Humanistic and Post-Denominational rabbi-mentors. Become the Jew you always wanted to be with Darshan Yeshiva.

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We’re trying something new—shorter podcasts coming your way. Let us know what you think!

Topics:

* The failure of the DARE program

* Better approaches to the substance use crisis

* Shout out to Jewish recovery communities like Beit T’shuva!

Recorded 12/2/24.

Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com

Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritual. Irreverent. Always fearless. Produced by Darshan Yeshiva.

Thank you to our sponsors at Darshan Yeshiva for making this content possible. Darshan Yeshiva provides beginner level online Jewish learning including the very popular conversion to Judaism program, with sponsoring rabbis and students all over the world. Start your Jewish journey any place, anywhere and anytime with our Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, Jewish Renewal, Humanistic and Post-Denominational rabbi-mentors. Become the Jew you always wanted to be with Darshan Yeshiva.

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We’re trying something new—shorter podcasts coming your way. Let us know what you think!

Topics:

* When is it a crisis, and when is it normal life?

* Is the mental health crisis a friendship crisis?

* Where rabbis and synagogues step in

* Boundaries, behavior, and resocialization post-COVID

Recorded 12/2/24.

Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com

Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritual. Irreverent. Always fearless. Produced by Darshan Yeshiva.

Thank you to our sponsors at Darshan Yeshiva for making this content possible. Darshan Yeshiva provides beginner level online Jewish learning including the very popular conversion to Judaism program, with sponsoring rabbis and students all over the world. Start your Jewish journey any place, anywhere and anytime with our Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, Jewish Renewal, Humanistic and Post-Denominational rabbi-mentors. Become the Jew you always wanted to be with Darshan Yeshiva.

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Yes, we do read your comments!

Topics:

* Comments from TikTok and YouTube

* “Theobros” and why are people trending toward conservative religion?

* Rabbi Rant: Jews don’t talk enough about adoption

* Pop Quiz: Can you name the Jewish holidays?

* Religious communities that don’t help people

* Quote

Recorded 11/12/24.

Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com

Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritual. Irreverent. Always fearless. Produced by Darshan Yeshiva.

Thank you to our sponsors at Darshan Yeshiva for making this content possible. Darshan Yeshiva provides beginner level online Jewish learning including the very popular conversion to Judaism program, with sponsoring rabbis and students all over the world. Start your Jewish journey any place, anywhere and anytime with our Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, Jewish Renewal, Humanistic and Post-Denominational rabbi-mentors. Become the Jew you always wanted to be with Darshan Yeshiva.

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Featuring a deep dive into the Noah’s Ark story (. . . get it?).

Topics:

* High Holidays & Sukkot Recap

* Date Lady (not a sponsor, but spreading the love anyway: ilovedatelady.com)

* World & U.S. Literacy Rates

* Flat Earth

* Noah’s Ark & Jewish Literacy

* Quote from Plato

Recorded 10/28/24.

Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com

Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritual. Irreverent. Always fearless. Produced by Darshan Yeshiva.

Thank you to our sponsors at Darshan Yeshiva for making this content possible. Darshan Yeshiva provides beginner level online Jewish learning including the very popular conversion to Judaism program, with sponsoring rabbis and students all over the world. Start your Jewish journey any place, anywhere and anytime with our Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, Jewish Renewal, Humanistic and Post-Denominational rabbi-mentors. Become the Jew you always wanted to be with Darshan Yeshiva.

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We went a little emo on this one.

Topics:

* Can we gossip about celebs? What about politicians?

* Child-free vs. Infertility vs. Adoption

* Voluntary Human Extinction vs. Transhumanism

* Finding Joy in difficult times

* Funerals

* Quote from George Eliot

Recorded 10/22/24.

Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com

Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritual. Irreverent. Always fearless. Produced by Darshan Yeshiva.

Thank you to our sponsors at Darshan Yeshiva for making this content possible. Darshan Yeshiva provides beginner level online Jewish learning including the very popular conversion to Judaism program, with sponsoring rabbis and students all over the world. Start your Jewish journey any place, anywhere and anytime with our Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, Jewish Renewal, Humanistic and Post-Denominational rabbi-mentors. Become the Jew you always wanted to be with Darshan Yeshiva.

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Let us know how we’re doing!

Topics:

* Sorry we forgot your name, Leo!

* Trad Wives/Sharenting

* Can Jews sell pork?

* Messing up your dad’s kosher pots and pans

* Israeli News

* Mystery Topic: Is Zionism to Judaism as the KKK is to Christianity?

* Quote from Hellen Keller

Recorded 10/15/24.

Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com

Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritual. Irreverent. Always fearless. Produced by Darshan Yeshiva.

Thank you to our sponsors at Darshan Yeshiva for making this content possible. Darshan Yeshiva provides beginner level online Jewish learning including the very popular conversion to Judaism program, with sponsoring rabbis and students all over the world. Start your Jewish journey any place, anywhere and anytime with our Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, Jewish Renewal, Humanistic and Post-Denominational rabbi-mentors. Become the Jew you always wanted to be with Darshan Yeshiva.

. . . or support our podcast and improve the quality of the show!

Let us know how we’re doing!

Topics:

* Israel/Lebanon

* LGBTQ + Israel + Palestine

* Reparations for slavery in USA and Holocaust (Manhattan Institute article about reparations for Jim Crow)

* Yarmulkes

* Tithing/Charitable Giving

* Weapons for Hanukkah

* Javon reads the news and an inspirational quote

Recorded 10/9/24.

Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com

Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritual. Irreverent. Always fearless. Produced by Darshan Yeshiva.

Thank you to our sponsors at Darshan Yeshiva for making this content possible. Darshan Yeshiva provides beginner level online Jewish learning including the very popular conversion to Judaism program, with sponsoring rabbis and students all over the world. Start your Jewish journey any place, anywhere and anytime with our Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, Jewish Renewal, Humanistic and Post-Denominational rabbi-mentors. Become the Jew you always wanted to be with Darshan Yeshiva.

. . . or support our podcast and improve the quality of the show!