Talking in Shul - Jewish Public Media

This month we spoke about the recent brouhaha around USY changing it's language around interdating for its regional board members, and about a new study that says being a member of a synagogue makes you healthier.

This episode was recorded live at the JOFA UnConference. Tamar, Mimi, and Zahava talk about modesty codes and dress codes for women, and how to make bar or bat mitzvah celebrations meaningful.

In this month's episode we discuss the school board controversy in East Ramapo New York, and the television show Transparent, available on Amazon Prime.

In this month's episode we discuss the way the social justice and Judaism are often billed as interchangeable terms, and best practices for sex and relationship education for pre-teens and teens in Jewish schools.

In this month's episode we discuss the burka ban in France, and its implications for Jewish hair-coverers. Then we talk to guest Beth Wolf about her secret facebook group, Undercover Beauties for women of all religions and backgrounds who cover their hair. Finally, we talk about why we haven't been talking about Israel on our social media feeds, and close with some endorsements.

In this month's episode we discuss the three weeks of mourning leading up to Tisha B'Av, and the Jewish wedding ceremony and how it's changing (or not changing) with guest Naomi Socher-Lerner. We close with some Jewish endorsements.

In this month's episode we discuss how the Jewish community can better serve single people, and the joys and oys of Jewish summer camp. We close with some Jewish endorsements.

We discuss modern antisemitism in the context of the recent violence in Ukraine, the significance of Fiddler on the Roof 50 years later, and share a Jewish win and an endorsement.

We discuss the Jewish response to the Hobby Lobby case that was recently heard by the Supreme Court, and our own takes on kosher stores. We closed with a recent Jewish win and fail.