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Happy After-Thanksgiving from your friends at the Amen Corner! This week, Brad and Steven do their post-mortem on Thanksgiving eating and hope that they’ll feel like themselves again soon. They also discuss cryptocurrency and that time that the former president of the United states hosted a Nazi for dinner. Happy listening!

You can listen to The Amen Corner in lots of ways. On iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite RSS aggregator.

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ is the eagerly-awaited sequel to one of the most critically and commercially successful films of all time. The original ‘Black Panther’ was not only a mega-hit, but a watershed in pop culture, particularly for many in the African-American community. Adding to the significance of ‘Wakanda Forever’ is the fact that the original film’s star, Chadwick Boseman (z”l), tragically lost his battle with colon cancer in 2020 and couldn’t reprise his iconic role in the sequel. Rev. Timothy Adkins-Jones, Pastor of the historic Bethany Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, joins Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky to talk about the importance and meaning of Black Panther and what the newest MCU offering has to say about themes ranging from grief to white supremacy and the traumatic legacy of colonialism.

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.

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 It’s the Special Pre-Thanksgiving Special episode and this week, Brad and Steven talk about the potential demise of Twitter and wonder if Elon Musk just bought the platform in order to destroy it. The guys also discuss if the podcast is too “bro-y” and wonder how things are going to go for the Republicans in congress if they insist on pursuing phony investigations. Happy listening and Happy Thanksgiving!

You can listen to The Amen Corner in lots of ways. On iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite RSS aggregator.

On this week’s episode, Brad and Steven continue their discussion about the midterm elections and the non-existent “Red Wave.” They also talk about the ridiculous Sunday Routines section of the New York Times and wonder what a profile of Steven would look like.Have a listen and enjoy — and Big Mazal Tov to Tiffany Trump on her wedding!

You can listen to The Amen Corner in lots of ways. On iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite RSS aggregator.

The new Prime Video series ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,’ is based on one of the most popular book and film series ever, and is the most expensive TV show ever produced. Does it rule them all? Has the king returned? And just how Jewish are harfoots and hobbits, anyway? Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky (their names in the Common Tongue) have strong, and differing, opinions. But both agree that the show’s timeless themes of good vs. evil and faith vs. fear mean that even if it may wander, it isn’t lost.

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!

This week, Brad and Steven are back for a special mid-term election episode. They look at the winners and losers and talk about the “Red Wave” that failed to materialize. The guys also discuss some of the lessons that the Republicans may draw from these elections and what it could mean for 2024. Happy listening!

You can listen to The Amen Corner in lots of ways. On iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite RSS aggregator.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ute Steyer looks at Masechet Nedarim, Daf 11.

Some notes on variations in Talmudic manuscripts and how they relate to our daf — where we see a strange phrase that doesn’t seem to fit and indeed isn’t found in other manuscripts.

To view the text of Nedarim, Daf 11 on Sefaria, please click here.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ute Steyer looks at Masechet Nedarim, Daf 10.

Are all nazirim sinners? And why seem some of the rabbis convinced that anyone who does take the oath of nazirut is indeed a sinner? What is Judaisms relationship to self-imposed stringencies?

To view the text of Nedarim, Daf 10 on Sefaria, please click here.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ute Steyer looks at Masechet Nedarim, Daf 9.

We look at the difference between nedavot and nedarim, we learn about the “oath of the wicked” and the “oath of righteous” and why the first one is valid and the latter is not.

To view the text of Nedarim, Daf 9 on Sefaria, please click here.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ute Steyer looks at Masechet Nedarim, Daf 8.

Can you swear an oath to fulfill a mitzah? And what happens if you fail to fulfill it — would you have to bring a sin offering? How can you even swear to fulfill something for which you are obligated in the first place?

To view the text of Nedarim, Daf 8 on Sefaria, please click here.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.