TRTM: They're Rabbis & They're Married

TRTM: They're Rabbis & They're Married

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TRTM: They're Rabbis & They're Married episodes

  • Is Halloween Kosher?

    Today Rabbis Rachel and Marcus will discuss the holiday of Halloween. American Jews are confronted with the celebration of Halloween and each family must ask themselves- Do we celebrate Halloween? Does Halloween accord with Jewish values? How does Judaism deal with the holidays of other faiths and cultures? What does it mean to live as a minority? How do we maintain our Jewish identities while striving to be fully integrated and proud Americans? They will also examine the origin of Halloween and if ghosts and demons are talked about or believed in within the Tanakh and Rabbinic Literature.

    40 min
  • Welcome to Living Jewishly

    Welcome to the very first episode of Living Jewishly! In this pilot episode you will be introduced to the hosts of the show, Rabbis Rachel and Marcus Rubenstein. As you meet your hosts you will hear stories of how they grew up, how they choose to live out their Jewish lives as a family today, and a peek into what this podcast will be all about. After the introductions, we delve into today’s topic-- Kosher, or Jewish practices around food and eating. How do Rabbis Marcus and Rachel apply Kosher practices to their own lives? How do they make decisions about what they will and won’t eat? How do they eat with people who don’t keep kosher? What meaning does keeping kosher add to their lives? What about keeping kosher do they struggle with? Explore these questions and more in this exciting first episode of Living Jewishly! Remember to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!

    46 min

About TRTM: They're Rabbis & They're Married

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What does it mean to be Rabbis who are married to each other? What does it mean to live Jewishly? What are ways that I can incorporate Jewish wisdom, values, and practices into my everyday life? Join Rabbi Rachel and Rabbi Marcus, a husband-and-wife rabbi team who serve as the co-rabbis of Temple of Aaron in Saint Paul, Minnesota, as they bring you an intimate glimpse into how they live out their daily Jewish lives. Each episode they will share their joys, struggles and everything in between as they work to apply Jewish ideas, values, and practices to their daily lives—building a Jewish home, raising children, serving their community, and navigating their busy daily lives. Join Rabbis Rubenstein each episode to learn ways that you too can practice an open-minded, modern, human-oriented, and sincere Judaism in your everyday life.