What Divines Us

In this podcast Rev. Matt Shultz and Rabbi Abram Goodstein discuss their religion's holidays of Christmas and Chanukah. They then discuss the strange choices of Congress Elect George Santos and his use of the term Jew-ish. They bring up a dilemma of how to dispose of sacred or meaningful objects. They conclude by arguing on watching sporting events when players, employees, or even whole countries make immoral decisions. 

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Rabbi Abram and Pastor Matt are all over the place on this one. First they talk about why it's a triumph that Jews celebrate Thanksgiving. Next they get into the thorny topic of religion and money. They discuss the Colorado Springs shooting and pro-LGBTQ legislation moving through the senate. They conclude by commentating on Dave Chappelle's SNL Monologue. Enjoy.

Rabbi Abram and Pastor Matt are back after a brief hiatus. In this episode Matt and Abram discuss an incident that occurred in the Anchorage Assembly and Pastor Matt’s church purchase of housing for homeless. They argue over the 2 minutes of silence in all Mat-Su schools just voted in by the Mat-Su school board.

In this short episode Pastor Matt offers his sermon on why Christianity is supportive of abortions and women's rights to make their own healthcare choices.

In this months episode of What Divines Us Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram discuss the controversial topics progressive clergy struggle to give in/on/from the pulpit.

In this episode Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram share how their faith communities approach death. They discuss their faith's rituals around death and the reasons for them.

Hello Everyone, 

In this extra special episode of What Divines Us Rabbi Abram interviews Rose O’Hara-Jolley the Alaska State Director of Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates and Ashley Minaei who has years of Public Health experience. They discuss what this leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court means for the Country and Alaska. 

If you would like to volunteer for Planned Parenthood you can contact Rose O'Hara-Jolley at:

[email protected]

In our shorts format Rabbi Abram and Pastor Matt deliver a sermon they are particularly proud of.

This sermon that Rabbi Abram delivered is about a funny comment made by an ancient Bible scholar and how it relates to modern LGBTQ advocacy. 

In this super hero edition of WDU Rabbi Abram and Pastor Matt argue about Batman, but agree that Spiderman is pretty cool. They also teach other a few things about Passover and Easter. Finally they discuss value of prayer at football games.

In this episode Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram begin by debating the religious implications of a Catholic priest  incorrectly baptizing parishioners by mistaking one word. Next Pastor Matt teaches Rabbi Abram what Lent means for Christians. 

Rabbi Abram then explains to Pastor Matt the difference between people who are Introverts and Extroverts including how they recharge and how they process information.

They conclude by discussing how they publicly respond to politicians who support hateful speech and organizations.