Being Jew-ish

Season 1 Finale: Israel and American Politics

Episode 30! It's election season. Seth and Dave explore how what's happening in Israel and Gaza might impact elections (and other important life events, like looking at c

Recorded in Israel: A Conversation with a Hostage's Father

This week we share a conversation recorded on Dave's recent trip to Israel with Danny Miran, the father of Israeli hostage Omri Miran, 46-year-old, held in Gaza since Oct

Back from Israel

Dave is back from leading the synagogue's Solidarity Mission to Israel. It was an emotionally intense and moving trip, where participants volunteered throughout the count

Interview With an Israeli Special Forces Reservist

This week we speak with Shemtov Hollinger, a special forces reservist who has been serving in the West Bank since the national alarm went off on October 7. By the time th

Meeting Jewish Therapeutic Needs

This episode is dedicated to Seth's father Lou on his second yahrtzeit. This week, we spoke with Malka Shaw, LCSW. Malka shares with listeners her work at Kesher Shalom,

Defining "Moral Military"

In episode 25 (a quarter of the way to 100!), Dave and Seth discuss what it means for Israel to have a “moral” military. We explore the issues raised in the Newsweek arti

Legitimate critique or Antisemitism?

We ring in 2024 with Episode 23! Seth and Dave discuss the presidential election and the problematic misinformation we anticipate. It's vital that we seek out the truth a

Eurovision: the Story of the Israel-Hamas Saga

The Israel-Hamas saga continues. The International Court of Justice took South Africa's genocide suit against Israel seriously. Fortunately, in their announcement (intere

Harvard, Hate-Speech, and Hanukkah

Episode 21 is dedicated to the memory of Rabbi David Ellenson, Ph.D. David was one of the great rabbis of this generation. Among other roles, he was the head of Hebrew Un

47 Minutes of Horror

WARNING: Episode 22 contains conversation about extreme violence and should be listened to with caution. This week, Seth and Dave are joined by Rabbi Dan Cohen of Temple

Redeeming the Captives

Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Redeemer of Captives. At the time of the episode recording, Dave and Seth discuss the current ceasefire and the release of some of the h

Krav Maga vs. Antisemitism

Tsahi Shemesh, founder and chief instructor of Krav Maga Experts in NYC, joins Seth and Dave. Tsahi shares his perspectives as an instructor and life-long practitioner of

Misinformation and Dark Days Ahead

This week, Seth and Dave discuss Israeli actress Gal Gadot's showing of the Israel documentary on Hamas' atrocities and the ensuing violent protests. How can so many be s

Ideas from Pres. Obama and Wisdom from a Son of Hamas

Seth and Dave discuss President Barack Obama's brief commentary on how we ought to be approaching the war in Gaza, understanding that there's far more complexity and comp

War in Gaza and College Campuses

Israel has begun its ground operation in Gaza, and anti-Israel and Antisemitic activity is on the rise throughout the world, especially on college campuses. There is no e

Israel's Elite Life-Saving Unit

This week, we meet with a former officer from Israel's elite IDF search and rescue team, unit 669. We're leaving his name out of the show for safety reasons. He'll speak

Jews Under Attack

This week has been extremely rough on the Jewish community, We are fortunate to have many people in the right place at the right time to make a difference. Sadly, we are

Israel at War

Recorded on Monday, October 9, 2023. This is not the episode that we had planned, it's the episode that's necessary. Israel is at war, attacked by Hamas at a scale and wi

A sweet and COVID-19y New Year

Dave had COVID-19 over Rosh Hashanah and Seth wants to know all about it. How does a rabbi get away with sitting the holiday out? We speak about the intensity of Yom Kipp

Tennis, Repentance, and Teleprompters

Rosh Hashanah is coming! First, Antisemitism at the US Open from a German speaker. Is hatred towards Jews on the rise among Germans or is this just one bad German apple?