Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist
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| Ep. 330 - A Digestif! | 05 Jun 2023 | 00:00:53 | |
While this iteration of Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist might have come to a close, you can still always head to our website (www.drinkinganddrashing.com) to find past episodes, resources, drinks, and merchandise. We are so grateful to have learned with and from you and look forward to the new adventures that await us in the future! Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Michael Iaciofano | |||
| Ep. 329 - Shavuot Revelations with Amanda, Gabe, and Edon | 22 May 2023 | 00:52:05 | |
We bring you this final podcast episode as an insider look at Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist. Hear about our proudest moments, our silliest giggles, some of the challenges we’ve faced and overcome, and some of our favorite fan stories that still make us smile. Thanks for the memories listeners—we wish you a Chag Shavuot Sameach (Happy Shavuot!) and hope that you’ll enjoy traveling down memory lane (as we come down Mt. Sinai together) as Amanda, Gabe, and Edon speak from the heart about this meaningful podcasting passion project. To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Michael Iaciofano | |||
| Ep. 320 - Vayikra with Cantor Harriet Dunkerley | 20 Mar 2023 | 00:51:27 | |
What do we do when we start a new book that feels so far away from the Judaism that we practice now? Spiritual leader, educator and Amanda’s HHD guide Cantor Harriet Dunkerley explains that so many of the values of our sacrifices are practiced in meaningful ways now (thankfully, with less blood!). We discuss what we need to sacrifice to draw closer to others and to ourselves, finding the essential qualities that we all hold inside of every one of us, and how music can bring us to a higher level of individual, communal, and spiritual excellence. We hope that you enjoy our special offering this week and that it brings you peace! To continue the conversation:
Cantor Dunkerley’s email: cantorharriet@templebnaichaim.org
Temple B’nai Chaim’s website: www.templebnaichaim.org Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Michael Iaciofano | |||
| Ep. 21 - Shmini with Joe Buchanan | 05 Apr 2021 | 01:14:00 | |
What do you get when you mix Judaism, music, and southern hospitality? An incredible episode with Jewish Americana rock star Joe Buchanan! Hear about opening doors wide for others, creating intentional communities, and finding how and when to best use our voices (and maybe when not to). We also welcome Agnes Barroll, third-year cantorial-student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (and also one of our favorite friends and definitely Edon’s favorite partner). To continue the conversation: Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email us at drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! Find us on social media: Don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! | |||
| Ep. 20.5 - A Zissen Pesach | 29 Mar 2021 | 00:30:57 | |
Why is this episode different from all other episodes? Because we’re bringing you a very special Passover episode! Moving from difficult narrow spaces and modern day racism and hatred to widened perspectives and a hope of liberation, we wish all of you a zissen Pesach—a very sweet Passover! Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email us at drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! Find us on social media: Don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! | |||
| Ep. 20 - Tzav with Michael Marmur | 23 Mar 2021 | 01:03:07 | |
#1 Thing You Didn’t Know About Tzav: It’s the portion shared by the coolest B’ Mitzvah humans. Or at least that’s what Rabbi Michael Marmur and cohost Gabe Snyder have in common. Hear more about the fire that sparks within us and how to avoid being burnt out in this incredible parashah read this year on Shabbat ha-Gadol. We also welcome our first Canadian Q&A friend, Josh Satok, Senior Planning Executive for Jewish Life at UJA Federation of New York. Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email us at drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! Find us on social media: Don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! | |||
| Ep. 19 - Vayakhel-Pekudei with Josh Warshawsky | 08 Mar 2021 | 00:57:43 | |
You may have heard of “two peas in a pod” but you just can’t beat “two Js in a podcast!” Learning with Rabbi Josh Warshawsky, we engage in building community, transforming Torah through music, and how laughter can be one of the best steps to a good week’s rest. We also enthusiastically welcome Jackson Vance Mercer, fifth-year rabbinical student at Hebrew College (and epic musician!). To continue the conversation: Jackson: Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email us at drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! Find us on social media: Don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! | |||
| Ep. 18 - Ki Tisa with Yaffa Epstein | 01 Mar 2021 | 00:54:06 | |
If “you may need to be in chavrutah with Torah,” we are so lucky to have such a chavruta (study partner) as Rabbah Yaffa Epstein to walk us through the leadership lessons in Ki Tisa this week as she ties it into hitting the pandemic wall, looking for solutions, and creating community with the best of intentions. We also welcome Tyler Dratch, fifth-year rabbinical student at Hebrew College (and overall mensch!). To continue the conversation: Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email us at drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! Find us on social media: Don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! | |||
| Ep. 17 - Tetzaveh with Rabbi Drew Kaplan | 22 Feb 2021 | 00:44:17 | |
Coming into Purim strong with a Torah portion about how to dress correctly and the awesome insights of the hosts of Jewish Drinking. Come laugh with Rabbi Drew Kaplan, learn about how a beit mishteh (a drinking establishment) can be made into a sacred space, and learn a little bit about the ties between Esther and Ecclesiastes! We also enthusiastically welcome third-year rabbinical student Edie Yakutis. To continue the conversation: Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email us at drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! Find us on social media: Don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! | |||
| Ep. 16 - Terumah with Isaac de Castro | 15 Feb 2021 | 00:54:05 | |
It may have taken an architecture student to help us understand the intricacies of creating the Tabernacle, but Isaac de Castro did so much more than that as he ties it into the design elements needed to create a strong and inclusive community. Looking to hear more from the head of Jewish on Campus and Jewish Identity Crisis? Look no further! We also welcome Elan Karoll, a pro-Israel activist who is by far our most hyped Q&A fan. To continue the conversation: Elan’s Email: elankaroll@gmail.com Gabe’s Calligraphy Instagram: @WordLikeFire IHRA “Working Definition of Antisemitism”: https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antisemitism Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email us at drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! Find us on social media: Don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! | |||
| Ep. 15 - Mishpatim with Lisa Fierstein | 08 Feb 2021 | 00:52:52 | |
“We will do and we will listen!” Taking action to tell stories is a passion of Lisa Fierstein, a Digital Media Specialist at Anchor, the site that hosts this podcast! Hear top tips for storytelling and podcasting, what it means to take action, and how to get engaged with a greater audience. We also welcome Shawn Medow, sports journalist extraordinaire who taught us a thing or two about interviewing. To continue the conversation: Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email us at drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! Find us on social media: Don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! | |||
| Ep. 14 - Yitro with Rabbi Josh Feigelson | 01 Feb 2021 | 00:59:18 | |
Inhale, exhale, and get comfortable with yourself—that’s some advice that comes from Rabbi Josh Feigelson, the Executive Director of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. We learn about taking our time, embracing our space, and really entering into deeper conversations. We also welcome Hannah Kearney, the Director of Havayah, The Teen Community at Temple Beth Elohim. To continue the conversation: Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email us at drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! Find us on social media: Don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! | |||
| Ep. 13 - Beshalach with Cantor Danielle Rodnizki, Debra Winter, and Happie Hoffman | 25 Jan 2021 | 00:57:43 | |
Whether you’re totally in-tune or a little off-key, this week’s episode focuses on a trio of magical musicians: Cantor Danielle Rodnizki, Debra Winter, and Happie Hoffman. Mixing in original musical interludes, creative covers, and a whole lot of humor, this “Miriam’s Trio” blessed us with a new way of enjoying the beauty of Beshalach. To continue the conversation: Cantor Danielle Rodnizki: Debra Winter: Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email us at drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! Find us on social media: Don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! HEBREW TRANSLATIONS: | |||
| Ep. 319 - Ki Tisa with Dr. Miriam Heller Stern | 13 Mar 2023 | 00:53:43 | |
While this may be one of our first majorly law-centered locations, Mishpatim helps us look at our humanity and our Jewishness as an interconnected feature of Judaism, the Jewish People, and the Jews. Rabbi Howard Goldsmith helps us play with how we might inspire our communities with a people-first approach, discovering our whys by reading past the whats. Whether you’re a listener who intensely follows halakhah (Jewish law), or a person who believes that Jewish law just doesn’t simply apply (excepting those laws who help us treat each other right), then this episode is definitely for you! Bonus points if you can define phylacteries (we can’t). To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Michael Iaciofano | |||
| Ep. 12 - Bo with Gulienne Rollins-Rishon | 19 Jan 2021 | 01:07:20 | |
A really incredible episode that combines hard-heartedness, plagues, and a look into the world of being a JOC (Jew of Color). With the wisdom of Gulienne Rollins-Rishon, we learn that there’s a lot more to learn in order to create a more inclusive community. We also welcome fourth-year rabbinical student Becky Jaye whose own brilliance and experiences bring extra life (and humor!) to the episode. To continue the conversation: Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email us at drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! Find us on social media: Don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! HEBREW TRANSLATIONS: | |||
| Ep. 11 - Va'era with Zach Krauss | 13 Jan 2021 | 00:49:02 | |
A plague (or seven) upon your country?!? Whether you’re a weather lover or just interested in why hail, locusts, frogs, and blood all descended upon an entire nation (except for, you know, the Israelites in the nation), then you’re in for a treat with meteorologist Zach Krauss. Showing that one can be both a rabbi and a weatherman wannabe, we were also as hyped to have Rabbi Lyle Rothman on the show as he was to find out there was a hurricane simulator nearby. To continue the conversation: Photograph Edon mentioned: CLICK HERE Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email us at drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! Find us on social media: Don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! | |||
| Ep. 10 - Shemot with Shoshana Nambi and Andrew Mandel | 04 Jan 2021 | 01:19:18 | |
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! And we’re really (over?) excited about our tenth episode with third-year HUC-JIR Rabbinical Students Shoshana Nambi and Andrew Mandel. Whether embracing communities, becoming shomer/shomeret tzedek (a guardian of justice!), or chatting about the significance of names, this HUC class has got a LOT to say. And of course, it wouldn’t be a party without third-year education and non-profit management student Rachel Hershman to keep us all in line. To continue the conversation: SHOSHANA NAMBI: Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email us at drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! Find us on social media: | |||
| Ep. 09 - Vayechi with Sierra Jay Debrow and Koach Baruch Frazier | 28 Dec 2020 | 01:21:23 | |
We are so excited to share with you our ninth episode, a deeper look at #TransTorah, and looking at what it means to break out of boxes while breaking down binaries. Join RRC rabbinical student Koach Baruch Frazier and Wash-U MSW student Sierra Jay Debrow—because they’re brilliant, beautiful, and flabbergastingly funny. We also welcome third-year HUC-JIR cantorial student Kalix Jacobson to the show. Hebrew translations below! To continue the conversation: SIERRA: KOACH: KALIX: Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email us at drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! Find us on social media: HEBREW TRANSLATIONS: | |||
| Ep. 08 - Vayigash with Rav Na'ama Applbaum | 21 Dec 2020 | 01:03:44 | |
We are so excited to welcome our first international guest to the podcast! With Rav Na’ama Applbaum, the Director of Ramah Israel Seminar. We learn about what it takes to reframe our story, and that truly…it’s never too late! Hebrew translations in the shownotes below. We also welcome Raphy Gendler, Ramah Wisconsin alum and Cornell University senior, Agnes Barroll (third-year cantorial student at HUC), and our first guest co-host Jacob Milk Sandler. To continue the conversation: Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email us at drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! Find us on social media: HEBREW TRANSLATIONS: | |||
| Ep. 07 - Vayeshev with Betsy Stone, PhD | 11 Dec 2020 | 01:06:10 | |
Let’s face it: there are some truly dysfunctional family dynamics in Vayeshev and so we reached to a professional, retired psychologist and adjunct lecturer Betsy Stone, Ph.D. Want to ensure that no crisis is a missed opportunity? Make sure to listen in! We also welcome Jill Goldstein-Smith, the Program Manager for the Foundation for Jewish Camp. Continue the conversation at: Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email us at drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! Find us on social media: | |||
| Ep. 06 - Vayishlach with Shira Kline | 03 Dec 2020 | 01:05:54 | |
If storytelling is an art, then “Storahtelling” is an amazing blend of transmission, play, mythology, and desire, especially in Vayishlach. Come experiment, play, dance, and find the spark with extraordinary maven and songstress Shira Kline. We also welcome Jenna Mark, fourth-year cantorial student at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Continue the conversation by visiting: Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email us at drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! Find us on social media: | |||
| Ep. 05 - Vayetzei with Rabbi Menachem Creditor | 26 Nov 2020 | 01:02:38 | |
Journeying from one family drama to another is among the cornerstones of the Thanksgiving tradition, but also part of our story in Vayetzei. Come along on this trip with Rabbi Menachem Creditor as he connects his advocacy for gun violence prevention and suicide awareness with his constant journey in the search for finding the sparks of God in all of humanity. We also welcome Kayley Romick, fourth-year rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary. Continue the conversation by visiting: Kayley’s Instagram Page on Jewish Spirituality: @ModernJewishSoul Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! | |||
| Ep. 04 - Toldot with Jonathan Bridge | 17 Nov 2020 | 01:06:19 | |
Brothers fight—we know all about that from Toldot. But brotherhood is stronger than we may know, and Judaism doesn’t always look like what you might think. Jon Bridge, Chief Programming Officer of Alpha Epsilon Pi, chats with us about how Jewish values follow him everywhere, how different types of people create stronger organizations, and about what it means to lead through struggles. We also welcome Jay Sirot, past President of Cornell University's Alpha Epsilon Pi chapter and Special Assistant in the Policy Office at the US Department of Labor. Continue the conversation by visiting: Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! | |||
| Ep. 03 - Chayei Sarah with Rebecca Joey Schwab | 10 Nov 2020 | 00:50:02 | |
Creating relationships from afar takes a different type of thinking (and certainly leads to new opportunities for engagement!). Find out more as co-founder and Executive Director of ChiTribe, Rebecca Joey Schwab, takes us through her look on Jewish life in Parashat Chayei Sarah. We also welcome Carly Froomkin Burak, Assistant Director at the Illini Hillel/Cohen Center for Jewish Life at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as our Q&A guest. Continue the conversation by visiting: Video referenced during the conversation: Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! | |||
| Ep. 318 - Tetzaveh with Sloane Applebaum | 27 Feb 2023 | 00:52:03 | |
Have you ever wondered how artistry and fashion design might enter into our history as a Jewish people? This week, we learned from Sloane Applebaum, Supply Chain Manager for SkinCeuticals at L'Oréal, how fashion can be a collaborative construction. Colors and fabrics can represent status and belonging. Coded messages can be woven in to even the simplest tunics. Building ourselves up as beautifully as we created the blueprints for the Tabernacle, we are planning out the priestly garb. How does this tie into our own preferred fashion tastes? Listen in to hear an episode that can only be called on trend! #LetsGetDressed To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Andrew Yanchyshyn | |||
| Ep. 02 - Vayera with Andrew Goodman | 02 Nov 2020 | 00:55:08 | |
For Rabbi Andrew Goodman (HUC-JIR), Vayera is an incredible collection of stories that are founded on passion, purpose, and power. Abraham flexes his power, Lot’s wife gets a little salty, and we learn a lot about what happens when we hold ourselves up to unrealistic expectations of perfection from self- or society-imposed trials. We also welcome third-year University of Miami law student Alex Duffant as our Q&A guest, with a brief cameo from third-year cantorial student Agnes Barroll. Continue the conversation: Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! | |||
| Ep. 01 - Lech L’cha with Michael Namath | 29 Oct 2020 | 00:52:09 | |
What motivates YOU? For Rabbi Michael Namath from the RAC (Religious Action Center), it’s making sure that every vote is counted and every voice is heard. Join us for an incredible journey through Lech L’cha, as we start our podcast journey with this very first episode. We also welcome third-year rabbinical student Andrew Mandel as our Q&A guest. Continue the conversation by visiting: Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! | |||
| Ep. 00 - Torah With a Twist (An Aperitif) | 23 Oct 2020 | 00:03:32 | |
Wait… what even is this podcast? And who ARE you? (Spoiler alert: you may not learn both our names until the first episode!) What’s Drinking? What’s Drashing? And where does the twist come in? We’re whetting your appetite with this small aperitif. | |||
| Ep. 317 - Terumah with Yoshi Silverstein | 20 Feb 2023 | 01:05:46 | |
How can we take ownership and notice of our bodies when we’re building holy dwelling spaces? Everyone has a gift, skill, or offering, that enables us to build sacred communities and spaces. Mitsui Collective Founder and Executive Director Yoshi Silverstein shares his insights about how we find sparks of the divine from within and how to share them via our creations. Increasing our awareness of the capacity of our bodies can truly help us create social change in our communities—the ones in which our bodies live. Are we paying attention to what’s happening inside and around us? In this episode, we dig deep to find out how looking inward can help us create structures for antiracism and anti-oppression work, even all the way back to when we were slaves in Mitzrayim. To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Michael Iaciofano | |||
| Ep. 316 - Mishpatim with Rabbi Howard Goldsmith | 13 Feb 2023 | 00:58:58 | |
While this may be one of our first majorly law-centered locations, Mishpatim helps us look at our humanity and our Jewishness as an interconnected feature of Judaism, the Jewish People, and the Jews. Rabbi Howard Goldsmith helps us play with how we might inspire our communities with a people-first approach, discovering our whys by reading past the whats. Whether you’re a listener who intensely follows halakhah (Jewish law), or a person who believes that Jewish law just doesn’t simply apply (excepting those laws who help us treat each other right), then this episode is definitely for you! Bonus points if you can define phylacteries (we can’t). To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Michael Iaciofano | |||
| Ep. 315 - Yitro with Rabbi Cece Beyer | 06 Feb 2023 | 00:52:28 | |
Have you heard the news?? We’ve just lived through a miracle; we’re going to dance tonight!!! For Parashat Yitro, we’re moving from miraculous redemption to meaningful reality. Lucky for us, we have awesome rabbi, dancer, singer, leyner, and camp-advocate Rabbi Cece! Rabbi Cece walks us through the modalities of mentorship, magic at the mountain, and how to make music even out of the quietest of moments. To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Michael Iaciofano | |||
| Ep. 314 - Beshalach with Cantor Rosalie Will & Cantor Ellen Dreskin | 30 Jan 2023 | 01:01:29 | |
Our hearts are singing for our third dance with Beshalach, featuring Cantor Rosalie Will and Cantor Ellen Dreskin as our Miriam’s songstresses! In this episode, we lift up the magic of collaborative music, shared faith, and singing communities. We also discuss how song can help us face challenges, conflicts, and challenges, as well as help ensure that our traditions remain relevant and resonant for us all. Oh and also #Edon gifts us with a song near the end of the episode! To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Michael Iaciofano | |||
| Ep. 313 - Bo with Rabbi Ari Goldstein | 23 Jan 2023 | 01:03:05 | |
For Parashat Bo, we’re talking plagues, darkness, light, Zionism, and more with guest Rabbi Ari Goldstein. Rabbi Goldstein is Gabe’s mentor at Temple Beth Shalom in Arnold, MD. A fantastic teacher and speaker, Ari shares his thoughts and interpretations, as well has his rabbinic philosophies, taking to heart the difficult balance between reverence for Biblical narrative and historical fact. To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Michael Iaciofano | |||
| Ep. 312 - Va'era with Judi Williams | 16 Jan 2023 | 00:49:04 | |
What does it look like when we’re in the middle of our arc to redemption—especially when we’re facing a spiritually suffering community and we’re unsure of how to make use of the microphones available to us? Extraordinary educator Judi Williams helps explain how presence can be a form of protest, how to help people learn to speak out for themselves (organizing internally before they organize communally), and how to ensure that the message clearly gets out to the people who need to hear it most. To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Michael Iaciofano | |||
| Ep. 311 - Shemot with Aliza and Jason Plotkin | 09 Jan 2023 | 01:05:18 | |
Welcome back to the Book of Shemot! We’re starting a brand new book, but don’t worry, we have some familiar friends to help us move through it. Welcoming back #TeamPlotkin (Jewish professionals Aliza and Jason Plotkin), we engage with this week’s parasha through a new lens: that of adoption. Jason and Aliza walk us through how adoption can be seen and understood as a Jewish value, as we explore the different family structures that Shemot provides us within our first three chapters of this new book of Exodus (Shemot!). Jewish tradition of adoption: To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Michael Iaciofano | |||
| Ep. 328 - B’midbar with Rabbi Andrew A. Goodman | 15 May 2023 | 01:08:17 | |
We begin the fourth book of the Torah—the book of Numbers—with its Hebrew primary parasha—B’midbar! (But, if you ask Amanda, there’s multiple ways you can say this! If you ask Gabe, Amanda’s wrong!) Rabbi Amanda K. Weiss, Canto (one more year until the R!) Gabe Snyder and “Chazanta!” Edon Valdman are thrilled to welcome back Rabbi Andrew A. Goodman to celebrate our penultimate parasha podcast (and Edon’s bar mitzvah portion). What did we talk about? Great question! Tune in to hear about active inclusion, continuous learning, how to ensure that people feel valued, how communities come together to create a working society, and how we can bring more equity into the systems we currently live in. Some source links: To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Michael Iaciofano | |||
| Ep. 310 - Vayechi with Sarit Wishnevski | 02 Jan 2023 | 00:48:56 | |
Chazak, chazak, v’nitchazeik! We’ve made it to the last book of Genesis and a cinematic peek into the final moments of Jacob’s life. In this episode, we learn about supporting strong and meaningful endings from Sarit Wishnevski, Executive Director of Kavod V’Nichum. We learn about rituals and experiences that help inform our involvement in end-of-life practices that can honor the lives of those we hold dear in our community. Also, you might just learn a secret about the 7th of Adar! To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Kate Griffin | |||
| Ep. 309 - Vayigash with Scott Black | 26 Dec 2022 | 00:50:58 | |
What happens when our communities are thrown into just a bit of chaos? What happens when we make plans, but need to also be ready to pivot at the same time? Our guest, today, Director of Operations for Camps Airy and Louise (and Creator of Schwipe!), Scott Black, helps us engage in the work of community-building, even in the face of major challenges. We also engage with AI-Bots, Sefaria, and the missing links that are needed to ensure success for the future. Don’t miss out on this incredible episode, or as Scott’s daughter asks, “Have you talked to Scott Black about that?” To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Michael Iaciofano | |||
| Ep. 308 - Mikeitz with Jesse Epstein | 19 Dec 2022 | 00:58:16 | |
Rabbinical Student and generally-impresive-and-very-busy-person Jesse Epstein joins the Drinking and Drashing crew to discus Parashat Mikeitz. Jesse’s entrepreneurial pursuits—most recently, his acquisition and relaunch of the Shmaltz Brewing Company—make him the perfect guest to discuss this Torah portion of dreaming big dreams and making plans to conquer them. Oh, and his Hebrew name is Yosef, so that’s cool. To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Kate Griffin and Edon Valdman | |||
| Ep. 307 - Vayishlach with Rabbi Dr. Kari Tuling | 05 Dec 2022 | 00:43:58 | |
Throwback to the BEST type of religious school: the one where you had the “cool teacher” who taught you about the craziest Genesis stories and really wanted to know what YOU thought and felt and had to say? What—you didn’t have that experience? Well let us give it to you this week with an excellent teacher—Rabbi Dr. Kari Tuling!—who helps us wrestle with some difficult Torah portions and traditions, thoughts about God, and maintaining vulnerability when entering into real conversation. Whether you’re grappling with God or feeling secure in your Jewish Thought, we think this episode is bound to have something awesome for you! To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Kate Griffin | |||
| Ep. 306 - Toldot with April Baskin and Tracie Guy-Decker | 21 Nov 2022 | 00:47:48 | |
What happens when our origin stories don’t really present us in the best light—or even shows us as characters that we don’t identify with? When stories are often shared by “the winners” or the people who wield power, there’s a lot of missed or erased history—all of which influence our greater Genesis understandings. Luckily for us, we were able to learn from April Baskin and Tracie Guy-Decker of Joyous Justice acclaim—how to step back, look around, and listen in order to lift up diverse voices. It’s okay to struggle with our stories—but the Joyous Justice team helps us find tools to confront confrontation and to help raise our communities to a higher level of excellence on the pathway to joyous justice for everyone. To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Michael Iaciofano | |||
| Ep. 305 - Chayei Sarah with Gabe Snyder and Amanda K. Weiss | 14 Nov 2022 | 00:22:15 | |
Here’s a short episode because OUR own lives are a little crazy even when it comes during the week that we’re focusing on Sarah’s life! (Or are we?!?) Don’t worry, we’ve still got you covered with that parashah rundown and for midrashic mixology! Looking for a short but sweet conversation with your two favorite best friend cohosts? Look no further—tune in now! Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Kate Griffin | |||
| Ep. 304 - Vayera with Amelia Merrill | 07 Nov 2022 | 00:43:51 | |
Storytime! After journey on Lech L’cha, we have so many different tales in Parashat Vayera. Negotiations, mysterious guests, action scenes, transformations, pseudo-sacrifices, lies, laughs, banishment, abandonment…oh my goodness! Lucky for us, we are able to learn from our guest this week, journalist and playwright Amelia Merrill, how to derive the meaning from the many tales and how to find the balance between seeking the truth and drashing an interpretation. To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Kate Griffin | |||
| Ep. 303 - Lech L’cha with Rabbi Mary Zamore | 31 Oct 2022 | 00:59:48 | |
Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist is on its third round! For our third Lech L’cha episode, we have Women’s Rabbinic Network executive director, Rabbi Mary Zamore. Rabbi Zamore is an ethicist, activist, and awesome guest! This Torah portion is so foundational to the story of the Jewish people, and yet there are several points within it that make us sad, uncomfortable, or angry. How do we hold this text as sacred while also recognizing its faults? What can we learn from the mistakes of our shared past? How can we go forth together toward a more equitable future? To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Kate Griffin | |||
| Ep. 302 - Noach with Rabbi Dennis Ross | 24 Oct 2022 | 00:53:07 | |
What happens when the world is being destroyed and recreated and you find yourself in the middle of it? How do we manage our relationships and communication amidst chaos? Rabbi Dennis Ross shares his wisdom—both as an intentional interim rabbi and as an expert on Martin Buber—with us and our listeners about how we might be able to read Noah through a new lens: that of relationship-building and dialogue, of transitions and the temporary nature of our tradition. About Martin Buber: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/buber/ To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Facebook: Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Kate Griffin | |||
| Ep. 301 - Bereshit with Leana Jelen Tapnack | 18 Oct 2022 | 01:00:00 | |
Way to kick off Season 3 ON A JEWISH HOLIDAY! We begin again with Parashat Bereshit, recording during our sofrut (Scribal Arts class) at school with our incredible teacher Leana Jelen Tapnack who helps us understand how it is that we can literally create our own Torah and stories, regardless of gender, fear of failure, or a limited knowledge base. We were also thrilled to welcome fourth year HUC-JIR rabbinic student (and fellow sofrut stan!) Ilana Symons. To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Kate Griffin | |||
| Ep. 327 - Behar-Bechukotai with Miranda Bass | 08 May 2023 | 00:57:39 | |
WOW!!! This week, you’re hearing for the first time ever on our podcast Master of Sacred Music Gabe Snyder and RABBI Amanda K. Weiss! Woohoo! (Chazak chazak v’nitchazek!) We’re not done learning yet! We still have the extraordinary Miranda Bass who walks us through the significance of service (both to the Temple and to your country). Navigating the political landscape is never an easy adventure, but it’s worthwhile to use our values as a compass and our community as a guide. How we treat each other makes a huge difference to where we end up—even when it’s just finding a common ground when we stand in disagreement with one another. Oh right! And don’t forget…rest is radical and holy. (Also…#crimedoesntpay against people OR institutions). Some source links: To continue the conversation: Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Michael Iaciofano | |||
| Ep. 247 - V'Zot HaBrachah with Gabe Snyder | 17 Oct 2022 | 00:10:43 | |
It was SO nice that we did it TWICE! Gabe took over our LAST parashah of our second season—V’zot Habracha and it was SUCH a blessing! We can’t believe that we’ve come to the end of our second season and are so appreciative that we get a chance to “turn it, turn it, turn it again” at Simchat Torah! L’chayim to all of our listeners and supporters and chazak chazak v’nitchazek (may we all be strengthened)! Find us on social media: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Kate Griffin | |||
| Ep. 246 - Ha’Azinu with Rabbi Amalia Mark | 03 Oct 2022 | 00:48:31 | |
We fear we do not have the time to write this week’s blurb all in rhyme—but welcome to our penultimate parasha with Ha’azinu! We hope that you’ll listen up and listen in to the incredible organized chaos of this episode and the calming, passionate, and poetic presence of Rabbi Amalia Mark, Director of Programs and Partnerships at Mayyim Hayyim. Whether speaking to pleas, poetry or preparing for transitions, Amalia helps us wade through the transformational comfort of the ritual mikveh bath and its meaning to us today. To continue the conversation: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Kate Griffin | |||
| Ep. 245 - Vayeilech with Ethan Helfand | 26 Sep 2022 | 00:48:01 | |
Welcome to 5783—this is our FIRST episode of the new year and we’re so excited to be heading out (soon!) of Deuteronomy while we enter into a new year with new/old friends. Luckily for us, we have a strong and resolute leader in Ethan Helfand who helps us understand managing change, remembering and supporting those who struggle, and trusting the process and the preparation. Shout out to Executive Producer Edon Valdman for his increased participation this week, and of course, #DoGoodThings and #MazalTovJoshie! (Oh right, and Happy Birthday Amanda!) To continue the conversation: Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3 Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at store.drinkinganddrashing.com, and don’t forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it’s a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Mike Iaciofano | |||