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As always, thanks to Logan for the intro music

We have all read or heard about things in the bible if you do this thing, you’ll be put to death. How would that work in theory and practice? This episode will go into this topic and (hopefully) cover some of the following:

* Death Penalty

* Lesser Crimes

* Witness testimony being false

* Why is there no Jewish court these days?

Plus we have some listener feedback I forgot about:

I was thinking the other day about different words used in semi-formal contexts:

my grandfather "went to temple" (not to synagogue)

and I swear I never heard "shul" growing up

And a news article: Haredi parties mull bolting coalition as Ben Gvir pushes Jewish prayer on Temple Mount

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News Links:

* Mussar HaTorah Podcast

* Judge dismisses case against Lakewood Rabbi

* Senior Charedi Rabbi Urges People to Improve Shabbos Observance After Terror Attack

* Sam Harris on Jew-Hatred, Radical Islam, and the West

* Sweedish Chef as the new theme music?

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News Links

* https://www.jns.org/new-yu-rabbinical-mba-joins-growing-number-of-christian-leadership-programs/

* https://www.dansdeals.com/more/news/surfside-elections-heat-mayors-opponent-calls-closing-kosher-restaurants-harding/

* https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/17/dont-put-too-much-stock-in-survey-finding-that-67-of-18-24-year-olds-say-jews-are-oppressors/

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In this episode, we will discuss the Jewish Wedding. What’s happening at the ceremony and some various customs of different communities.

* Thanks to Logan for the new intro music!

* Monday Motivation with Rabbi Garfinkel

News Links:

* An Education in Double Standards

* Is Anti-Zionism Always Antisemitic? A Fraught Question for the Moment

* WATCH: Safety First on Campus. Except for Jews

* Jewish Life At MIT: An Orthodox Perspective

Is this anti-semitism (the return of everyone’s favorite game)?

* Far-right Polish lawmaker Grzegorz Braun douses menorah in parliament

* Why is “From the River to the Sea…” offensive?

Main Topic:

Links of (possible) interest

* Jewfaq

* My Jewish Learning

* Jewish Virtual Library

* Chabad

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* New intro music by Logan!

Show Notes

News Articles:

* Does Pope Francis have a Jewish problem?

* ‘Awakening of unity’: Hamas attack, war spark outpouring of support for Israel in haredi communities

Feedback:

One

You basically dropped a "White Man's Burden is good actually" and left it at that. Separate but equal, especially at a tribal level, and when it's obvious that 'equal' is a lie does nothing but guarantee that strife will occur. Doubly so when we are talking about Faith based systems.

Two:

Maybe you could put choseness into perspective of Israel the State and the Zionism movement?

Random Links to things we discussed:

* Betteridge's law of headlines

* Father Guido Sarducci

* Jerry Seinfeld offended as a comedian

* The Yiddish Policeman’s Union

* The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

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* New intro music by Logan!

In the first podcast in over two years, I get my sea legs back as we talk about the war in Israel (briefly). Mostly we talk about what it means that the Jews are the “chosen” people and what that looks like in a liberal (notice the small l) society.

Comment away in the comments (duh! Where else?)

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Episode Notes
news articles

• https://www.timesofisrael.com/who-can-play-a-jew-celebs-claim-double-standard-over-onscreen-representation/


• https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-actor-faces-relentless-abuse-for-playing-jewish-character-in-bbc-series/


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  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/arts/television/mayim-bialik-jeopardy.html
  > Bialik(once) blogged about donating money to buy bulletproof vests for the Israel Defense Forces.”

  
  


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  https://www.thewrap.com/when-actors-prey-elderly-58131/

  
  


• https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-non-jews-playing-jews/

question time

> 1. is there any special relationship between Judaism and Halloween?

> 2. I'm not quite sure what I mean by special but... is it ever frowned upon to participate?

• Rabbi Michael J. Broyde’s view


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Episode Notes
news items

• Archbishop and the High Hold Days


• Why centrist Orthodox living doesn’t make good TV


• 'My Unorthodox Life' spurred ultra-Orthodox Jewish women to talk publicly about their lives


• First Temple Cheating Weight


• Ancient Mikvah found in Mexico

other things mentioned

• Talmudology


• 93Queen - PBS's Page


• 93 Queen - Available for rental on Amazon

listener question

> I just heard something and I have to confirm with you… is the water in new your not kosher? Someone just said there are tiny crustaceans there live in the pipes….

• https://newsfeed.time.com/2010/08/31/drink-up-nyc-meet-the-tiny-crustaceans-not-kosher-in-your-tap-water/


• https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/07/nyregion/the-waters-fine-but-is-it-kosher.html


• https://oukosher.org/blog/consumer-news/nyc-water/

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Episode Notes

• I'm very late in getting this episode out, I'm sorry about that


• There was some static at some points during the recording of the episode. My apologies for that; I'll try to figure out what the issue was so it can be completely eliminated.

The Upcoming Holiday Season

• Several holidays coming up in the month of September

news

• https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-your-oven-stuck-on-350-degrees-its-not-broken-its-in-sabbath-mode-11629401988


• https://www.jns.org/historian-claims-founding-father-alexander-hamilton-had-jewish-upbringing/

Other Things Mention

• Alexender Hamilton by Ron Chernow


• Jewish Pirates of the Carribean

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Episode Notes

It was a slow news week this week and so I took one new question and one old question and answered those for what is a slightly shorter show.

Question 1

I listened to the Passover episode again, you talked at the end about selling the leaven using the rabbi as an agent and then leaving it in a locked cabinet. Do you buy it back at the end of Passover? Is there a non-Jew that the Rabbi then sells it to, knowing that this leaven is just temporarily theirs? Or are you just in ignorance about whether the leaven has been sold... since the Rabbi is your agent, and it might not have actually been sold?

Question 2

What is the difference between Hasidic and the "ultra-orthodox" (Haredi?) groups? How does Chabad fit in with this? I ask because in the show one of the character's daughter moves away and marries someone who is a "Chabadnik" and the whole group is treated by this character with some derision.

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