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Perfect Jewish Parents

Shalom Hartman Institute

Kids & Family

Religion & Spirituality

Frequency: 1 episode/11d. Total Eps: 15

Perfect Jewish Parents is a show from the Shalom Hartman Institute about the joys and "oys" of raising children Jewishly. Each week our hosts, Masua Sagiv and Joshua Ladon, speak with a different guest to explore questions like: How do you integrate Judaism into a modern life with all its competing demands and seemingly endless choices? How do you talk about God when you’re not sure about your own beliefs? How do you discuss the Holocaust, or Israel with your kids? Join us for conversations that are honest, irreverent, and heartfelt. JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS

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🇩🇪 Germany - parenting
23/07/2025
#87
🇨🇦 Canada - parenting
02/03/2025
#94
🇫🇷 France - parenting
16/02/2025
#83

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Adding Light to Darkness

Season 2 · Episode 5

Thursday, December 7, 2023 • Duration 34:04

What does it mean to celebrate Hanukkah when Israel is at war and at a time of rising antisemitism across the globe? Hanukkah is the first Jewish holiday since the tragic attack during Simchat Torah on October 7th. Joshua Ladon and Masua Sagiv welcome Mishael Zion, founder of Kehillat Klausner in Jerusalem and research fellow at Hartman's Kogod Research Center, to explore what stories we are telling our young people and how they differ from last year. Source sheet for this episode Mentioned in this episode: Sources Article: From Mourning to Resilience: Community Rabbis Face Israel at War Josh's Brother's Band, Animal Farm

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Navigating the Rhetoric

Season 2 · Episode 4

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 • Duration 22:33

Public discourse about Israel and Gaza is peppered with ideological language. Young people are engaging with a world where complex, academic, and historically significant terms such as Zionism, colonialization, and apartheid have been overly simplified and reduced to polarizing social media memes. Tomer Persico, research fellow at the Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and Rubenstein fellow at Reichman University, joins hosts Joshua Ladon and Masua Sagiv to help parents, educators, and caregivers better understand the context and rhetoric that young people are navigating so that we can engage in sophisticated, rich conversations with our children and students. JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS Tomer's Viral Videos: The denial of Jewish humanity is antisemitism What's the deal with the anit-Israel left?

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How Did I Become The Parent of a Jewish Kid?

Season 1 · Episode 4

Thursday, August 3, 2023 • Duration 22:53

What are the unique challenges in being a first generation, interfaith family? Annie Zean Dunbar is a researcher, educator, social worker, and artist. She joins co-hosts Masua Sagiv and Joshua Ladon to discuss the decision to raise her child Jewishly and how her experience as an immigrant informs her family values.

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How Do We Talk to Kids About the Holocaust?

Season 1 · Episode 3

Thursday, July 27, 2023 • Duration 47:56

Introducing children to the Holocaust is an important part of both Jewish and non-Jewish education, but the way that it's explained varies widely among communities. In this episode Morgan Blum Schneider, Director of JFCS Holocaust Center joins Perfect Jewish Parents hosts Masua Sagiv and Joshua Ladon to discuss how we talk about the Holocaust in our homes, what Shoah education in the post-survivor era might look like in the classroom, and how different framings of the Holocaust and genocide affect children's perceptions of these ideas.

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How Do We Respond to Unanswerable Questions?

Season 1 · Episode 2

Tuesday, July 25, 2023 • Duration 32:31

When your child asks, "Is God real" or "Am I dreaming my entire life?"-- is it ok not to have the "right" answer? Scott Hershovitz is the Thomas G. and Mabel Long Professor of Law and a professor of philosophy at the University of Michigan and author of Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with Kids. This father of two joins Perfect Jewish Parents co-hosts Masua Sagiv and Joshua Ladon to talk about why kids are particularly good at having big conversations and how the big questions kids ask provide an opportunity to engage in curiosity and creativity.

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Meet the Parents

Season 1 · Episode 1

Tuesday, July 25, 2023 • Duration 51:18

Raising kids Jewishly adds a layer of responsibility and opportunity to all of the other demands of parenting as parents navigate a wide set of choices about everything from the songs they play during holidays to how they talk to their kids about the Holocaust and antisemitism. For many parents, these aren't just responsibilities; they're a Jewish practice in and of themselves as they aim to support their children in inheriting and contributing to Jewish tradition. To explore these ideas, the Shalom Hartman Institute is launching Perfect Jewish Parents, a new show about the joys and oys of raising children Jewishly. To kick off this first season, hosts Joshua Ladon and Masua Sagiv sit down with Yehuda Kurtzer, President of the Shalom Hartman Institute and host of Identity/Crisis, to discuss what inspired this new show and what it can offer parents and caregivers.

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023 • Duration 00:43

Is Anyone Prepared for These Questions?

Season 2 · Episode 3

Sunday, November 5, 2023 • Duration 29:32

As the Israel-Hamas war continues and we grapple with the implications and trauma of October 7, parents, caregivers, and educators are fielding increasingly complex questions from children and students. Hosts Joshua Ladon and Masua Sagiv are joined by Elana Stein Hain, Rosh Beit Midrash and Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, and co-host of the award-winning podcast For Heaven's Sake. Together they offer a glimpse into how parents and educators may be thinking through these ethical questions and share some of the Jewish resources and rituals that they turn to for wisdom, comfort, and inspiration. JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS

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Shades of Gray and Grief on Campus

Season 2 · Episode 2

Thursday, October 26, 2023 • Duration 39:08

The repercussions of the brutal attack by Hamas and ongoing war in Israel weigh heavily on young North American Jews. Online and on campus, some paint recent events in stark black and white, while others demand context and complexity in the face of evil. As Jewish students struggle with grief and pain, they’re exploring their connections to the Jewish people and grappling with how to respond to divergent perspectives, antagonism, or even hate. Tilly Shemer, Hartman's Senior Vice President of Wellspring and a seasoned Hillel professional with over twenty years of campus experience, joins hosts Joshua Ladon and Masua Sagiv to delve into the challenging question: "Are these recent events black and white, or where does the gray begin?" JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS

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Israel at War —Being the Jews We Want to Be

Season 2 · Episode 1

Thursday, October 19, 2023 • Duration 30:19

The ongoing war with Hamas has flooded our communities with grief, sorrow, and anger. In a series of special episodes, Perfect Jewish Parents hosts Masua Sagiv and Joshua Ladon explore the core questions and values these difficult moments illuminate so that parents, caregivers, and educators can navigate complex conversations with young people and meet this important moment. This is Perfect Jewish Parents: Israel at War. In this first episode recorded on October 16, Joshua and Masua respond to the evil of Hamas's attack by asking, "What are the positive values we want to bring to this world and be known for?” Referred to in this episode: Sivan Zakai, who recently held an emergency webinar on how to discuss the current war with children, was featured in our previous episode: "How Do We Talk About Israel?" In our episode "How Do We Respond to Unanswerable Questions?", we talked with Scott Hershkovitz about his recent book, which includes a chapter all about revenge and how to honor this emotional need appropriately. Yehuda Kurtzer talks about the obligation to bury one's deceased, and how that responsibility affects the global Jewish community at this moment, in his introduction to the Identity/Crisis episode: "A Nation That Can't Sleep" JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS

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