I recently had the pleasure of being a guest co-host on the recent episode of the Let There Be Light podcast, the official podcast of The American Israelite. As such, along with the hosts of the podcast, for this second episode of their second season, we discussed contents of the newestContinue Reading
I am very excited to share that I have successfully completed my series of video essays on Pirkei Avot! Having finished up the fifth chapter last week, I have now shared insights on all five chapters of this collection of rabbinic wisdom sayings, which are available for public enjoyment. WhileContinue Reading
Having published video essays on each of the texts in the first chapter of Pirkei Avot, the second chapter of Pirkei Avot, the third chapter of Pirkei Avot, and the fourth chapter of Pirkei Avot, I am now proud to share that I have completed a series of video essays on each of the textsContinue Reading
I’m pleased to share the release of the newest presentation of Village Art Insights on the newest exhibit at The Skirball Museum. In addition to speaking with Jessica, my collaborator on the Village Art Insights series on the exhibit, a fully rebuilt Torah ark from 18th century Poland, we spokeContinue Reading
Having published video essays on each of the texts in the first chapter of Pirkei Avot, the second chapter of Pirkei Avot, and the third chapter of Pirkei Avot, I am now proud to share that I have completed a series of video essays on each of the texts in theContinue Reading
Having published video essays on each of the texts in the first chapter of Pirkei Avot and in the second chapter of Pirkei Avot, I am now proud to share that I have completed a series of video essays on each of the texts in the third chapter of Pirkei Avot.Continue Reading
Leading up to Passover this year, I wanted to publish four episodes of The Jewish Drinking Show, the leading podcast on drinking in Judaism, to cutely correspond to the four cups of wine at the Passover Seder. Adding to the two episodes I published last year (“Whiskey As The CatalystContinue Reading
Recently, the rabbi of a synagogue reached out to its former rabbinic interns for brief teachings around Passover/Pesach/פסח and some heeded the call. As a former rabbinic intern of this synagogue, Beth David Synagogue of West Hartford, CT, having served as the rabbinic intern in 2007-2008, I was happy toContinue Reading
With Purim taking place this evening and continuing through tomorrow, I am excited to share this year’s trio of episodes of The Jewish Drinking Show on the topic of Purim: A Kabbalistic Approach To Purim-Drinking Drinking Parties In The Book Of Esther Medieval Jewish Legal Authorities (Rishonim) On Purim-Drunkenness HereContinue Reading
Having published video essays on each of the texts in the first chapter of Pirkei Avot, I am now proud to share that I have completed a series of video essays on each of the texts in the second chapter of Pirkei Avot. This entire series on the second chapterContinue Reading