Best Shmooze Podcasts (2024)

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Yael Harris Resnick - Award Winning Artist 30:51

1h ago30:51

30:51

Yael Harris Resnick is an award-winning artist celebrated by the Washington DC Calligraphers Guild, Israel’s Artists Guild, and Misrad Hatamat (Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Labor). Known for her beautiful table runners, challah covers, and a wide array of Judaic art, Yael’s work brings vibrant Jewish themes to life on Shabbat tables and walls a…

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Scholarship of the Barada Brothers in Lubavitch history 28:14

2d ago28:14

28:14

By Nochum Zajac

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Episode 381: Harvey Wang’s New York 29:22

21d ago29:22

29:22

In a live conversation at the Yiddish Book Center, award-winning photographer, filmmaker, and author Harvey Wang visits with "The Shmooze" to talk about his work and his recently opened exhibit, "Harvey Wang’s New York."In the early years of his career, in the 1980s, Harvey’s photographic beat was the New York City nightlife scene. Yet a very diffe…

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Parshas Noach 42:56

1h ago42:56

42:56

By Adas Yeshurun

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Shabbos Shuva Drasha 2024/5785 - The Machlokes of Yaakov and Eisav 1:28:15

1h ago1:28:15

1:28:15

By Adas Yeshurun

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Meilech Kohn - Singer 1:03:34

11h ago1:03:34

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With 2 albums and 10 singles, most notable among them VeUhavtu, Meilech Kohn is an icon in the world of Jewish music. His songs, whether blues, EDM, or something else have a style that makes him unique and loved. Hear about his journey as a cantor in reform synagogues to top of the Jewish music scene. Search "Meilech Kohn" on any plattform to hear …

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Shmuel 2 Perek 3 Pasuk 3 22:05

1M ago22:05

22:05

By Adas Yeshurun

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Shmuel 2 Perek 2 Pasuk 3 27:04

1M ago27:04

27:04

By Adas Yeshurun

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Shmuel 2 (Men's Shiur) Perek 3 Pasuk 1 22:48

1M ago22:48

22:48

By Adas Yeshurun

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Preparing for Rosh Hashanah 2024/5784 30:10

1M ago30:10

30:10

By Adas Yeshurun

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Parshas Ki Seitzei 31:21

1M ago31:21

31:21

By Adas Yeshurun

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Parshas Shoftim 41:11

1M ago41:11

41:11

By Adas Yeshurun

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Episode 380: Yiddish: A Global Culture live on Bloomberg Connects 23:53

1M ago23:53

23:53

David Mazower, chief-curator and writer of "Yiddish: A Global Culture," and Caleb Sher, the Yiddish Book Center’s Richard S. Herman Endowed Senior Fellow, join "The Shmooze" to share the news that the Center’s groundbreaking exhibition, "Yiddish: A Global Culture," is now live on the Bloomberg Connects app. The free, downloadable app allows users t…

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Dr. Edith Eva Eger - Holocaust Survivor, Award Winning Author & Psychologist 26:47

1M ago26:47

26:47

Edith Eger is an eminent psychologist and one of the few remaining Holocaust survivors old enough to remember life in the camps. She has worked with veterans, military personnel, and victims of physical and mental trauma. She is the author of the bestselling and award-winning books The Choice and The Gift. Check out the links below to learn more ab…

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Rabbi Dovid Asher - Rabbi In Richmond, Author of Outreach In The Torah 30:24

2M ago30:24

30:24

Rabbi Dovid Asher is the Rabbi of KBI, Kenesseth Beth Israel, in Richmond Virginia and is the author of Outreach in the Torah, a guidebook for reaching out to others arranged by the weekly Torh portion. Hear how he became a shul Rabbi, life as a Rav, the development of his outreach approach, and so much more. Buy Outreach in the Torah: https://mosa…

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Max Mannis - Lead Researcher & Social Media Coordinator at Jomboy Media 38:35

2M ago38:35

38:35

Max Mannis is one of the key components to the success of Jomboy Media, the #1 independent brand for baseball content on the internet and social media with millions of subscribers and followers. Hear how he got started in media, his journey through the sports world, how Judaism affects his job, and what he shares when speaking at schools. Follow or…

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Parshas Pinchas 35:18

2M ago35:18

35:18

By Adas Yeshurun

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Elul Shmooze 2024 / 5784 30:23

2M ago30:23

30:23

By Adas Yeshurun

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Episode 379: The Book of Izzy 24:49

2M ago24:49

24:49

Novelist Ben Gonshor joins "The Shmooze" to talk about his debut novel, "The Book of Izzy." The book’s main character, Izzy, is a writer at wit’s end in life and on the verge of a complete breakdown with his career in wedding planning. Following an encounter with a mysterious bird seemingly visible only to him, he agrees to take on the leading role…

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Episode 378: Displaced Persons: A Multilayered Collection of Stories 23:53

2M ago23:53

23:53

Writer Joan Leegant joined "The Shmooze" to talk about her latest book, "Displaced Persons," a collection of rich, multilayered short stories, half set in Israel, half among Jewish families in the States. The fictional stories explore exile, belonging, and what it means to call a place home.Episode 378August 22, 2024Amherst, MA…

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Bunim Laskin - Swimply Founder 24:54

3M ago24:54

24:54

Hear how Bunim Laskin founded a company in Yeshiva, when he knew it would be huge, how it effected the rest of his life, and more. Check out Swimply online (swimply.com) or on all app stores. -----To sponsor an episode: JewsShmoozeMarketing@gmail.comListen on the phone!! UK: 44-333-366-0589 IL: 972-79-579-5005 USA: 712-432-2903Check out the Jews Sh…

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Tisha B'av Afternoon Shiur 2024/5784 29:35

3M ago29:35

29:35

By Adas Yeshurun

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Tisha B'av Morning 2024/5784 - Kinnos 1:25:13

3M ago1:25:13

1:25:13

By Adas Yeshurun

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Tisha B'av Night 2024/5784 - Kinnos 11:09

3M ago11:09

11:09

By Adas Yeshurun

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Tisha B'av Night 2024/5784 - Eicha 10:41

3M ago10:41

10:41

By Adas Yeshurun

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Tisha B'av Night 2024/5784 - Hakdama - 13:29

3M ago13:29

13:29

By Adas Yeshurun

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Episode 377: Ashkenazi Folk Magic at the Threshold 26:56

3M ago26:56

26:56

Rokhl Kafrissen—journalist, teacher, playwright, and 2022 winner of the prestigious Adrienne Cooper Dreaming in Yiddish prize—sits down with "The Shmooze" this week to talk about her upcoming Yiddish Book Center online course “Sacred Time and Liminal Space: Ashkenazi Folk Magic at the Threshold.” Rokhl talks about the unique Eastern European women’…

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Women's Summer Series - Drafting Chareidim - Part 3 1:21:20

3M ago1:21:20

1:21:20

By Adas Yeshurun

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Women's Summer Series - Drafting Chareidim - Part 2 1:07:18

3M ago1:07:18

1:07:18

By Adas Yeshurun

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Women's Summer Series - Drafting Chareidim - Part 1 1:22:19

3M ago1:22:19

1:22:19

By Adas Yeshurun

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Episode 0376: Adapted for a Staged Reading: Sholem Asch’s Shabbtai Tsvi 21:00

3M ago21:00

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Translator and adapter Weaver sits down with "The Shmooze" to talk about the drama group Theater Between Addresses and its upcoming immersive, staged reading of Sholem Asch’s "Shabbtai Tsvi," which Weaver translated and adapted. Never before performed in its entirety, the play shows the meteoric rise and tragic fall of Shabbtai Tsvi, the 17th-centu…

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Shabbos Kestenbaum - Suing Harvard, Advocate, Speaker 23:40

3M ago23:40

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Hear how and why Shabbos Kestenbaum filed suit against Harvard, what his speech preparation is like, which critics really bother him, and more. Check out Shabbos on social media. X: x.com/ShabbosK Instagram: instagram.com/shabboskest -----To sponsor an episode: JewsShmoozeMarketing@gmail.comListen on the phone!! UK: 44-333-366-0589 IL: 972-79-579-5…

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Episode 0375: The Yiddish Supernatural on Screen 28:51

3M ago28:51

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This week on "The Shmooze" we visit with Rebecca (Rivke) Margolis, author of "The Yiddish Supernatural on Screen: Dybbuks, Demons and Haunted Jewish Pasts." In conversation we talk about how the book traces the transformation of the figure of the dybbuk—a soul of the dead possessing the living—from folklore to 1930s Polish Yiddish cinema to global …

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Parshas Chukas 40:59

3M ago40:59

40:59

By Adas Yeshurun

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Navi - Shmuel 2 Perek 2 Pasuk 29 - Chazarah 23:40

3M ago23:40

23:40

By Adas Yeshurun

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Nechama Wolfson - Founder of Shalom Task Force, Founder and Current President of Shlavim 25:46

3M ago25:46

25:46

After starting Shalom Task Force in 1992, Nechama Wolfson founded Shlavim in 2006 to help lift Israeli children out of poverty, and continues to serve as the president. Through a vast network of supportive programs, Shlavim is ensuring Israel’s next generation has all the practical and emotional support it needs to build a better future. Hear about…

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Episode 0374: Klezkanada’s Summer Retreat 22:42

3M ago22:42

22:42

Avia Moore and Sebastian Schulman join "The Shmooze" for a lively conversation about all things Klezakanda. As Avia shares, KlezKanada “fosters a community where the vibrant living tradition of Yiddish culture and Jewish music continues to thrive.” This year’s lineup includes workshops on Yiddish song, dance, and language learning as well as a tran…

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Rabbi Shmuel Fox - 100 Year Old Rabbi 34:10

4M ago34:10

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Rabbi Shmuel Fox reflects on his childhood, life in the Rabbinate, some of his notable encounters with iconic figures of Jewish history, the changes in the Religious and national communties over the past 100 years, and much more.-----To sponsor an episode: JewsShmoozeMarketing@gmail.comListen on the phone!! UK: 44-333-366-0589 IL: 972-79-579-5005 U…